Lordie, lordie, have I stumbled onto the wrong thread!
I may not know much about silver, but I am nuts about my china!
My wedding china is the Hamilton pattern by Lenox. Service for 12. I love it!
We fell in love with and purchased a second formal pattern at an antique shop from Noritake, called Graytone. Its a service for 8.
My mother gave us a service for 12 in the Lenox Eclipse pattern.
Finally, my grandmother gave us a gorgeous service for 8. Its an antique china pattern actually imported from China. It was given to her at her wedding in 1947. It has a country scene with ladies in kimonos and parasols on it...but here's the really cool part: When you hold an (empty) tea cup to the light, the bone is so fine that you will see the face of a lady carved into the bottom of the cup! Although its not to my personal taste, I love it! The craftsmanship is amazing, and has a lot of sentimental value attached.
