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Page 18 The Antique Shoppe October, 2017
Questions & Answers A. The iconic designer, Eva Zeisel made your salt and pepper shakers for the
Red Wing Pottery’s Town and Country line in the 1940s. They are known as
Schmoos, after the little animals introduced in 1948 Al Capp cartoon strip L il
by Anne Gilbert Abner. The pottery wasn’t signed and came in seven colors. Retail prices are
from $39-$60.

Q. My late great-aunt collected
Q. I have just started collecting antique cut glass. Years ago, she left this
mid-century modern objects. This gorgeous cut glass pitcher to me. Now,
pottery salt and pepper was priced I am going into a retirement home and
at $2.00 at a garage sale. It looked downsizing. It is 9” tall and made by
liked something made in the J. Hoare in the Alpine pattern. It was
1950s. No signature on the bottom. once very expensive. If I sold at a local
The salt shaker is 7” tall and the auction what price could I expect?
pepper shaker is over 4” tall. Did I —D.F. Des Moines, IA
do good? Who made them?
— T.Z.- Lancaster, PA A. Unfortunately, brilliant cut glass,
such as your piece, is no longer the
popular item it once was.
LPGA Blvd Daytona New first introduced at the Philadelphia
I-95 Historically, brilliant cut glass was
265 Mason Ave
Dunn Ave Int’l Speedway Blvd N Beach St Peninsula Centennial and became the status
92 483 RidgewoodAve symbol of its day. It was expensive
Beville Rd Smyrna when signed and made by top American
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400
260 132 glass companies. Early designs used
Beach geometric motifs. Some of the finest, combined motifs. However, by 1906 rising
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421 production costs and declining popularity resulted in what is known as the flower
256 S Atlantic Ave era. Reproductions in the 1970s also turned off collectors. Sadly, your beautiful
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Int’l Speedway Blvd US1 might only bring $150 at auction.
92 600 I-4 Ridgewood Ave Peninsula New Smyrna
92 Pioneer Trail NorthCswy Flagler Beach Q. This basket has always been cherished
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New York Ave 44 I-95 1 44 and handed down in the family. Since I saw
600 249 44 Canal 3 Edgewater a similar basket appraised for hundreds
15 Riverside Dr
10th St A1A
W Park Ave of dollars on Antiques Road Show, I am
curious about our basket. Also, since
Indian River Blvd my grandparents originally came from
442 Massachusetts, could this be a valuable
NSB ANTIQUE MALL Nantucket basket? It has a swing handle, is
4 1/2” tall and around 6 3/4” diameter.
Quality Vintage & Mid-Century Furniture —M.T. Charlotte, N.C.
Art - Vintage Toys - Estate Jewelry A. You appear to have an old, Nantucket
From New Smyrna’s Oldest Antique Shop basket. These days they are still popular and
419 Canal Street • 386-426-7825 pricey. Known as Lighthouse baskets, they
www.newsmyrnaantiquemall.com • skd43@cfl.rr.com were originally made by off duty fishing
Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 12-5pm sailors on lighthouse duty. Forms were round or oval, woven on molds, often in
nesting sets and with moving handles. Yours could have an auction estimate of
Spend a day shopping over $1,000.
in New Smyrna Bch.
7 Area Antique Shops Q. This pottery vase belonged to my
+Many Fine Restaurants. grandmother and I am 84 years old. It has what
Sure to be an adventure! looks like a Native American design, no mold
marks. It has a shiny glaze. It is 4 1/2” high.
1 Who do you think made it and the value?
—E.G.D. Rockledge, FL.

Coronado Antiques A. At first glance you would appear to have
a vase made by the Navajo tribe. However, it
& Collectibles Mall was actually made by the Brush-McCoy Pottery,
early 20th century. At that time, tourists were
Over 7,000 sq.ft. of Home Decor, Antiques, Mid-Century Modern, flocking to the Grand Canyon. Native Americans
Nautical & Coastal Furnishings and Much More! set up roadside stands to sell souvenirs to them.
1433 South Dixie Freeway Brush-McCoy began making stoneware vases,
candlesticks, etc. using the four-armed cross at
New Smyrna Shopping Center - (US 1 South) right angles, also a Navajo good luck sign, and
New Smyrna Beach, FL other motifs. Vases like yours sold in the hundreds to tourists, thinking they were

386-428-3331 made by Native Americans. They are known as Zuni Art Vases. Current retail
values for yours, $300 or more.
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Do you have an antique item and need more information? For a personal reply, send a photo,
3 history, size, any signatures with self-addressed, stamped envelope and $25 to: Ann Gilbert-
Strawbridge, 1811 Renaissance Commons Blvd., #2319, Boynton Bch, FL 33263