china

Hi all, I am a very amateur collector and recently inherited my grandfathers collection of blue and white chinese porcelain after he suddenly passed away.

When I was cleaning out his estate buried in the basement under a bunch of his belongings was an old damaged trunk that was pretty much rusted shut. I was planning on throwing it out but when I picked it up I could tell something was inside so I pried it open.

Inside I found a rather large blue and white porcelain figure of a baby holding a cat, the baby is wearing an apron and the apron has a pattern I have never seen before, it also has images of three clouds and what looks to be a dragon or rooster It's hard to tell as its faded a bit. There are no markings or clues as to who made it that I can find.

My question is does anyone know what this is? or represents? Any idea when it may have been made? My grandfather left absolutely no info on it. I have taken quite a few pictures of it I have posted on my site http://www.ghostpix.com/baby/

The figure is almost 13 inches high and about 9 inches wide. I would guess weighs upwards of 5lbs

Please see the 10 images I have posted on the link.

I appreciate your time and any help you can give me in this a great deal.

Thanks
Brendan

I have 2 sets of tea cups with saucers that were handed down to me by my grandmother and grandfather. My grandmother is from Montreal, Quebec and my grandfather is from upstate, NY. I know they traveled a lot but if they are from 1904-1927 my grandparents would have been children when these were made. I did some research online and found a web site that has the mark listed http://www.porcelainmarksandmore.com/silesia/waldenburg_1/00.php the particular mark that is on my set is image either 1-22 or 1-23 I cant tell if the color is blue or green, I think its green. Other than this web site, I cant find any other info or items that are for sale with this mark. I don't really know what exactly I have, so I would just like to know more about the pieces...

Yamato China, Wheat pattern
12 place setting with serving pieces

Set is in excellent condition. There is some evidence of use, but overall in great shape.

Set contains:
10-inch dinner plates, 12
8-inch plates, 12
6-inch plates, 12
7 ½-inch soup bowls, 12
5 ½-inch shallow bowls, 12
Cups and saucers, 11
Saucer, 1 (the set is missing one cup)
16 X 11-inch platter, 1
8 X 12-inch platter, 1
Tea pot with lid, 1
Creamer, 1
Gravy boat with attached platter, 1
9-inch covered serving bowl with lid, 1
6-inch covered serving bowl with lid, 1