Lovely Antique Allertons Ltd bone china crockery bought 1918 (maybe 1917) for my grandparents' wedding. Only 3 cups, but 10 saucers, 11 side plates, 2 slightly larger plates and a sugar bowl. ...
These were so popular for entertaining back in the day. I think as well as the cabinet keeping serving dishes & their contents warm that you can also put plates or pans to keep warm on the top ...