Hobbies And Interests
Instructions
Set the table with Lenox china place settings of dinnerware, stemware and flatware. There are endless patterns to catch any collector's eye, so it is a personal preference. The most collectible pieces are those that have already been retired. If you are fortunate enough to have place settings and are missing a few or want to add to your collection, search "replacement Lenox" on the Internet. There are also many ads in the back of women's magazines that provide phone numbers and web addresses for these companies.
Shop at fine jewelry stores and high-end department stores that carry Lenox china. Their sales staff should be able to help you in ordering pieces of china to complete your settings or collections as long as these pieces are still in production. For retired pieces, another option is to try antique dealers that specialize in china. The most popular china pattern in the Lenox China collection has been "Federal Platinum" which was introduced in 1991.
Collect the Christmas collection patterns. There have been many over the years. Each year there are new pieces added to the already existing pattern collections. In addition, Lenox makes a variety of Christmas ornaments, which are very collectible. Any of these would make a wonderful Christmas gift for someone that collects the Christmas pieces.
Celebrate birthdays, weddings and new babies with collecting Lenox China's birthday giftware, animal figurines, china and crystal vases and baby keepsakes. There are new additions added to these every year. These are available at fine jewelry stores and high-end department stores.
Start a historical collection of Lenox china. Options include collecting a place setting of each china dinnerware pattern that has graced the White House, some as early as 1918. There have also been patterns used for many years back in embassies and governors' mansions.
Begin at the beginning and collect a place setting of each china dinnerware pattern that Lenox China has produced from the first pattern up to present day. It would be quite an extensive collection.
Fill your collector's china cabinet with all the retired patterns that Lenox China has produced. These may be harder to come by, but would be a very impressive collection to have. Antique-china dealers, flea markets and Internet auction sites may all be helpful in locating all the pieces to your china pattern puzzle.