Harlequin

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• Vintage Harlequin Individual Salad Bowl in Original Rose Glaze »
• HOMER LAUGHLIN – Harlequin – Rose – Milk Jug
• Vintage Harlequin Pottery Salt & Pepper Shakers in Original 50s Forest Green
• Sheffield Serenade by Homer Laughlin 10 inch Dinner Plate
• Vintage Harlequin Pottery Cream Soup Bowl in Original Spruce Glaze »

The handles on cups and lids also have a triangular shape, which differs from Fiesta although both patterns were made in similar colors. Harlequin colors include chartreuse, forest green, gray, maroon, mauve glue, medium green, red, rose, spruce green, turquoise, and yellow. Seven different novelty animal figurines were also made as part of this line in 1939. Nesting bowls and regular plates will show the most wear and in truely excellent condition could see a price increase by 25%. Riviera – Actually a colorfully glazed version of the Century blank, this pattern was introduced in 1938 and made until the late 1940s. In comparison to other solid color patterns from Homer Laughlin, Riviera production was more limited.

Liz McIlvain assumed the presidency in 2012. Homer Laughlin also made hotel and restaurant china. The company has a contract with the U.S. military to supply china for use by troops at U.S. base camps. In 1870, Homer and Shakespeare Laughlin established Laughlin Pottery, consisting of two pottery kilns in East Liverpool, Ohio.

Vintage Harlequin Individual Salad Bowl in Original Rose Glaze »

The pattern was revived for one year in 1979 to mark the 100th anniversary of Woolworth’s. Harlequin proved very popular and sold throughout the 1950's. Official records indicate the line was discontinued in 1964. Woolworth offered a reissue of Herlequin from 1979 to 1982. The newer issue utilized turquoise, coral, yellow and a variation on medium green.

As with all dinnerware, many of the buyers are individuals who are enhancing or replacing broken pieces of an inherited set. Homer Laughlin introduced Fiesta, designed by Rhead, in 1936, phasing out the line in 1973. New colors were used, and pieces were dishwasher safe and microwavable. Harlequin arrived on the scene in 1938, and a less expensive alternative to Fiesta was made and sold in Woolworth’s. It has a distinctive triple scalloped edge. Riviera production ended near the end of 1948 or early 1949.

HOMER LAUGHLIN – Harlequin – Rose – Milk Jug

From handmade pieces to vintage treasures ready to be loved again, Etsy is the global marketplace for unique and creative goods. It’s also home to a whole host of one-of-a-kind items made with love and extraordinary care. While many of the items on Etsy are handmade, you’ll also find craft supplies, digital items, and more. Homer Laughlin introduced tunnel kilns in 1924 at a newly constructed plant and also installed them in Plants #4 and #5, increasing the production speed. After a second plant was built in Newall in 1926, operations were consolidated in Newall and the East Liverpool, Ohio, plants closed. Joseph M. Wells, Sr., his son, replaced him as general manager.

Delivery times may vary, especially during peak periods. Older Fiesta dinnerware is a perennial favorite among collectors. New Fiesta is still sold in department stores and other outlets today.

Vintage Harlequin Pottery Salt & Pepper Shakers in Original 50s Forest Green

The company excelled at the Centennial Exposition of 1876 in Philadelphia where they were recognized with an award for the best white-ware on display. In 1879, Shakespeare sold his interest in the pottery to his brother, and Homer ran the business for more than two decades until he eventually sold it to a group of investors. The company’s then-bookkeeper William E. Wells along with Louis Aaron and his sons, Charles and Marcus, assumed ownership in 1897. I know its a bit rare, but I was wondering if you knew anything about this one.

I have some of the accessories that go with it as well. Can you give me an idea how to seel them, and or how much can I sell the set for. Homer Laughlin launched their Vintage Fiesta pottery line at the beginning of the 1936 and it proved an instant senstation.

Colors in this pattern are ivory, light green, yellow, red, and a medium blue referenced as mauve-blue. Fiestaware was introduced in 1936 by the Homer Laughlin China Company. Fiestaware was redesigned in 1969 and was withdrawn from the market in 1973.

This confusion is compounded because the name Virginia Rose appears in the mark on many of these pieces. I have an 11 place setting fiesta ware in the rose color. I bought them from an elder woman, and she had said the had them for about 30 years. I have thought about selling them, but I have no idea what to price each piece at.

I have an ivory milk pitcher that was used by my great grandmother. It has the HL logo above Homer Laughlin on the bottom. Hi– have a glass, bowl and plate in the Fiesta Noah’s Ark design. A mark exists for almost every pattern and body shape. Homer Laughlin did make special commission pieces. Some, like the Red Knute Rockne of Notre Dame football statue or a University of Pennsylvania stein, command premium prices.

Fiestaware was reissued in 1986 and still being produced today. These pieces where in different colors from the original line of Fiestaware. Fiestaware cups had full circle handles until 1969, when partial circle handles were introduced.

Vintage Harlequin Regular Ashtray in Original Maroon

The firm made whiteware, an ironstone utilitarian ceramic form. The business continued at Homer Laughlin China Works. In 1889, William Edwin Wells joined the firm. In 1896, Laughlin and Wells incorporated the firm as the Homer Laughlin China Company.