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by  Linda Romberg
  Jan 2009
SHAWNEE TALES 
Go to - Moment
Happy New Year everyone! 

  Another year has flown by.  In looking back I think we can all reflect on the pieces we have added to our collections.  As I have said before, we buy a piece at a time then over the years we have managed to acquire a nice collection.  Sometimes we get so impatient but in reality over many years we have each found some pretty wonderful pieces.   

  Overall the market is still soft but it is a good time to pick up pieces we have wanted.  Being patient pays off  in the long run these days. There have been a lot of bargains on Ebay recently. It has been so long since I have been on the antique trail, I can't say what the shop prices are these days.  Would like to hear some reports of what others are finding???

  The most notable piece on Ebay was the deer figurine - with the rarer of the decals most commonly found on the milk  cans in gold - a beautiful piece but an outrageous price as  well. (a thousand dollar Rudolph, happy days for the seller - Doug)
  We've never seen many of the figurines with this decal, I have always wondered if there could be a complete  set of them - after seeing the deer figurine, I have to believe all of the figurines in the series were decorated with that decal. Maybe in the future we will have someone send in a picture of a complete set of the figurines, all  matching.  The only one of the series with this decal I have is the  Pekingese, my other figurine sets are complete but doubt this one ever will be -  LOL!!!!
  Rhonda sent a picture of a unique, possibly proto type of Chrysanthemum Smiley -

". . . but he is different. Possible a chrysanthemum that wasn't finished?? Leaves and stems seem to be a different  green, but are in the same pattern as the chrysanthemum. But the flower is different. Flowers and stems are under the glaze, but the yellow centers are cold paint."
Until next month, Happy  collecting

Lin                          linromb@aol.com
Doug's Corner
NEW YEAR wishes from Henry and his revelers !!!
And I leave you with this stranger (and a consumer alert ) -
as seen on Ebay
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