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Antiques! => Antique Questions Forum => Topic started by: forumposter on February 09, 2017, 07:54:42 PM
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This item (vase?) was given to me by mother who was in her mid-70's a few years ago; she told me it was old and antique, passed down to her from her grandmother to her mother (they lived in the US SE/Carolinas region; that's all I know about its origin).
As shown in the pictures, it is about 7in tall and 5in by 2.5in wide; it has a sort of 'H' shaped mark on the bottom (the H mark looks somewhat like an upside down Honda 'H' logo); it has what seems like a medium-grain sand-covered outer surface; it has a sand/tan color appearance with some gold-colored accents on the handles and flowers.
Any info, opinion, or reference about it and whether it is an antique? Appreciated, thanks!
Update: From another forum, I was informed my item may be 'sand majolica' (see eg 'floral majolica pillow vase' on rubylane website), but I am still seeking more info, opinions, references about it, thanks!
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It does look like ca. 1900 sand majolica that someone may have painted gold later. We had a big set of sand majolica at one time, loved it, but now it's almost worthless, sorry to say.
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Thank you for your response, I'm sorry to hear that it may be less valuable than believed.
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Ah well, I'm far from a sand majolica maven, so don't be downhearted. ;) Based on the ones we sold, your value would be around $20-$30, but thats in the midwestern U.S. Maybe more in your area?
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There are actually some pieces being sold but color and ornamental details make a difference in demand. Like this blue one, it will most likely sell but as you can see it isn't a large amount.
(https://img1.etsystatic.com/136/0/12630893/il_570xN.998087031_8xuh.jpg)
https://www.etsy.com/listing/288398227/majolica-blue-floral-vase-vintage-sand?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=sand%20majolica&ref=sr_gallery_7 (https://www.etsy.com/listing/288398227/majolica-blue-floral-vase-vintage-sand?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=sand%20majolica&ref=sr_gallery_7)
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Thanks for the responses. KC, I see your example was made in the 1960s, but the different color/ornamental detail is noted.
I've had no luck identifying the maker from the mark and maybe narrowing down when it was made (although I do think it was around 1900 as ghopper1924 said). Any help or suggestions on figuring these two things out?