SHIRLEY TEMPLE Precious Plate from the Shirley Temple Signature Series issued by the Danbury Mint in 1995. From a limited edition of 75 days and designed by artist Donald Zolan. Plate must be in mint condition. Original box and paperwork are optional, depending on the asking price.
KINDNESS plate by artist Jan Anderson from the Mother's Love series issued by the Bradford Exchange in the mid 1990's. Must be in mint condition. Prefer with the original paperwork and box, but they are optional at the right price. If you have this plate for sale, please contact us.
THE RIDE HOME plate by artist Susie Morton, issued in 1991 by Ernst inc., of Escondido, CA
WINTER'S JOURNEY plate by artist Al Agnew. From a set of 4 rectangular shaped plates that, when set together, create a scene of wolves going into a forest. We are looking for the third plate from the left, which I believe is called "Regal Wilderness." The names of the other three plates in this series are: "Watching the Wilderness", "Wilderness Scent" and "Wilderness Companion."
AN ANGEL GETS HIS WINGS -- First issue plate in the It's a Wonderful Life series designed by artist Diane Sivavec and released by the Bradford Exchange circa 1995. Original box and certificate are optional, but would prefer with them. Please contact us if you have one for sale.
MARY AND JESUS - 1985 Biblical Mothers Plate made by Edwin M. Knowles company and Eve Licea in 1985. The 4th issue in the series. Must be in mint condition with the original box and the certificate of authenticity. FOUND!
IN THE MOO'LIGHT PLATE by artist Lowell Herrero, from the folk art cow series American Portrait issued by the Franklin Mint. Please contact us with your asking price is you have one for sale.
TEA FOR THREE PLATE from the Children's Garden series by artist John McClelland. Issued circa 1993 by Reco International from a 150 day firing period. Plate must be in mint condition. Original box and paperwork preferred, but are optional.
ART DECO: STYLE IN MOTION PLATES by artist Marci McDonald. Issued by W.S. George in the early 1990's. The plate names are A Flapper with Greyhounds, Tango Dancers, Arriving in Style, and On the Town. Would prefer with the original boxes and certificates, but they are optional at the right price.
BABY'S FIRST CHRISTMAS PLATE by Abbie Williams. I believe it is from the God Bless You Little One series by Roman Inc. Looking for the version with the baby boy. The original box and COA are optional, but it would be nice if they were included. Must be in mint condition with NO personalization filled in on the back of the plate. Please contact us if you have it for sale. FOUND!
THE COOKIE THIEF PLATE designed by William Selden and issued by Hackett American from the Childhood Memories series. Please contact us with your asking price if you have one for sale. FOUND!
OWL AND THE PUSSYCAT PLATES from artist Lenore Beran, issued in 1983 by Hackett American in a release of 5,000 plates each. Must be in mint condition. Box and certificate are optional. Please contact us if you have either or both of these plates for sale.
SANDRA KUCK PLATE ~ Sandra Kuck Reflections of Love 3rd Issue, Loving Steps 2001. If you have one for sale, please drop us a note with details (box? COA?) and your asking price including insured shipping to California.
UP, UP AND AWAY PLATE from the Santa's On His Way Christmas series designed by artist Scott Gustafson and released by the Bradford Exchange. I believe this was the second plate in the series made circa 1994. Please write to us if you have this plate for sale. Be sure to tell us if you have the original box and certificate, and your asking price including insured shipping.
BOBBIE BURNS ROYAL DOULTON PLATE depicting two colonial gentlemen...one sitting in a chair smoking a pipe wearing a green coat...and one gentle wearing a long red coat holding a sword. (Sorry, don't know the exact name.) If you have this plate for sale, please e-mail us a photo and your asking price.
PEACH COBBLER PLATE from the Old Fashioned Favorites series issued by Edwin M. Knowles and designed by artist Michael J. Weber circa 1991. If you have this plate for sale, please write to us with additional info (original box? certificate?) and your asking price including insured shipping to California.
THOMAS KINKADE ENCHANTED COTTAGES PLATES ~ Must be in the original boxes with certificates of authenticity. Contact if you have any of the plates from this series for sale.
PADDINGTON BEAR CARDEW FIGURAL TEAPOT from a limited edition of only 2,000 piece worldwide, that has a Paddington figurine seated in an armchair. Must be in mint condition with the small companion pieces -- a suitcase and pair of boots. Please contact us if you have this item for sale.... we have a buyer for you!
CAT PLATES by Jurgen Scholtz from the series called Litter Rascals. If you have any or all of these three plates for sale, contact us with the details and your asking price: Pussy Footing Around, Happy Tails and Sweet Whiskers. Thank you.
LET'S GO! PLATE made by Dominion China circa 1993. The 7th issue in the Joys of Childhood series by artist Stewart Sherwood. Prefer it to be in the original box with the certificate of authenticity, but will consider without for a lower price. Have this plate and want to sell? Please write to us!
EUPHROSYNE "THREE GRACES" PLATE made by Armstrong's Art on Porcelain. The third issue in the series. A limited edition of only 10,000 plates designed by artist Michael C. Perham. Please contact us if you have this plate for sale.
WHITE CAT PLATE distributed by J.C. Penny in Miami (and possibly other places) circa the early 1990s. The plate we are looking for has a white cat with ONE BLUE EYE, and ONE GREEN EYE. We are looking for this item for a customer who does not know the maker, series name, or plate name. If you have this plate, or know where we can find one, please contact us.
CLEOPATRA gold hand-painted collectible sculpture by the Bradford Exchange, issue around 1998 in a pyramid shape. Approximately 6" high and a limited edition of 295 casting days. The release price was around $40. If you have one for sale, please contact us with your asking price.
THE THINKER by Donald Zolan ~ We're hunting for the full size (8") plate made by the Danbury Mint and distributed by Border Fine Arts for artist Donald Zolan. I believe it was released in 1994. This plate is from the Moments of Wonder series and shows a little boy sitting on a tire. If you have one and want to sell, please contact us with condition (COA, box?) and your asking price.
RUSSIAN PLATES ~ Do you have the Villeroy & Boch-Heinrich Porzellan-Gero Trauth plates from the series called "Magical Fairy Tales of Old Russia" for sale? We are hoping to find issues #2 "Morozko and Father Frost", #3 "Tsar Sultan" and #4 "The Stone Flower". The name of this series in Russian is "MARCHEN AUS DEM ALTEN RUSSLAND". If you have these plates and would like to sell, please write to us with your asking price including insured shipping to California. Certificates and boxes optional.
KEWPIE PLATES ~ Perfect Proposal and Budding Romance in the Kewpie series by the Danbury Mint. Must be mint condition. Boxes and COA optional depending on price. Write to us with your asking price if you have either or both for sale.
PICKARD SYMPHONY OF ROSES PLATE ~ Searching for the Rose of Washington Square plate made by Pickard. Please write to us if you have it for sale. Be sure to include your asking price and additional informational (do you have the original box? COA?).
FAIRY WORLD COLLECTION PLATES produced by the Danbury Mint in 1997 and designed by artist Ida Rentoul Outhwaite. The names of the plates we need are: The Magic Pool, Dressing Up, and The Circle of Dance. Please contact us if you have these for sale. Don't forget to tell us if they have the certificates and original boxes, and what your asking price is.
KAREN NOLES PLATE entitled "Little Butterfly" from the "Through a Child's Eyes" collection. Issued in 1994 by the Bradford Exchange. Please e-mail us with your asking price (including insured shipping to California zip code 93561) if you have this plate for sale.
GARDEN SECRETS CAT PLATE ~ Flower Fanciers from the Garden Secrets series by artist B. Higgins Bond, issued for 150 days by Edwin M. Knowles in 1993. Prefer with box and certificate of authenticity. Contact us with your asking price if you have this plate for sale.
BESSIE PEASE GUTMANN PLATE ~ Called Foster Mother, from the Once Upon A Childhood collection by Bessie Pease Gutmann. American Heirloom Porcelain from the Calhoun's Collectors Society. If you have this plate for sale, please contact us with condition and your asking price.
RUSSIAN SEASONS PLATES ~ Byliny Porcelain of Russia. Must be mint condition in the original boxes with Certificates. Please send us an e-mail if you have any of these plates for sale. Thanks!
BING & GRONDAHL CAT PLATE ~ portraits series plate from 1987 called "Burmese and Kittens". If you have one for sale (with or without the COA and original box), please write to us with your asking price.
MARY MOO MOOS PLATES ~ From the "Home is where the herd is" series, which consists of eight plates made in the late 1990's. Mint in box preferred, but would take plate without COA or box at the right price. Please contact us if you have these plates for sale: Cream of the Crop, Outstanding in your own field, and You are the apple of my eye.
SPANISH LYNX AND CUB PLATE by Michael Matherly, from his "Majestic Cats" Collection put out by Franklin Mint. Must be mint in box with the certificate of authenticity. Please contact us with your asking price if you have this item for sale.
FERRARI PLATES ~ Searching for porcelain collector plates from the Il Mito Ferrari series by the Bradford Exchange. The plate backs and certificates are printed in Italian. Specifically, we need the Australian Grand Prix plate from this series. If you have it for sale, or know where we can acquire it, please contact us with condition, box/COA, and asking price including shipping.
1981 FRANCES HOOK PLATE ~ We are looking for Little Children, Come To Me from a Child's World series made by Roman Inc. A limited edition of 15,000 plates. If you have this plate, please write to us with your asking price and let us know if you have the original box and certificate.
D'ARCEAU LIMOGES PLATE ~ Series called "Les Jeunes Filles des Saisons" or "Girls of the Seasons" by artist Guy Cambier. We are looking for The Girl of Autumn, or La Jeune Fille D'Automne which was the 4th plate in the series released in 1981. Please contact us if you have this plate for sale.
ROYAL DOULTON PLATES ~ CELEBRATION OF FAITH ~ We are looking for the complete set of plates issued between 1982 and 1985 by Royal Doulton for the Jewish Faith. The individual plates are Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Passover, and Chanukah. They were designed by artist James Woods and issued in an edition of 7,500 plates each. Please contact us if you have any or all of them for sale.
SANDRA KUCK PLATE - WINGS OF LOVE ~ Sandra Kuck plate # 73131 called Wings of Love. It is the 4th plate in the Mother's Day series issued in 1998. The background is set in a garden with the colors of green and purple. There is a Victorian Lady looking into the garden at a little girl whose touching the flowers in the garden. Must include the original box and certificate. If you have this item for sale, please contact us.
ROD'S STEAK HOUSE, Williams Arizona ~ Advertising china from this steakhouse in Williams, Arizona near the Grand Canyon. Items have been made by Wallace and Syracuse since the 1940's. We are primarily looking for teapots, salt/pepper sets, pitchers, and other "usual" items, but will consider more plentiful items such as plates, cups, and bowls.
COLLECTOR PLATES: Have plates to sell? We buy large collections of porcelain plates. Must be made by a major manufacturer, be in mint condition, in the original box, with certificate of authenticity. Will consider all, but WE WANT those related to Hollywood, movies and television, Disney, domestic animals (dogs, cats, horses), native American Indian, Lena Liu, Russian, children, and other popular themes. Preferred makers include Artaffects, Bradford Exchange, Danbury Mint, R.J. Ernst, Franklin Mint, W.S. George, Hamilton Collection, Lenox, Osiris Porcelain (Egyptian), Reco International, Royal Cornwall, Royal Doulton, Villeroy & Boch, and Vinogradoff (Russian). At this time, we are NOT buying: Norman Rockwell, transportation-related (train or car), Little Orphan Annie, Sound of Music, King & I, Incolay, Avon, sports related (Baseball, Football), or carnival glass plates. a detailed list of your plates (photos not necessary), along with your asking price for the lot. Please also tell us what city/state you live in, as the cost of shipping and/or pick up must be considered when we buy in volume.
TEAPOTS: Old and/or interesting shaped teapots of good quality. Prefer European manufacturers on the older items (i.e. RS Prussia & English-made), and Cardew and Fitz & Floyd for newer figural teapots. We especially like Disney and Hollywood related themes, animals, artist offerings, and usual designs. Normally, we do not buy pots made in China or Taiwan as they tend to be lesser quality, but feel free to run it past us if you have something unique. Specific teapots we are looking for include the following Cardew limited editions: Lilliput Lane Market Stall (Large), Beach Bag (Medium), Eterni-Tea, Fishmonger's Market Stall, Alice in Wonderland Painter's Pyramid, and all from the Endangered Species series. Will consider any Cardew made in editions of 5,000 pieces or less. Write to us with condition and your asking price.
OPALESCENT GLASS - decorative pieces such as whimsey, vases, bowls, and candlesticks. Prefer those dating to the early 20th century, but will consider all thru the 1960's (such as Fostoria Heirloom). Pieces must be in mint or near mint condition -- we do not buy glass with cracks or chips unless they are very rare.
TEACUPS: Old collectible porcelain teacups w/saucers, primarily European. Including, but not limited to R.S. Prussia, Limoges, Shelley, and various English manufacturers. No chips, cracks or hairlines. Crazing may be OK, depending on how extensive it is, and the age of the item.
BARBIE - Any doll, any age. Dolls made after 1980 must be mint, never removed from an excellent or better box. Will consider unboxed dolls in excellent+ condition made prior to 1980. Prefer Collector Edition or Limited Edition dolls, but may consider Pink Box playline dolls as well.
DEPRESSION GLASS in pink, green, blue or yellow. No clear or amber glass, or items with chips or cracks. Prefer ornate and hard to find colors and/or patterns. Specifically searching for candlesticks, serving pieces and decorative display items such as vases.
PORCELAIN: Decorative plates, chocolate pots, vases and other hand-painted items prior to the 1930's - prefer European (Limoges) manufacturers, including Haviland, T&V, Bawo & Dotter, Ahrenfeldt, GDA, LEFTON figurines, vases & other decorative items.
RAILROAD dining car items, particular items made of silver and porcelain, and pottery.
DALMATIAN collectibles - especially plates, figurines, salt/pepper, and other items made of ceramic/porcelain. Also, cels and Mattel/Barbie dolls. No plastic toys or stuffed animals. If from 101 Dalmatians, must be Disney authorized and licensed.
I LOVE LUCY collectibles, including dolls, plates, cookie jars, etc. Prefer old/original items, but will consider newer items as long as they are licensed collectibles.
DOLLS - General: Prior to the 1940's, especially porcelain or composition, and doll clothes prior to 1920's. Prefer German or French origin, but will consider all types and ages. Must be in excellent+ condition (no parts).
