FREE: Vintage majolica-like frog cream pitcher and sugar bowl

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Rats, I forgot to say that in my description: There are no markings or stamps on these. I do think that objects in this style were made by several companies; I've seen at least two different names. In addition to a couple of sets of creamer and sugar bowls, several larger pitchers, tea pots, salt and pepper shakers, candlesticks, and cups have all passed through my hands. Some have had various stamps, some have had hand written markings, some have had nothing. I see them in antique stores from time to time, and the large pitchers show up on eBay pretty often, but I haven't been able to find out much about them, not even to come up with a more accurate time period than "vintage." Sellers tend to describe them as "vintage" and "majolica-like" and leave it at that. They seem to me to have been inspired by 19th century figural majolica (e.g., the Edward Steele frog pitchers are a similar pose). For what it's worth, the unglazed rim on the bottom of these feels like stoneware, and they're certainly heavy enough to be stoneware. They colors are great and have that "lit from within" quality that some pottery glazes have. This also seems to be one of those vintage items whose value is completely circumstantial. I've seen these little cream and sugar sets go for anywhere from $15.00 to $50.00, depending on how much the seller thinks they can get and how much the buyer likes them. Hope some of that info helps you decide whether to bid!

I don't, but if you might be in the market to pay cash for one, they appear on eBay regularly. I wouldn't say they're common, but you'll probably see one or two a month if you're looking for them. Sometimes they don't go very high (although they're quite large and $15 isn't unreasonable to ship one). They're funny--the teapot frogs are the same pose as the sugar bowl in this auction, and the pour spout is in the frog's mouth. (If you go looking for one, know that they have lids that look like the lid on the sugar bowl in this auction; you'd probably expect that, but I've often seen them for sale without lids and with no mention that the lid is missing.)

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