I haven't used these in about 25 years, and I only used them for guests. Although I rarely used them, I acquired them over 30 years ago. To prepare them for sale, I used a little bleach and washed them because there was some scuffing on the foot rim. As a result, the bottom plate of the two-handled piece had some discoloration on the front where the bleach touched it, and the gold rim on the second plate from the bottom on the far left has peeled slightly. This is the plate that goes under the right-hand column of cups in the photos. I washed everything thoroughly with detergent. Please excuse me if you are very particular. The storage method is shown in the last photo. Four items: ◎ Sugar box ◎ Creamer ◎ Wild Strawberry teacup & saucer ◎ Two-handled item, name unknown