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Homer Laughlin China circa??

7 years ago
last modified: 7 years ago



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  • 7 years ago

    I have searched high and low to find out more about this piece. Does anyone have any information on Homer Laughlin China?

  • 7 years ago

    The company is still in business but need to see more of the plate. According to what I just looked at they made thousands of patterns including lots of commercial wear.

  • 7 years ago

    They were a huge manufacturer of different branded china. They make Fiesta china which is probably their most famous brand but they also made Harlequin and Riviera which are similar but slightly different as well as being thinner - I am a collector of vintage Fiesta and have acquired other stuff along the way.


    Unless it is a rare vintage piece or has some other notable feature, it's not particularly valuable. Even old Fiesta has lost its value since the company began reissuing the patterns.


    If you like it and it's usable enjoy it. That is really how I decided on most of my flea market vintage purchases as I would buy stuff that cost less than what the equivalent would be for a new item if I liked it and I just use it and enjoy it. None of my china and almost none of my decorative items were purchased "new" and I never particularly worried about value unless the item was being priced because it was specifically premium. - e.g. I collected bakelite and those items can be pricey so one had to know how to recognize old bakelite and which items merited high prices.

  • 7 years ago

    From what I see, the old Fiesta hasn't lost value at all.


  • 7 years ago

    I’ve been buying Fiesta for years and the price has definitely declined since its peak and especially after the new stuff was released.


    Most stuff has declined in value so I don’t single Fiesta out but except for rare pieces, I can get it for much less than what was being asked for it years ago. Not that I paid those amounts lol but necessarily but thats different.


    So much vintage stuff has lost value for value for a variety of reasons. Since I never bought it as an investment i don’t care. The internet also seems to have caused declines in prices because there is so ,ice available. When I used to do the flea markets regularly It would be like treasure hunting because items didn’t come up frequently. Now I can sit at a computer and all the rare finds I saw infrequently are always available in large numbers and generally for less than what they sold for 20 years ago.

  • 7 years ago

    From what I can gather, this piece is from the early 1900’s. I haven't found another pattern like it in my searches.

  • 7 years ago

    What exactly are you trying to find out?


    It's transfer ware in a very standard floral pattern and not necessarily for the early 1900's unless you have researched something specific about the mark. Floral patterns like this were extremely common and popular until after WW II. To some extent they mimicked the more expensive floral china patterns that were manufactured by European china - many of the centered around Limoges. I inherited some Bernardaud china from my grandmother which is a Limoge china manufactured in the 1920's or 1930's with a floral pattern.


    In terms of value, my semi-educated guess is that it's not worth anything beyond being a decorative dish you can use. There is so much floral transfer ware available and no much demand since it's not particularly in style unless there is something unique or otherwise collectible - e.g. Made In Occupied Japan but there is no market I know of for Homer Laughlin floral transfer ware dishes.

  • 7 years ago

    I was a huge collector of vintage Fiestaware as well.....since the early 80's. The value has definitely declined over the years. A one time my collection was valued for insurance purposes at $5000. When I sold it about 12 years ago I only got about half that............and it included some pretty rare and valuable pieces, like a medium green teapot. Valued in the 90's at somewhere north of $500, now selling on ebay and elsewhere for less than $100!!

  • 7 years ago

    As a long time watcher of the BBC version of Antiques Roadshow they used to tell the person a value then mention an amount they should insure it for. Almost always that insurance value was double the valuation originally given. I have no idea why it was just something they did.

  • 7 years ago

    Insurance is valued at replacement cost....what you sold your Fiesta for would be qualified as a "quick sale" evaluation. Many appraisers will give you both values.
    For example my sterling flatware would be values for replacement at about $5,000....but I know I can replace is for about $3,000.
    The antiques roadshow tells them to insure for what it would cost to replace....then the value is what they could expect to get for it tomorrow.
    EBay has shot holes in many valuations, because of the very large market place....what was rare, now turns up.

  • 7 years ago

    I love my Fiesta Ware. mostly new, but a few vintage pieces and we use it every day!

  • 7 years ago

    Do you have a better picture of the backstamp? I think some of those are useful for dating.

  • 7 years ago
    last modified: 7 years ago

    Oh, forgot that there is a nice HL web page with ads. I love ads. Does your stamp say "The Angelus"? That's a shape (blank?), not the pattern, but lookie here: http://www.laurelhollowpark.net/hlc/theangelus.html

    So 1905-1916?

    The pattern is kind of unusual.

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