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Vintage Fiesta and Harlequin Cream Soup Bowls | Circa 1936-1959

There is something about the fiesta cream soup bowl that captures the imagination. It was highly used in advertising during the 1930s and 1940s and is sought after by collectors today. There was an extraordinary amount of hand craftsmanship that went into making the bowls. Both lug handles would have been cast as seperate pieces and then been attached individually to the body of the bowl. The inside bottom rings would have been etched into the bowls by a metal blade attached to a machine that spun the bowls around. The foot as well was flared out by a hand tool and then the foot rings were added. Made in all eleven vintage colors, it's extremely rare in medium green.

Vintage Fiesta Cream Soup Bowls

red vintage fiestaware cream soup bowl

Vintage Fiesta Red Cream Soup Bowl »

Circa 1936-1942: The cream soup bowl remains one of the most charming pieces in the entire vintage line, with no other shape sharing its delightful tabbed handles. Highly sought after in red, this example is in excellent condition.

For Sale: $125

ivory vintage fiestaware cream soup bowl for sale

Vintage Fiesta Ivory Cream Soup Bowl »

Circa 1939-1951: This example of the cream soup in the original ivory glaze is discounted 50% because of some very minor in the making factory glaze flecks of other colors that got onto it. Enjoy this delightful shape at a discount!

For Sale: $ 85 40

cobalt blue vintage fiestaware cream soup bowl for sale

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Vintage Fiesta Cobalt Cream Soup Bowl »

Circa 1936-1951: The Fiesta cream soup bowl with it's inside bottom rings and tabbed handles has become an iconic classic, instantly being recongnized as a fiestaware piece. This example in the dramatic cobalt blue is in excellent collector quality condition.

For Sale: $85

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Vintage Fiesta Yellow Cream Soup Bowl »

Circa 1936-1959: The original fiestaware cream soup bowl is a delight to add to the collection and is a highly sought after piece that looks great stacked with others. This example in yellow is in excellent condtion ready for your collection.

For Sale: $85

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Vintage Fiesta Turquoise Cream Soup Bowl »

Circa 1937-1959: The cream soup bowl is a delightful shape with which to celebrate your favorite vintage color and turquoise is truely showcased on the spectacularly designed vintage fiesta piece. This example is in excellent condtion, without damage or signs of use and a brilliant blue turquoise glaze.

For Sale: $85

1950s Fiestaware Colors

By 1951, Homer Laughlin had released four new colors. These sophisticated mid-century colors of Chartreuse, Rose, Gray and Forest Green echoed the barkcloths and fabrics of the day. Fiestaware had been waning in popularity so many shapes were cut and fewer pieces were being made, but collectors can celebrate with the great, classic shape of the original cream soup bowl in their favorite 1950s colors.

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Vintage Fiesta Forest Green Cream Soup Bowl »

Circa 1951-1959: By the 1950s the selection of fiestaware shapes had been drastically reduced, so collectors will appreciate adding the harder to find mid-century colors onto the more interesting and classic shapes like the original cream soup bowl.

For Sale: $85

Vintage Fiesta Rose Cream Soup Bowl »

Circa 1951-1959: The rose colored glaze was formulated in the 1930s but wasn't released in the fiestaware line until the 1950s. Produced for less than nine years, the mid-century fiestaware remains highly sought after.

For Sale: $75

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Vintage Fiesta Gray Cream Soup Bowl »

Circa 1951-1959: Of all the mid-century colors, it is the gray glaze that stands out as the most dramatic break from the original bright palette and brings a great sense of sophistication and subtlety to the dinnerware line. This example in the 1950s gray is in excellent condition.

For Sale: $80

Vintage Fiesta Chartreuse Cream Soup Bowl »

Circa 1951-1959: National interests in tropical decor influenced the creation of the 1950s fiesta color palette and chartruese fully embodies this trend. As delightful today as it was then, this example on the great cream soup bowl shape is in excellent condtion without damage or signs of use.

For Sale: $80

Medium Green Fiesta Cream Soup Bowl

The cream soup bowl was cut from production just as the medium green color was being added. It's estimated that Fiesta cream soup bowls were only made for a few months after the introduction of the medium green glaze, thus making them one of the hardest to find final pieces in the Vintage Fiesta pottery line.

Vintage Fiesta Medium Green Cream Soup Bowl

Circa 1959: Extremely Rare— Made for only a few short months and very rare, the fiesta cream soup bowl is a highly coveted piece for advanced collectors.

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Harlequin Cream Soup Bowl

Released in the Spring of 1938 for Woolworths five and dime department stores, the Harlequin cream soup is another stunning design of the popular handled soup bowl. With it's great angular handles that join the body of the bowl on a base of three scalloped tiers, the piece measures an impressive 6 3/4". Available in all twelve vintage colors, but hard to find in the 1950s colors and rare in medium green.

red harlequin cream soup bowl

Harlequin Cream Soup Bowl in Red »

Circa 1940-1942: The Harlequin cream soup bowl in the red glaze was only produced for a little over two years making it a hard to find piece, especially in excellent condition like this example.

For Sale: $85

Original green vintage harlequin cream soup bowl made from 1942-1951 by Homer Laughlin for Woolworths dinnerware line

Vintage Harlequin Original Green Cream Soup Bowl »

Circa 1942-1951: The classic original green color looks great on the Harlequin cream soup bowl and this example has an excellent glaze and is without damage or signs of use.

For Sale: $75

Vintage Harlequin Dinnerware For Sale Turquoise Cream Soup Bowl 1940s 1950s tableware

Harlequin Turquoise Cream Soup Bowl »

Circa 1940-1959: The turquoise glaze that was originally used in the fiestaware line was introduced onto the Harlequin shapes in 1941. Collectors can enjoy mixing and matching the great turquoise colors across both lines. This example is excellent.

For Sale: $75

Vintage Harlequin Pottery For Sale  Yellow Cream Soup Bowl 1940s 1950s Pottery

Harlequin Yellow Cream Soup Bowl »

Circa 1938-1959: A slightly brighter yellow was used for the Woolworth's Harlequin line and it mixes and matches so well with all eleven of the other colors. One of the longest running colors for all the solid color pottery lines, the yellow is a cornerstone glaze and this example is a wonderful way to showcase both the piece and the color.

For Sale: $75

Vintage Harlequin Pottery Cream Soup Bowl in Original Chartreuse Glaze 1950s mid century Dinnerware

Harlequin Chartreuse Cream Soup Bowl »

Circa 1950-1959: During the 1950s the same four colors introduced in the fiestaware line were used for the Woolworth's Harlequin line. This mid-century palette was produced in less quantities as popularity began to wane, making the 1950s color examples harder to find. This example of the Chartreuse glazed Harlequin cream soup bowl is in excellent condition without signs of damage or use.

For Sale: $85

mid century 1950s vintage harlequin forest green cream soup bowl for sale

Harlequin Forest Green Cream Soup Bowl »

Circa 1950-1959: Collectors will appreciate the harder to find mid-century colors, like the dramatic forest green glaze, on the classic Harlequin pieces. The cream soup bowl remains one of the most desirable pieces and this example in dark forest green is in excellent condition without damage or signs of use.

For Sale: $85

1950s gray vintage harlequin cream soup bowl for sale mid century fiestaware colored dinnerware

Harlequin Gray Cream Soup Bowl »

Circa 1950-1959: With production down and popularity wanning, the mid-century pieces of Harlequin are harder to find than many of the other colors. This example is in excellent condition without damage or signs of use.

For Sale: $75

Vintage Harlequin Pottery For Sale: Rose Cream Soup Bowl 1940s 1950s Pottery

Harlequin Rose Cream Soup Bowl »

Circa 1940-1959: Whether you are mixing and matching across pottery lines or color ensembles, the rose color is a delightful and sophisticated color that looks great on the Harlequin cream soup bowl. This example is in excellent condition.

For Sale: $75

vintage harlequin dinnerware mauve blue cream soup bowl made from 1938-1951 for woolworths stores

Vintage Harlequin Mauve Blue Cream Soup Bowl »

Circa 1938-1951: The Harlequin mauve blue glaze was one of the four original colors released in late 1936 and was popular enough to continue in production until 1951. This example is an excellent example of both the color and the piece without damage or use.

For Sale: $75

maroon original red vintage harlequin cream soup bowl for sale

Vintage Harlequin Maroon Cream Soup Bowl »

Circa 1938-1940: The maroon glaze was a unique and dramtic color that was discontinued early. The cream soup bowl was introduced in 1938 and was only made in maroon for a few short years, making this a hard to find item.

For Sale: $85

spruce green vintage harlequin cream soup bowl for sale

Vintage Harlequin Spruce Green Cream Soup Bowl »

Circa 1938-1940: Like maroon, the spruce glaze was also discontinued shortly after the cream soup bowl was released making examples of this shape in the fantastic spruce green another hard to find shape in the early color. This example is excellent.

For Sale: $85

Bob Zordani and Heidi Kellner: (217) 714-5016, Lexington, Virginia: heidi@happyheidi.com