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#m2713 – 6 (ALL DIFFERENT) LEATHER POSTCARDS - $90.00

THESE OLD LEATHER POSTCARDS ARE SO NEAT! THERE ARE 6 IN THE LISTING AND NONE ARE THE SAME ALTHOUGH A COUPLE OF THE CARDS APPEAR TO BE SOUVENIRS FROM GOLDENDALE, WASHINGTON. FIVE OF THE POSTCARDS MEASURE 5 3/8” LONG, 3 ½” WIDE, ONE WAS MAILED FROM PORTLAND, OREG TO GOLDENDALE, WASH. IT HAS A POSTMARK DATE OF 1906 AND WRITTEN ON FRONT BOTTOM IS A NOTE – “ARRIVED O.K. AT 6:15.” ONE OF THE CARDS HAS “MFG. BY D.M. AVERILL AND CO., PORTLAND, ORE”. THE OTHER POSTCARD IS SLIGHTLY LARGER AT 5 ¾” X 3 ½” AND HAS BEEN POSTMARKED NEWPORT, OREG. DATED 1906. GREAT COLLECTIBLES!

#m2681 – GLASS DRAPE / DRAPERY HOLDERS (9) - $100.00

WHAT A FIND! THERE ARE 9 GLASS DRAPE/DRAPERY HOLDERS IN THIS LISTING WITH 8 OF THE METAL ARMS TO ATTACH TO WALLS. VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH A SMALL DING HERE AND THERE (AFTER ALL, THEY ARE GLASS) AND THERE IS SOME LATEX PAINT ON A FEW THAT SHOULD CLEAN RIGHT UP. SUPER ITEMS!

#m2655 – FENTON – BLACK AMETHYST VASE - $38.00

THIS IS A VERY PRETTY VASE! IT’S NOT MARKED BUT BASED ON ITS’ SHAPE, I BELIEVE IT TO BE A FENTON PRODUCTION. VASE MEASURES 8” TALL (AT TALLEST). IT APPEARS TO BE BLACK BUT WHEN HELD TO A STRONG LIGHT, YOU CAN SEE THE DARK PURPLE COLOR REFERRED TO AS BLACK AMETHYST. VASE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.

#m2632 – IVOGUE RAZOR IN CELLULOID BOX AND A SHAVING BRUSH - $80.00

THIS LISTING HAS AN IVOGUE RAZOR WITH CELLULOID HANDLE, SHARP AND DULL BLADE STORAGE, AND IT’S IN ITS OWN CELLULOID BOX! RAZOR HAS “NEWARK, NJ” PAT. PEND. THE SHAVING BRUSH IS PROBABLY MADE OF BOAR HAIRS (SHEDS A LITTLE) AND IT’S STILL IN THE ORIGINAL BOX. NEAT ITEMS!

#m2630 – “MRS. WIGGS OF THE CABBAGE PATCH” BY ALICE HEGAN RICE - $28.00

THIS LISTING HAS A 1950’S EDITION OF “MRS. WIGGS OF THE CABBAGE PATCH”! BOOK WAS WRITTEN BY ALICE HEGAN RICE, ILLUSTRATED BY EVERETT SHINN, AND PUBLISHED BY GROSSET & DUNLAP, NEW YORK. IT IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH AGE YELLOWING OF PAGES AND PRIOR OWNER WROTE HIS NAME ON COVER PAGE.

#m2571 – CHILD’S ALPHABET AND NURSERY RHYME BOWL (GERMANY) - $110.00

THIS IS AN OUTSTANDING CHILDREN’S ALPHABET BOWL! IT HAS THE ALPHABET AROUND THE OUTSIDE OF THE BOWL AND THE INSIDE HAS 4 NURSERY RHYME SCENES. THE BOWL IS 7 3/8” DIAMETER, 1 1/8” TALL, AND BOTTOM IS STAMPED “GERMANY, 226”. IT’S IN WONDERFUL CONDITION WITH SOME WEAR TO SOME OF THE NURSERY RHYME TITLES – THAT’S IT! SUPER COLLECTIBLE.

~~#m2570 – LORTOGS MINIATURE LIGHTER~~ SOLD

THIS IS A CUTE ITEM – IT’S A MINIATURE LIGHTER! MEASURES 1 ½” X 1” X ¼”, IS GOLD COLOR, FRONT HAS “LORTOGS”, AND IT’S IN THE ORIGINAL BOX. NEAT!

#m2559 – LEFTON – TYPIST FIGURINE - $68.00

EXCELLENT CONDITION LEFTON FIGURINE! THIS ONE IS TITLED “TYPIST”, MEASURES 6 ¾” TALL, AND IS NUMBER 5688. IT HAS THE RED AND GOLD FOIL STICKER/LABEL. THIS FIGURING IS SHOWN IN KAREN BARTON’S “TWENTIETH CENTURY LEFTON CHINA AND COLLECTIBLES” WITH A 2001 PRICE GUIDE VALUE OF $75.00.

#m2536 – LEFTON – HUMMEL-LIKE BOY AND GIRL FIGURINES - $68.00

THESE LEFTON FIGURINES ARE ADORABLE! THEY ARE DESCRIBED IN REFERENCE BOOKS AS “HUMMEL-LIKE” AND INDEED THEY ARE. FIGURINES MEASURE 4 ½” TALL, BOTH HAVE ORIGINAL LEFTON FOIL STICKERS/LABELS, AND ARE STAMPED LEFTON CHINA, HAND PAINTED. THEY ARE BOTH NUMBERED TWD02539. EXCELLENT CONDITION!

#m2533 – JOSEF – MARCH BIRTHDAY GIRL FIGURINE - $48.00

VERY PRETTY BIRTHDAY GIRL FIGURINE BY JOSEF! SHE’S THE MARCH, AQUAMARINE BIRTHDAY GIRL, MEASURES 3 ¾” TALL, AND HAS THE ORIGINAL JOSEF STICKER ON SIDE AND IS STAMPED ON BOTTOM. EXCELLENT CONDITION!

#m2476 – “DENIM DINER” DOME LUNCH BOX WITH THERMOS - $75.00

THIS IS SUCH A CUTE ALADDIN LUNCH BOX! MADE IN 1975, IT HAS A PATCH-QUILT TYPE LOOK CUTE HAPPY DOG WITH FLOWERS ON A DENIM-LOOK BACKGROUND. IT HAS THE ORIGINAL THERMOS BUT IT’S MISSING THE CUP/TOP. BOTH PIECES ARE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH VERY MINOR “USE” EVIDENCE. NEAT LUNCH BOX THAT IS NOT YOUR EVERYDAY FIND!

#m2475 – FLORENCE CERAMICS STORY HOUR WITH BOY AND GIRL - $1,000.00

ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL, ABSOLUTELY MINT CONDITION – THIS LISTING HAS FLORENCE CERAMIC’S “STORY HOUR” WITH THE BOY AND GIRL FIGURINE! THERE IS NO BROKEN LACE OR FINGERS – THERE IS A SMALL PRODUCTION “POP” ON THE LITTLE BOY’S SLEEVE (AT WRIST) THAT RECEIVED COLOR AND GLAZE, IT IS NOT DAMAGE.

PER THE “COMPLETE BOOK OF FLORENCE CERAMICS” BY KLINE, WEBRSPAUN, AND KLINE, “STORY HOUR” REPRESENTS SOME OF FLORENCE WARD’S FINEST WORK. ALSO PER THIS BOOK, THE 2002 VALUATION ASSIGNED TO THIS FIGURINE IS $1100 -- $1250.

PLEASE SEE ALL THE PHOTOS OF THIS EXQUISITE PIECE – IT IS TRULY A TREASURE FOR ANY FLORENCE COLLECTION!

#m2426 – KREISS LOOK-ALIKE BANK - $68.00

THIS IS A SUPER BANK AND A GREAT COLLECTIBLE! IT’S A KREISS LOOK-ALIKE BANK AND IT REALLY IS – THE COLOR AND COLOR SHADINGS ARE EXCELLENT! THIS IS THE “PUT YOUR MONEY WHERE MY MOUTH IS” BANK, HE’S BLUE WITH BLACK “HAIR” AND IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. HAS A SMALL “SOUVENIR OF FLORIDA” STICKER ON FRONT. EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A KREISS LOOK-ALIKE, IT’S VERY COLLECTIBLE IN ITS’ OWN RIGHT AND IS LISTED IN THE 1999 KREISS REFERENCE BOOK WITH A VALUE OF $80! NEAT ITEM.

#m2425 – VICTORIAN LADY BELL - $15.00

THIS IS ANOTHER LOVELY BELL SHAPED LIKE A LADY! SHE MEASURES 4 ¼” TALL AND IS IN SOFT COLORS. VERY PRETTY!

#m2158 – FENTON – VASE (10 1/8”) - $50.00

THIS LISTING HAS A BEAUTIFUL FENTON VASE WITH ELEGANT STYLING! MEASURES 10 1/8” TALL (AT TALLEST), HAS HOBNAIL ACCENTS ON LOWER PORTION AND ON FOOTED BASE – THE COLORS ARE GORGEOUS AS EVIDENCED IN PHOTO. BOTTOM HAS FENTON (IN SCRIPT). I HAVE ENJOYED DISPLAYING THIS BEAUTIFUL VASE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS – IT’S TIME TO SHARE.

~~#m2145 – WALLACE SILVERSMITHS BOOKMARK (IN BOX)~~ SOLD

HAVE A FAVORITE BOOKWORM ON YOUR CHRISTMAS GIFT LIST? IF SO, THIS ITEM IS PERFECT FOR THAT PERSON! IT’S A SILVERPLATE CORNER BOOKMARK, STILL IN THE ORIGINAL BOX, AND CAN BE ENGRAVED BY YOUR LOCAL JEWELER. NICE!

#m2034 – HOLLYWOOD CERAMICS LADY VASE (12 ¼” TALL) - $88.00

THIS IS AN EYE-CATCHING LADY VASE! MADE BY HOLLYWOOD CERAMICS (MARKING IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE DUE TO GLAZE FILL-IN), VASE MEASURES 12 ¼” TALL, BASE MEASURES 8” LONG, 4 1/8” WIDE – THIS IS NOT A SMALL VASE. SHE HAS NO CHIPS, NO CRACKS, DOES HAVE PRETTY CRAZING. I PURCHASED THIS LOVELY LADY SOME TIME AGO – SHE WAS IN THE LAST BIT OF ITEMS FROM THE HOWARD ESTATE OF OLNEY, ILLINOIS – AND HAVE HAD HER DISPLAYED WHILE I ATTEMPTED TO FIND SOME INFORMATION ABOUT HOLLYWOOD CERAMICS. AFTER MUCH SEARCHING AND FINDING NO INFO WHATSOEVER, I GAVE UP AND DECIDED TO LIST HER!

~~#m1992 – LEFTON –FLOWER GIRL OF THE MONTH (JULY)~~ SOLD

WHAT A CUTIE! THIS IS THE JULY GIRL FROM LEFTON’S FLOWER GIRL OF THE MONTH SERIES. BOTTOM HAS: JULY, 985, GEO. Z. LEFTON. SHE MEASURES 5 ¼” TALL (AT TALLEST) AND IS IN WONDERFUL CONDITION WITH THE ONLY “USE” EVIDENCE BEING A TINY SLICE TYPE CHIP ON A PINK FLOWER PETAL (FLOWER IS AT BASE). CUTE, SELDOM FOUND ITEM!

#m1892 – HOWARD PIERCE – PIGEON PAIR FIGURINES - $170.00

EXCELLENT CONDITION PIGEON FIGURINES MADE BY HOWARD PIERCE! BOTH PIECES HAVE BEAUTIFUL COLOR SHADINGS AND BOTH HAVE HOWARD PIERCE (IN BLACK, BLOCK LETTERS) ON BOTTOMS. ONE MEASURES 6” LONG, 4 ½” TALL (AT TALLEST), THE OTHER IS 5 ¾” LONG, 5” TALL (AT TALLEST). THEY HAVE NO CHIPS OR CRACKS – DIFFICULT TO FIND ITEMS!!

~~#m1755 – BRUSH POTTERY – BLUE BIRD FLOWER FROG~~ SOLD

CUTE LITTLE FLOWER FROG WITH A BRIGHT BLUE BIRD! THIS IS A BOOK PIECE THAT CAN BE REFERENCED IN SANFORD’S “GUIDE TO BRUSH POTTERY”. MEASURES 3” TALL AT TALLEST AND IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH NO CHIPS, NO CRACKS. IT DOES HAVE SOME FAINT MINERAL DEPOSITS (NOT DETRIMENTAL AND CAN BE REMOVED). PRETTY ITEM!