Edit: Thanks for everyone’s help! I think we’re gonna hang onto them, we have a mid-century cabin that i think we’ll bring them to display and use. Id be happy to update this thread when i take them there if y’all r interested. Theres also a cabin from the 40s there thats used as a museum of sorts that we might donate to.
Was just given these by my grandparents and need help with seeing what I should do with them (selling if they’re worth something or jus keep).
Wondering if there are some worth some money at all? My grandparents say they’re from the 40s or 50s. I can take more pictures if needed, some have a stamp some have an engraving on the bottom.
It looks like you have some pretty old colors, including vintage green. I would look at ebay for prices, but go lower by 20 or 30% if you're selling on something like Facebook Market Place.
EDIT: I missed your comment under the picture. You have a very special collection that would be the envy of most collectors. I would keep them in a heartbeat!
While all of this is vintage Fiesta, I think that the “Made in USA” were not the earliest marks. It seems that the early ones only had the HLC logo and fiesta. The “Genuine” ink stamp was early as well, but later than unmarked ones and came about due to copycats.
If you like them use them! Personally because they were handed down I’d use them and love them.
If the red and ivory pieces are perfect with no chips use them. Everyone labels vintage red as “radioactive red” but yet no one tells people the ivory is also radioactive it’s just not cool to say radioactive ivory.
From what I can see for value any of these particular pieces that are chipped/cracked really has no value.
Those bowls with the handles are Cream Soup Bowls, and from what I can see they'd probably be the most valued pieces. I see them selling for $40-50 a piece. The small bowls are either berry bowls or cereal bowls, depending on the size (approx. 4.75" and 5.5" respectively) and if in good shape they seem to go for around $15-20 each.
The gravy boat would go for $30-40. All of these prices are my area. Anything with chips loses almost all value but could be put to use in other ways.
What is the blue piece in picture 4? And what is that yellow piece in the box in the upper right corner of picture 1?
Also, do all of the teacups have handles? There are two in the large box that I can't see. If they don't have handles, those are egg cups, and the grey one would sell for $100-150, the blue one $50-75.
I was just looking at the pictures again, first picture the 3 coffee cups they almost look to have a flat bottom? If they are flat that means it’s a first production cup from 1936 and the matching saucers had 5 rings on bottom also only from 1936. Not that it’s brings much more value but imo knowing I own a piece of fiesta from the first year in existence is high in the cool factor for me and is displayed with the rest of my collection.
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You would be better served finding a local vendor with vintage Fiesta knowledge. You will never get fair, accurate prices online from just photos.
Some comments here are valid but you have a lot of guessing too.
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u/sbfx Periwinkle Blue 2d ago
From the pictures you've posted, I don't see anything particularly rare or valuable. But we'd have to see pictures of everything to know for sure.
It's all vintage Fiestaware.