Manufacturer: Royal Sphinx, Holland User: Valkenburg Dancing Pavillion Date of bouillon cup: circa 1930 – 1958   Notes: The Dancing Pavillon (Dance Hall) in Valkenburg, The Netherlands was in business around the time of World War II; other than that, there's not a whole to be gleaned from the Internet regarding

Manufacturer: Shenango China User: Valentine's Fine Foods Date of platter: 1927 – 1948   Notes: Valentine's Fine Foods, Medford, OR

Manufacturer: Johnson Brothers, England Pattern: Valencia Lace Date of open sugar: post-1913   Notes: White embossed body with blue/gray ornamental border design. ID and photos contributed by dbstoneware

Manufacturer: Jackson China User/Pattern Name: Unknown Date of inkwell: 1917 – 1930s   Notes: The initials, from left to right, are W I (or J) F. This shape has not been seen in a catalog or for sale before — a fascinating piece!

Manufacturer: Syracuse China Pattern: Unknown Designer: Harry G. Aitken Date of plate: 1936   Notes: "Already in process, but not in time to reach the 1937 catalogue, was Harry Aitken's 'Shadowtone' technique of decoration. Aitken, who by this time had headed the decorating department for over thirty years, had always worked

Manufacturer: Scammell China Pattern/User: Unknown Peacock Pattern Distributor: Albert Pick & Company, Chicago Date of service plate: 1890s – circa 1914 Notes: White Body with coin gold bands on rim and verge, and areas of gold on rim. Smoky gray-blue art-nouveau lines and designs on rim; with very detailed peacocks of

Manufacturers: Bailey-Walker China and Shenango China Pattern/User: Unknown Holly Date of bowls: 1933   Notes: This pattern has been seen several times, made by Shenango as well as Bailey-Walker, but nothing is known about its pattern name or where it was used. The examples were part of at least a three-piece

Manufacturer: McNicol China User/Pattern: Unknown Date of platter: circa 1930s – circa 1960s   Notes: White bodied platter with maroon airbrushed rim featuring a hat and a lit cigar.

Manufacturer: Bauscher Brothers User/Pattern: Unknown Date of trays: 1914   Notes: With the outbreak of the First World War, these dogs have evidently been conscripted into the German army to fight for the Kaiser. They are shown doing pull ups under the supervision of an officer and look none to happy