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Q. Enclosed is a picture of my Noritake china set. It has six cups, six saucers, six sandwich plates, a cake/cookie plate, a teapot, a sugar bowl and a cream pitcher. –Pauline Doersam, Schaumburg A.

With its intricate, hand-painted designs and captivating luster, it's no wonder that Noritake is one of the most popular china brands in the world. Your parents and grandparents probably had a few ...