Selling unused Nautical [[Masculine) Dinner Service for 32 [[or 2 sets of 16)...

**Gistok** · April-07-12, 12:36 PM

It's called Victoria & Beale "Montana" service... [[don't understand the "Montana" name... since it's more nautical in nature).

This Service has 182 pieces of these the coffee saucer, salad plate, soup plate, dinner plate [[and accessory vegetable bowl and meat platter) have this design "Compass Rose" design... [[click on Salad Plate)...
http://www.replacements.com/webquote/VBEMON.htm

The coffee cup, creamer, and sugar bowl have a stunning almost Art Deco like design [[click on Creamer)....
http://www.replacements.com/webquote/VBEMON.htm

I have a 5 piece dinner service [[dinner plate, salad plate, soup bowl, cup, saucer) for 32. Plus there are 5 Creamers and 3 Sugar Bowls, 4 large Vegetable Bowls, 1 Meat Platter [[called a 12" Chop Plate)... and 13 extra salad plates + 4 extra soup bowls tossed in.

A "Full State Service" for 32 with accessories!! Perfect for someone in Indian Village or Boston/Edison or Palmer Woods... so you won't have to pull out the paper plates for a large gathering.

See here for an examples of the "Compass Rose" design thru the centuries...
http://www.fotosearch.com/photos-ima...pass-rose.html

This china seems to be pretty rare, since there are only 3 listings for "Victoria & Beale Montana" on EBAY...

Less than $3 per item, in unused condition.... total $500 for all 182 pieces.

Would consider breaking it up into 2 sets of 16 for $250 each....

**Gistok** · April-07-12, 02:18 PM

Here's what a State Service for 32 looks like [[all 182 pieces). Note: the dinner service looks much better in person... [[as the previous post link pictures show)...

P.S. I got these about a dozen years ago at a china shop closing sale. They've been sitting in my basement cupboard ever since.

**Gistok** · April-10-12, 02:53 PM

A service for 8 is also a possibility [[45 pieces)... for $120.

**Gistok** · April-17-12, 02:02 PM

Well I sold 2 dinner services [[place setting for 8) last week on Craig's list... so I'll sell the remaining 2 dinner services for 8 for $80 each [[$10 per 5 piece place setting, or $2 per piece). As I said... these are unused.

Can't beat the price for a nautical service!

**Gistok** · August-01-12, 07:13 PM

Argh..... I just found some more of this dinnerware in a basement closet...

[[that will teach me to visit store closeouts)....

Still have more of this.... selling it all for $1 each item [[unusued!)... still have lots of high quality porcellain china pieces....

Here's 5 of the images... the Soup bowl looks like a dinner/salad bowl, and the Serving Piece Vegetable Bowl [[$2) looks like a deep soup bowl...