Hi Suzanne,

Thank you for contacting Mearto with your appraisal inquiry.

The Delphi pattern was a design created by Paragon specifically for Debenhams, the British department store. Paragon often produced exclusive patterns for retailers, so “Delphi – Debenhams” is essentially Paragon-made china sold under Debenhams’ name. By the 1960s–1970s, Paragon had been acquired into the Royal Doulton Group.

This means that any Paragon pieces made in that era — including Delphi for Debenhams — were technically under the Royal Doulton corporate umbrella, even though the Paragon brand was still being used on the backstamp.

While retail websites like Replacements can ask two- and three-figures for individual pieces, when services of Delphi for Debenham come to auction - in the Paragon pattern as well as others - they rarely exceed an average of $2-4 per piece.

Based on the photos and information provided, and subject to examination, this is:

A near vintage 88-piece Paragon Delphi Debenham bone china part dinner service for 12
circa 1980s, comprising:
14 dinner plates
14 salad plates
14 bread/butter plates
12 soup bowls
14 cups with 14 saucers
2 serving platters
3 vegetable tureens
1 tea pot
1 cream pitcher
CONDITION: noted to be in excellent condition
PROVENANCE: Original owner, wedding present
$ 175-300 for the group*
*represents a fair-market value for auction purposes; retail or asking price may vary.

Please let us know if you have additional items to appraise, or questions/concerns, and thank you again for using Mearto.
~ Delia