Table Set Stacks up an Impressive Profit by Anne McCollam on Creators.com

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Table Set Stacks up an Impressive Profit

Q: This is a photo of small birch tables that stack. I was told they were designed by Alvar Aalto and are collectible.

What can you tell me about Aalto and the history of my tables?

A: You have nice examples of Aalto's stackable tables with "L-shaped legs." Alvar Aalto, an architect and furniture designer, was born in 1898 in Finland and died in 1976. He was a leader of modern design in the early to mid-1900s. Aalto taught as a professor of architecture at Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1946 to 1948. During his career, he designed furniture, glassware and textiles.

Your stackable tables were made around 1933, and the set would probably be worth $1,000 to $1,500.

Q: I have enclosed the mark that is on the bottom of a teapot that is over 75 years old. The teapot is decorated with floral designs against a tan background.

What can you tell me about the maker and value of my teapot?

A: T. G. Green and Co. has made stoneware and earthenware in Church Gresley, Derbyshire, England, since 1864. They specialize in cookware and ovenware.

You have a circa 1930 teapot and it would probably be worth $45 to $65.

Q: My relative gave me a complete set of Bavarian china. The set is a service for 12 and includes all the serving dishes. Each dish is decorated with brown floral designs against a white background with gold trim. Marked on the back of each dish are a crown and the words: "H.

& Co. — Selb — Germany — Heinrich."

I would like to know the age of the set and if there is a monetary value.

A: Heinrich and Co. has made porcelain since 1896 in Selb, Bavaria, Germany.

Your set was made around 1900, and the value would probably be in range of $1,000 to $1,500.

Q: I inherited an antique first-edition book from my aunt. Written by Robert Louis Stevenson, the title is "A Lodging for the Night." It was printed by the Roycroft Shop in East Aurora, N.Y., in 1902. The cover is soft brown suede with the title stamped in gold.

Would you please give me an idea of its value?

A: Your book is very collectible. Its value can be attributed to it being a Roycroft publication rather than being written by Stevenson.

Your book would probably sell in an antiques shop for $125 to $150.

Address your questions to Anne McCollam, P.O. Box 247, Notre Dame, IN 46556. Items of a general interest will be answered in this column. Due to the volume of inquiries, she cannot answer individual letters. To find out more about Anne McCollam and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.