So a friend of mine gave me an entire set of Noritake dishes (8 pc, plus serving platters, gravy boats, etc.) when she got divorced. It was from her first marriage and she is now remarried with new dishes. She consigned many things from first marriage she didn't want any more (jewelry, etc.) but gave me the dishes.
Since then most of my things have been in a friends basement due to my traveling abroad, this has been about ten years now. I will probably continue this lifestyle and want to downsize my possessions in storage, plus I don't exactly love the pattern on the dishes.
My conundrum is, I think she will be offended if she comes to my house one day and doesn't see them. She is a best lifelong friend and we talk weekly if not daily sometimes. I have other basic dishes of my own, and don't even need her set. Also, the pattern is very dated and 90's and I am not sure if it would even sell well on consignment, though it is great quality.
Should I wait until 90's patterns become retro and sell then? What could I tell my friend (she certainly could have used the money they would have brought in instead of giving them to me) if she asks where her dishes went, once I actually set up a home Stateside.