Fiesta Dishes. Info

Posted on August 16, 2009 by FiestaFan

Collectors, Here is an email I recieved and the answer I gave. If you have any other information, please leave it in the comments. I hope more people will join the forum so we can answer more quesions like this there. Fiestaware Collectors Forum Don’t forget our webiste at Fiestaware Collectors Corner Hi. I have [...]

Posted on August 16, 2009 by FiestaFan

Has anyone bought or seen the Fiesta collector documentary? I found the site and watched the trailer at Fiesta Documentary It is called DISHES:a documentary about collecting Fiesta. They are asking $20 for a DVD, so I didn’t order one, but was wondering if anyone has seen it. It says something about it being on [...]

Posted on August 16, 2009 by FiestaFan

Fiesta made two types of vases, bud vases and a regular flower vase. The regular vases were made in 8,10 and 12 inch versions. Part of the original line, the bud vases were made from 1936 to 1946. They were 6 5/16inches by 2 7/8 inches. Vintage pieces may be marketed either Fiesta/HLC USA or [...]

Posted on August 16, 2009 by FiestaFan

Yes Collectors, there was fiestaware dishes produced with decals. Some fiesta was decorated by the Homer Laughlin Company, but other pieces were sent to smaller companies to be decorated. There are rare plates with turkey decals that were completely produced by the HLC, but they are very hard to find. The turkey plates can be [...]

Posted on August 16, 2009 by FiestaFan

Collectors, Do you have a vintage fiestaware red carafe? There are two up for sale right now. One is $150.00 and one is $50.00. What’s the difference between the two? Is one really worth 3 times as much as the other? These vintage red fiestaware pieces were produced for a short time in the late [...]

Posted on August 16, 2009 by FiestaFan

Collectors, The bad news for people selling fiestaware is that fiesta is selling atgarage sales, online, and everywhere we have checked at much lower prices than in the past. The good news is that it is a good time for collectors to buy. Just as the stock market will be going back up, so will [...]

Posted on August 16, 2009 by FiestaFan

Collectors, Have you ever been to a Homer Laughlin outlet store? You can find some great bargains. When you look through the listing on eBay notice whether or not the seller says that the piece came from an outlet store. It is the right thing to do to tell anyone considering buying your pieces that [...]

Posted on August 16, 2009 by FiestaFan

Collectors, I received a question from a new collector asking about how to tell yellow from antique gold. She knew it wasn’t sunflower yellow. The original post was lost, but I wanted to repeat the answer. The vintage yellow fiestaware is a much lighter and softer color, like butter color. It will probably have a [...]

Posted on August 15, 2009 by FiestaFan

I received this question and gave the following answer. Does anyone have better advise? I want to sell my entire collection of Fiesta, both vintage & contemporary. It’s not a very large collection & I have no inventory. But it would take quite a long time to start trying to sell it a piece at [...]

Posted on August 15, 2009 by FiestaFan

Hand washing and drying is always the best method for washing fiestaware, especially vintage fiestaware. All the pottery pieces can be washed using mild dish soap with warm water. Be sure the water isn’t too hot. Dish soaps that have citrus ingredients should not be used. If you don’t eat or serve food on your [...]