Downsizing crockery?

Yes I agree start using these lovely pieces every day instead of them gathering dust in a cupboard. The same goes for clothes and jewellery don't keep them for best start to wear them more often and see what a boost it gives you.

Years ago I fell in love with a range of crockery called Jack’s Farm by Wood & Sons. It was quite expensive. Dinner plates were about £12 each then, casseroles around £25 and jugs about £15. It was white with a farm animal in the centre and various animals around the edge. I do like eating from mainly white plates. Over time I bought or had as presents soup bowls, cereal bowls, 3 sizes of plates, 3 sizes of jugs, casserole dishes, serving dishes, huge mixing/fruit bowl, toast rack etc.

We use it every day and I still love it. It is not made anymore and certain bits are now very collectable.

I have a few odd plates for use in microwave and loads of bone china mugs for hot drinks as, weirdly I don’t like the JF mugs. Can’t bear drinking out of chunky mugs.

We have a tea set, in a box, in a cupboard. My mum gave DH some money, when we were engaged " to buy something".
We will have been married 63 years this year.
He bought the tea set. I don't ever remember using it!, and every now and again he will ask where is it?
It's too fussy for me, fine bone china, a bit reminiscent of Royal Albert.
(it's Royal 'something'!)
So I suppose it will stay there until the house contents are sorted and removed, after our demise.
Sad really but I much prefer plain white or one of our selection of favourite mugs.

There is a company called China Search and I think they buy China so people can match things they have broken.

Auntieflo

We have a tea set, in a box, in a cupboard. My mum gave DH some money, when we were engaged " to buy something".
We will have been married 63 years this year.
He bought the tea set. I don't ever remember using it!, and every now and again he will ask where is it?
It's too fussy for me, fine bone china, a bit reminiscent of Royal Albert.
(it's Royal 'something'!)
So I suppose it will stay there until the house contents are sorted and removed, after our demise.
Sad really but I much prefer plain white or one of our selection of favourite mugs.

Sell it. Someone might use it and enjoy it.

We still have the family round regularly for get-togethers, so we have 14 of everything plus spares, but we’ve no “best” as such, mainly just plain white pieces. I do have a lot of pretty, mismatched china and I do get it out if we have a family afternoon tea, which has been requested a couple of times, or if my reading group are here - they seem to like the novelty of it. So I can’t see me ever getting rid of it all, or at least not unless I get past wanting or being able to host.

Just got rid od some of mine. I took it to the charity shop as none of my family wanted it.
I have just bought some ftom Dunwlm and haven't got any best

Fine china is very popular now for wedding receptions and there are many vintage tea rooms which have opened up using mismatched china.

I think brides-to-be look round charity shops to see what is available.

Our DD took some of ours and the rest we use. DD uses hers as well. I still have about six very big Pyrex dishes and lids that DM gave me about 20 years ago that I've used a number of time in the past but not for a few years now. I could do with getting rid of those really to make some cupboard space.

Auntieflo and Gummie I sold some "sentimental" things in the 1990s and bought a couple of things I really loved. Maybe it won't raise as much as you'd hope but a beautiful shrub or a pretty vase is better than something you aren't interested in - and you can still "feel" that special connection. 💕