Warman's Antique & Collectibles. 2017. Fiftieth Editions

705 Pages·2016·125.2 MB·English

by  Sieber Mary (Ed.)

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ISBN-13: 9781440246296
ISBN-10: 1440246297
Cover Design by Nicole MacMartin
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Contents
Introduction .....................................................4 Disneyana .....................................................342
Th e Mid-1960s Special Section ....................16 Folk Art & Americana ................................358
Advertising .....................................................54 Furniture .......................................................365
Art ...................................................................63 Glass ..............................................................397
American Art ...........................................64 Art Glass .................................................398
Contemporary Art ..................................82 Carnival Glass ........................................402
Fine Art ....................................................94 Daum Nancy ..........................................409
Illustration Art.......................................102 Depression Glass ...................................420
Asian..............................................................112 Fenton Art Glass ...................................438
Autographs ...................................................122 Lalique ....................................................444
Banks .............................................................126 Quezal .....................................................454
Books .............................................................132 Halloween .....................................................459
Bottles ...........................................................140 Jewelry ...........................................................469
Ceramics .......................................................147 Lamps & Lighting ........................................492
American Mantiques .....................................................506
Fiesta .................................................148 Maps & Globes .............................................516
Fulper ................................................155 Maritime Art & Artifacts ............................522
Grueby ..............................................162 Movie Posters ...............................................532
Rookwood ........................................170 Music Memorabilia .....................................542
Roseville Pottery .............................182 North American Indian Artifacts..............552
Weller Pottery ..................................192 Perfume Bottles............................................559
European Petroliana ......................................................566
Select Makers ...................................200 Photography .................................................574
KPM ..................................................219 Political Memorabilia ..................................586
Limoges ............................................232 Porcelain Signs .............................................598
Majolica ............................................237 Quilts .............................................................612
Meissen .............................................246 Records .........................................................620
Sèvres ................................................258 Science & Technology .................................634
Wedgwood .......................................267 Silver ..............................................................640
Children’s Books ..........................................276 Sports ............................................................652
Civil War Collectibles .................................290 Tiff any Studios .............................................658
Clocks ............................................................298 Toys ...............................................................676
Coca-Cola .....................................................306 Vintage Fashion Accessories ......................686
Coin-Operated Devices ..............................314 World War II ................................................696
Comics ..........................................................322 Index .............................................................702
Cookie Jars ...................................................336
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Introduction
Warman’s 50th Edition – Going Back to Our Roots
By Noah Fleisher
Th umbing through the 2017 edition of Warman’s, you have
to admit it looks pretty spectacular for something turning 50.
Can it really have been that long? Th e truth is, it’s been even
longer than that. While this is the 50th edition, the fi rst year this
venerable guide was published was actually 1948.
Edwin G. Warman of Uniontown, Pennsylvania, was an avid
antiquer. So much so, he published price listings in response
to requests from friends and seekers alike. In 1948 he decided
to take it a step further and formalize it into a book, which he
continued doing until his death in 1979.
It was a transformative moment.
Suddenly everyone – via a modest little book called Warman’s
Antiques and Th eir Current Prices – had access to information
NOAH FLEISHER received that was once the sole purview of dealers, shops, and auctions.
his Bachelor of Fine Arts Before the guide was published, buyers were on their own.
degree from New York
Now, with Warman’s on their side, the playing fi eld was leveled,
University and brings
baseline values were established, and the balance of power was
more than a decade of
newspaper, magazine, now equalized.
book, antiques and art What I have always loved about Warman’s – and one of the
experience to his position things that makes it humbling to occupy this seat – is that it
as Public Relations
is a living, breathing model, a fl uid document that refl ects the
Director of Heritage
ebb and fl ow of tastes and sensibilities across the spectrum.
Auctions, one of the
country’s foremost auction Th e prices, the subjects, and the perspectives refl ected herein
houses. He is the former are meant to change as the years pass, just as the occupant of
editor of Antique Trader, the seat that I now command will someday – hopefully not
New England Antiques
too soon, though – change.
Journal and Northeast
Th is is not lost on me. Th ere will, at some point, be someone
Antiques Journal, is the
author of Warman’s Modern aft er me who will continue to steward this lovely book. Th is
Furniture and co-author of anniversary is a chance to celebrate, just as it is chance to be
Collecting Children’s Books, philosophic: It is the nature of all things to pass. I have been
and has been a longtime
lucky to follow immense talents in the fi eld here at Warman’s,
contributor to Warman’s
editors who will forget more about antiques in a day than I will
Antiques & Collectibles.
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ever know in my lifetime. Fortunately for all ELLEN SCHROY (ES): I started as associate
of us who love this business, we are able to editor in 1982, on the 16th edition, and took
achieve a little continuity via our shared love over as editor in 1998 with the 32nd edition. I
and custodianship of the varied, marvelous retired aft er the 42nd edition, in 2009.
pieces of material culture we choose to
oversee. In this way we all achieve a little WARMAN’S: What was the book like
immortality. back then?
To ring in this 50th edition, let’s go back to ES: It was pocket-sized (or bible-sized),
my predecessors at Warman’s: Harry Rinker hence the nickname “Antiques Bible” to
and Ellen Schroy, two legendary names in collectors. I always thought its name could
the business who have left an indelible mark have been Antiques A to Z – every edition
both on this book and on how we all buy, went all the way from ABC Plates on down to
sell, and trade antiques. I should be so lucky Zsolnay porcelain.
to spend even half the time that they did on HR: Glass – especially pattern glass – was
this book, and I humbly thank them for their the focus of the fi rst 14 editions of Warman’s.
time, energy, and graciousness. Th e best part Th e antiques categories were the traditional
about their enlightening and entertaining collecting categories dating back to the early
answers is how accurately they refl ect both 20th century. Th ere were a few “collectible”
the personalities of these wonderful editors as categories such as Depression glass,
well as their philosophies and their deep and mechanical banks, and toys.
abiding love for antiques and collectibles. My initial impression was that the title
Also, as a bonus, former Warman’s publisher needed a major overhaul. Th e pattern glass
Stanley Greene, who took up the mantle in 1981 content needed to be greatly reduced and
following Warman’s death in 1979, adds his the number of collecting categories and
perspective on this milestone edition. background material needed to be expanded.
Th e primary need was to create an identity
WARMAN’S: What year did you join for Warman’s that challenged its chief rival.
Warman’s as editor? What year was your Th is was accomplished in part by using an
last edition? expanded listing format and making the
HARRY RINKER (HR): Following the listing methodology refl ective of what was
death of Edwin G. Warman, the estate decided important in the collecting mindset for each
to sell Warman Publishing. In 1981, Stanley separate category. Hence, the listing format
and Katherine Greene asked Lita Solis-Cohen changed from category to category. By the
to recommend an editor for the non-pattern 22nd edition of Warman’s Antiques and Th eir
glass listings. She recommended me; at the Prices, the background histories had been
time I was working as the executive director completely rewritten and the heads also
of the Montgomery Country [Pennsylvania] included a list of key reference books relating
Federation of Historical Societies. to that specifi c collecting category.
Th e 16th edition, copyrighted in 1982,
was the fi rst edition of Warman’s Antiques WARMAN’S: What was your fi rst
and Th eir Prices I edited. Th e cover notes impressions of the book?
that Warman Publishing was in its 33rd year, HR: Th e collecting categories refl ected those
publishing every two years beginning in of greatest interest to E. G. Warman and his
1948. Starting with that edition, Stanley and dealer friends, not what was happening in the
Katherine Greene made Warman’s an annual fi eld. Th e early 1980s was a period when 20th
publication. My editorship ended with the century collectibles were gaining acceptance.
30th edition. Antiques still dominated, but collectibles were
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Courtesy of Heritage
Auctions, ha.com
“Marilyn Monroe,
Sleeping” gelatin
print, Bert Stern,
circa 1962, signed in
ink lower right margin
recto, small ripple
in center left edge,
matted and framed
under acrylic,
27 1/2” high x 37”
wide. $10,625
the hot spot for the young collector. Antiques WARMAN’S: When you took over, did you
from the post-Civil War period were gaining have a vision for the book?
in popularity, due in part to the rise in cost of HR: My vision was basic: Be better than
18th and early 19th century pieces. our main competitors. Although Stanley
ES: I thought to myself, “Oh my. Who Greene made it clear that he would be happy
knows about all this stuff ?” if Warman’s retained its No. 2 position,
I wanted the top slot. I recognized that
WARMAN’S: What areas of the market were Warman’s would not be able to incorporate
the hottest when you took over? the growing number of new categories, so
ES: By the 32nd edition, Barbie was hot, I envisioned splitting off the collectibles
as were toys in general. We were also seeing categories into a separate book. Warman’s
militaria gaining in popularity. Advertising Americana and Collectibles, copyrighted
was also quite strong at the time. in 1984, eventually became the fl agship
HR: In 1981, the antique mall was in its publication for the Warman’s Encyclopedia of
infancy and the Internet did not exist. Th e Antiques and Collectibles for which I served as
secondary sales market was all traditional series editor.
venues: shops, shows, and fl ea markets. ES: My vision was simple: to make
Strong regional auction houses were minimal. Warman’s the most thoroughly researched
Th e simple answer is that “hot” was whatever price guide available on the market to
the price guides reported as hot, primarily collectors, appraisers, and dealers alike.
by showing a continuing rise in value. Th e
antiques and collectibles boom market WARMAN’S: Looking back, what did you
continued until the late 1980s recession. bring to Warman’s that you think is your
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greatest lasting contribution? via auctions, antique shows, dealer lists, and
ES: My greatest contribution was one advertisements in Antique Trader Weekly.
of the spin-off books I wrote, Warman’s
Depression Glass [now in its 6th Edition]. WARMAN’S: What is the one thing you wish
Th is book was conceived about the time that more collectors knew?
Chilton Books, who purchased the title from ES: Th at they should truly love and use
the Greenes, was selling the Warman’s line their collections.
to Krause Publications. Th e line drawings HR: Th at antiques and collectibles
included in the volume, and a few other are not liquid assets. Th e introduction to
features, were new to the industry at the time every Warman’s book title contained a note
and have turned into a valuable asset, in and indicating the book was a price guide and not
of themselves, to collectors and dealers. a price absolute. Yet individuals saw the pricing
HR: My greatest contribution to Warman’s information as gospel. Th ere are no fi xed prices
was the concept that a general antiques and in the fi eld. Th e guarantee that antiques and
collectibles price guide is an educational tool collectibles will increase in value over time is a
rather than just a listing of objects and prices. myth. Th e secondary antiques and collectibles
It’s the initial starting point for the appraiser, market is manipulated and speculative.
auctioneer, collector, or dealer. Th e category
introductions contained information that WARMAN’S: If you could look back and
allowed an individual to take their learning to choose the one collectible or collecting
the next level. category that got away, what would it be?
HR: When I became editor of Warman’s, I
WARMAN’S: What is the biggest or most created Rinker Enterprises, Inc., an antiques
startling change in the business of antiques and collectibles research and education
and collectibles since you started? center devoted to tracking and analyzing
HR: Warman’s contained 200-250 developments within the trade. Th anks to the
collecting categories. Warman’s Americana staff of Rinker Enterprises and the Warman’s
added another 250-300 categories. When Board of Directors, there were no missed
eBay closed its collectibles division in 2005, categories. Categories came and went as a
it identifi ed more than 30,000 separate refl ection of market movement. During my
collecting categories. It is now impossible for editorship, the cage door was closed – no
any general antiques and collectibles resource categories got away.
to accurately refl ect the market. Perhaps the ES: For me it would be political
most startling change is change itself. When I memorabilia such as jugate buttons, bumper
assumed the editorship of Warman’s, the book stickers, etc., now that those things are all
refl ected the market as it existed through being replaced by sound bites and social
the fi rst two-thirds of the 20th century. As media. You can’t put those things in a display
the 1980s progressed, the traditional market case to enjoy later.
faced challenges. By 2000, the stability of the
traditional market had vanished. Now change WARMAN’S: What advice would you give
is the order of the day, many traditional newer collectors today?
collecting categories are endangered, and the ES: Buy what you love because you want
cyclical market no longer exists. to own it. Don’t assume that everything will
ES: Th e Internet was just emerging as continue to go up in value.
a viable source when I took over as editor HR: Collecting should be about the stories
of Warman’s. Before the web, most of the inherent in an object, not about the potential
research in the business was done by humans for long-term investment. Research the
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objects you are collecting; follow the leads attention. Th e objects on the shelves [there] are
wherever they go. Do not listen to old-time tomorrow’s collectibles and 2050’s antiques.
collectors. Th eir collecting philosophy and ES: Collecting good-quality handmade items
methodology is archaic. Collecting is more will always be the best investment. Artwork,
individually driven than ever before. jewelry, folk art, quilts, and glasswares that
are hand-craft ed will be treasured in future
WARMAN’S: What do you think people will generations, just as we treasure antiques hand-
be collecting 10-20 years from now? craft ed by former generations today.
HR: Objects from the 20th century will
be antiques. Interest in pre-2000 objects will
not be strong. Current generations are much Special Thanks
more “me” focused. Th e hot decades will be the Th ere have been so many talented and
2000s and 2010s. Look around. Visit Crate & insightful people who have worked on
Barrel, Pottery Barn, Target, and Wal-Mart. Pay Warman’s over the years that it would take up
“
A few words from Stanley Greene,
former owner of Warman’s Publishing Co.
My wife Katherine and I purchased the rights to Warman’s Antiques & Collectibles from
the estate of E. G. Warman in 1981, sadly aft er antique lover and entrepreneur Edwin G.
Warman passed away while on safari in 1979. His third wife, Pat Warman, remained in
Uniontown, Pennsylvania, where she was working on the 15th edition.
Our background was publishing, not the antique business, so we hired Harry L. Rinker
as editor. He developed the staff , which included Doris Ford and Ellen Schroy. Later
associate editors included Terese Oswald, Diane Sterner, and Dana Moryakan as well as
Harry Rinker, Jr. By the time we sold the publishing company to Chilton Books in 1989,
Harry and the staff had developed several new titles under the Warman’s banner, which
became standards in the fi eld, such as Warman’s Americana & Collectibles, Warman’s
Pattern Glass and Warman’s Country. Th ey also guided other authors, such as Susan and Al
Bagdade, to create the new Warman’s Pottery and Porcelain Price Guide.
During this period we saw the publishing industry change from professional typesetters
to inputting material directly into computers. I doubt the staff will ever forget sitting in the
offi ces of the typesetters and, literally, taking a scissors to the galleys of the fi rst edition of
Warman’s Americana because it was too long to fi t the pages allotted. Scooping up those
strips of left over material was the basis of the second edition of that book.
Both the antiques business and book publishing have taken dramatic leaps in the
intervening years, and I wish to congratulate those responsible for meeting the challenge
and maintaining Warman’s as one of the leading references in the fi eld.
– Stanley A. Greene
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far too much space to thank them all here. a black and white photograph.
Th ey know who they are and I hope they E.G. Warman died in 1979. His widow,
accept these heartfelt thanks from me on behalf Pat Warman, continued the tradition and
of Krause Publications for all the work and completed work on the 15th edition aft er
eff ort they have put into this title over the years. his death. Th e estate sold the E.G. Warman
I am honored to follow in their footsteps. Publishing Co. to Stanley and Katherine
For the 2017 edition in particular I would Greene of Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, in
be remiss in not thanking Paul Kennedy, 1981. Chilton Books bought the Warman
editorial director of this book, for his Publishing Co. in the fall of 1989. With the
continued guidance and friendship. I would 24th edition, Warman’s was published under
also like to thank all the contributors whose the Wallace-Homestead imprint. Krause
brilliant work makes up these pages. Last, but Publications purchased both the Warman’s
certainly not least, I would like to thank the and Wallace-Homestead imprints in 1997.
great loves of my life, my wife and daughter, We are proud to continue the rich
Lauren Zittle and Fiona Fleisher. As always, tradition started nearly 70 years ago by
their patience and love guide my every action. Mr. Warman, a man driven by his love of
antiques and collectibles and by a thirst for
sharing his knowledge.
In the Beginning
Edwin G. Warman was an entrepreneur
in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. He dabbled in The Warman’s Advantage
several ventures, including ownership of a Th e Warman’s Advantage manifests itself
radio station. He was also an avid antiques in several important ways in the 2017 edition.
collector who published his price listings in As we reviewed past volumes, we wanted to
response to requests from friends and fellow make this book as easy to use as possible. To
collectors. Th e fi rst modest price guide was that end, we’ve consolidated and reorganized
published in 1948 as Warman’s Antiques and how we present several key categories. Our
Th eir Current Prices. It was a bold move. Until new mantra is, “What is it fi rst?”
then, antiques were sold primarily through For instance, an antique clock may also have
dealers, antiques shops, and at auctions. Th e an advertising component, an ethnic element
buyers and sellers negotiated prices and were (like black memorabilia), refl ect a specifi c
forced to do their own research to determine design theme (like Art Deco), and be made of
fair values. Under Warman’s care, the price cast iron. But fi rst and foremost, it’s a clock, and
guide changed all that forever. Warman also that’s where you’ll fi nd it listed, even though
published some specialized price guides for there are other collecting areas involved.
pattern glass and milk glass, as well as his Th ere are a few categories that remain
“Oddities and Curiosities” editions, under the iconic in the collecting world. Coca-Cola
banner of the E.G. Warman Publishing Co. collectibles cross many interests, as do folk
Although the name varied slightly over art, Asian antiques, and Tiff any designs, to
the years, Warman’s Antiques and Th eir name just a few. Th ese still have their own
Current Prices covered such collectible areas broad sections.
as mechanical banks, furniture, and silver, In honor of the 50th edition of Warman’s,
just like the Warman’s of today. His pages a special retrospective essay on the 1960s was
consisted of a brief statement about the topic, added to the book, complete with images
either relating to the history or perhaps the of iconic items of the era and their current
“collectibility” of the category. A listing of values. Please see “Th e Mid-1960s” following
current prices was included, oft en containing this “Introduction.”
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Prices
Th e prices in this book have been
established using the results of auction
sales across the country, and by tapping
the resources of knowledgeable dealers and
collectors. Th ese values refl ect not only
current collector trends, but also the wider
economy. Th e adage that “an antique (or
collectible) is worth what someone will pay for
it” still holds. A price guide measures value,
but it also captures a moment in time, and
sometimes that moment can pass very quickly.
Beginners should follow the same advice
that all seasoned collectors share: Make
mistakes and learn from them; talk with
other collectors and dealers; fi nd reputable
resources (including books and websites);
and learn to invest wisely, buying the best
examples you can aff ord.
Words of Thanks
Th is 50th edition of the Warman’s guide
would not be possible without the help of
countless others. Dozens of auction houses
have generously shared their resources, but
a few deserve special recognition: Heritage
Auctions, Dallas; Backstage Auctions,
Houston; Woody Auction, Douglass, Kansas;
Greg Belhorn, Belhorn Auction Services LLC,
Columbus, Ohio; Andrew Truman, James D.
Julia Auctioneers, Fairfi eld, Maine; Anthony
Barnes at Rago Arts and Auction Center,
Lambertville, New Jersey; Karen Skinner
at Skinner, Inc., Boston; Morphy Auctions,
Denver, Pennsylvania; Susan Pinnell at Jeff rey
S. Evans & Associates, Mount Crawford,
Virginia; Rebecca Weiss at Swann Auction
Courtesy of James D. Julia Auctioneers, Fairfi eld, Maine, Galleries, New York; and Leslie Hindman
www.jamesdjulia.com
Auctioneers, Chicago. And, as always, special
Monumental Moser vase with amethyst glass
body with large gilded panels of platinum and thanks to Catherine Saunders-Watson for her
gilded fl owers and scrolls with center white many contributions and continued support.
enameled stylized fl ower, amethyst glass with
platinum gilded stylized fl owers and leaves and
applied gold enamel beading, unsigned, very
Read All About It
good to excellent condition, 22 1/4” high. $1,235
Th ere are many fi ne publications that
collectors and dealers may consult about
antiques and collectibles in general. Space
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