Hi Atlantic,
Something you might try is to take your pictures and one of the pieces to the public library. Ask to see the reference librarian.
If it is a small library, they might not have books that could help with identification and learning more about your lovely tea set, but a reference librarian knows how to make contact with bigger libraries where sources needed could be found.
It might take the librarian a while to locate the proper source for the info if she has to go outside the local branch so you might need to make copies of the pictures available to be sent along with the request for help with finding the answers you would like to have. Of course, you would not leave the piece behind, but you would need a clear picture or drawing of the mark. Maybe a Xerox would work to get that part.
Reference librarians really do like to help people track down information so if you track down a reference librarian, she just might know exactly what to do to help you.
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