This is a tea set I found at my mother's house. I've found similar sets online, but I have not been able to find one with this floral pattern and was wondering if anyone knew how much it may be worth. The box is labeled "Little Hostess Set", "made in Japan", and "5004492"
On the outer frame, they read: Produced by L. Elkinton Larzelere, Pineville-in-bucks Co. Pa. Just above this on one of them, there is a stamp that reads: Frances S. Heinicke Ivyland Bucks County Pennsylvania.
The color of the pictures are a reddish brow, and both plates are trimmed in gold.
On each painting, it looks like a signature and date, (right hand side above the scene title): Betty Heiges '55. It is difficult to make out on both.
I'm not a dealer or a curbside hunter. I used and enjoyed the look and sturdiness of the furniture and I suspect they shouldn't just be given away. I researched Rway and found they were not manufacturing furniture anymore. here are some pics(sorry about the mess, taken while moving) the table i took apart by removing a couple of screws holding the extension arms together and that's why there's only half pictured.
This is a very large set with 12 pieces of each, soup spoons, teaspoons, table spoons, and teeny spoons, seafood forks, forks, dessert forks, butter knives, table knives, and steak knives, as well as 12 serving pieces.
