posted on June 11, 2004 10:27:19 AM new
Dear ralphie ... I didn\'t need you to help me sniff out a plate with running rabbits and frogs around the rim ... I found one all by myself, at an estate auction on Tuesday of this week ...
I daydreamed about getting it for $40 or maybe 60 dollars at the auction, and knew I could turn it around on ebay for a couple hundred or more, and maybe have a little party ... well, geezowheez, the proud (?) new owner of it bid to $400 dollars ... doh! Guess he didn\'t know he could have gotten it cheaper on ebay. LOL
posted on June 11, 2004 11:34:43 AM new
LadyJ: Ralphie forgot the name of the company & the plates are unmarked!
He does state that the RABBIT design sponge ware was quite the craze in Philadelphia back in the 1890s, & each item sold for about 10cents!
NOW adays, folks collect these & are willing to pay BIG DOG-BONES for them as we learned here about 6 mos ago!
I thought they were junk & almost sold them "2-for-$10"
But, on a Ralphie-hunch, I posted pics here and some kind soul (can't remember) recognized them as spongers & I sold the pair (1 bunny/1 plain ole sponger) for $450.00, proving the immense value of all the really terrific & dog-gone just plain generous helpful folks with VD!
posted on June 11, 2004 11:39:56 AM new
Yes, someone here identified them as "Stick spatter" ware ... plug those words into ebay search for now and completed auctions ... they DO get big bucks!
