The sugar bowl is one of the most important pieces in a potteries line. Fiesta sugar bowls, with their scroll handles, three sets of abundant concentric rings and hand applied finial knobs are a classic and foundational piece for the original Fiesta pottery line. Made for the full run of the potteries production they can be found in all twelve original vintage colors.
Circa 1936-1942: Three Piece Set— The Vintage Fiesta Sugar Bowl with its original lid is a delight to find. Dipped in the most desirable red glaze, the lidded sugar bowl and ring handled creamer set is a cornerstone of the Fiesta line.
For Sale: $175
Circa 1939-1951: Three Piece Set— The Fiesta covered sugar bowl is a classic, with its hand applied finial and wonderful curved scroll handles, all decorated with bands of concentric rings.
For Sale: $165
Circa 1938-1969: This three piece set includes the lidded sugar bowl and ring handled creamer. All pieces are in excellent condition.
For Sale: $165
Circa 1939-1969: Three Piece Set— The Vintage Fiesta sugar bowl and creamer set showcase a variety of individual craftsmanship including hand applied parts and hand worked shaping. Great attention to detail was given to the making of Vintage Fiesta pottery. This example of the covered sugar and ring handled creamer three piece set is in excellent condition, without damage.
For Sale: $175
Circa 1951-1959: Three Piece Set—The 1950s chartreuse green glaze remains one of the most popular and collected colors from the original vintage line and it's a delight to find them on the lidded sugar and ring handled creamer set. Excellent condition.
For Sale: $165
Circa 1951-1959: Three Piece Set— Produced in far less quantities than the original six fiestaware colors, the 1950s colors will prove hard, yet delightful, to find. This example of the sugar bowl and creamer set in the 1950s gray glaze is in excellent condition.
For Sale: $155
Circa 1959-1969: Three Piece Set—The Fiesta lidded sugar and ring handled creamer set is a necessary part of dressing the table. There is no greater way to celebrate this delightful duo than with the rich medium green glaze. Homer Laughlin produced many greens, but it is this perfected medium green, at the end of the original Vintage Fiesta line that shows a mastery of color.
For Sale: $425
Frederick Rhead started designing his versions of Homer Laughlin sugar bowls early on. The first version was slip cast, had a flat inside bottom, a deeper foot and slipcast lid with nearly a 1/2" flange and will be marked simply "HLC USA" (without the Made in USA). Within three months modifications were made. The sugars foot was now jiggered by hand, causing variation in the shape, thickness, and angle of the base. The inside bottom was rounded and the flange was brought down to 1/8". The lid was formed by jiggering and the finial was seperately slip cast and attached by hand.
Circa 1939-1951: The vintage Fiesta sugar bowl is one of the most charming pieces of the entire line, with its little scroll handles, loads of concentric rings, gently flared hand shaped foot and hand applied finial.
For Sale: $95
Circa 1936-1969: This vintage fiesta original yellow sugar bowl is in spectacular collector quality condition, with wonderful shiny glaze and no signs of use.
For Sale: $95
Circa 1951-1959: The Vintage Fiesta sugar bowl was a popular and essential item on the modern table. Highly functionable and also whimsically designed, pottery collectors will admire all the hand work involved in the production of the Vintage Fiesta sugar bowl. Hand attached scrolled handles and finials along with hand shaped flaring of the foot made this simple piece a delight.
For Sale: $95
Circa 1959-1965: With sales of solid color tableware slowing, far fewer pieces and shapes were produced in the final color assortment, of which medium green was the only new color introduced.
For Sale: $275
One of the first pieces discontinued was the original stick handled creamer. It was quickly replaced by the ring-handled version (probably because it was not easy to use for left handed people).
Circa 1936-1938: Collectors will appreciate being able to add the very earliest pieces to their collections and the stick handled creamer is one of those special shapes, discontinued early and only produced in the first original six vintage fiestaware colors.
For Sale: $85
Circa 1937-1938: The turquoise fiesta stick handled creamer is one of the earliest pieces made in turquoise that was discontinued quickly. They are considered hard to find and this example is in perfect, collector quality condition.
For Sale: $145
Circa 1936-1938: One of the first pieces discontinued in the fiesta line, the stick handled creamer is a delight with it's hand applied handle and abundance of concentric rings decorating the whole piece.
For Sale: $110
Circa 1936-1938: The stick handled creamer was introduced as part of the original assortment at the fiestaware lines beginnings in 1936 but was quickly redesigned and replaced with the ring handled version.
For Sale: $85
Circa 1936-1938: One of only three stick handled pieces in the entire fiestaware line and released at the onset of the fiesta production in 1936, the original creamer would last for less than two years before being replaced. This example in ivory is in excellent condition without signs of damage or use.
For Sale: $75
Circa 1936-1938: Produced in the first six colors and only avaialable for less than two years makes finding the stick handled creamer an adventerous treat. All examples are highly desirable and this version in the original yellow is in excellent condtion and will make a great addition to your collection.
For Sale: $85
Circa 1938-1969: The beatiful turquoise glaze color shines on this vintage fiestaware ring handled creamer. Nicely marked on the bottom "HLC fiesta MADE IN U.S.A.".
For Sale: $45
Circa 1938-1969: Even the simple ring handled creamer carries the charm of the fiestaware line with its round handle supported by a tear of three art deco inspired scallops, abundance of concentric rings that even adorn the foot and make their way over the spout.
For Sale: $40
Circa 1938-1951: The stick handled version, which was part of the original release in 1936 was quickly redesigned for this more utilitarian and classic ring handled version of the Vintage Fiesta sugar bowl.
For Sale: $45
Circa 1951-1959: The sophisticated mid-century color gray fiesta glaze marked the beginning of a new range of colors that ushered in the modern era. The color looks great on the classic ring handled creamer.
For Sale: $50
Circa 1959-1969: Just as the medium green glaze was the last color used on the vintage fiesta pottery line, it will probably be the last color added to collectors shelves. Even the simple ring handled creamer carries the charm of the line along with its abundance of concentric rings. This example in the harder to find medium green glaze is in excellent condition without damage or use. Marked "HLCo fiesta MADE IN USA".
For Sale: $175
The Vintage Fiesta Ironstone line consists of the final 20 pieces which would be created under the name "Fiesta". Two new glazes, antique gold and turf green, joined the original red that was simply renamed "Mango" to make up the last assortment of colors.
Circa 1969-1972: Three Piece Set— Fiesta Ironstone was the last breath from the famous original line. Knobs, handles and colors shifted one last time and for a brief moment we had Ironstone. This example of the refashioned Vintage Fiesta sugar bowl and the new C handled creamer (still in use today) completes the retro '70s set.
For Sale: $175
Circa 1967-1969: Three Piece Set— Fiesta Ironstone was the last breath from the famous original line. Knobs, handles and colors shifted one last time and for a brief moment we had Ironstone. This example of the refashioned Vintage Fiesta sugar bowl and the new C handled creamer (still in use today) completes the retro '70s set.
For Sale: $155
The sales campaign launched by Homer Laughlin in early 1940 presents the collector with a wide variety of new shapes, borrowed shapes and repurposed items that would be dipped in the six original fiestaware colors.
Circa 1940-1942: Produced for the promotional campaign of 1930, this color combination, with the turquoise tray and red creamer is the harder to find version of the fantastic four piece ensemble.
For Sale: $895
Circa 1940-1943: Produced for a scant 2 1/2 years, the Fiesta sugar, cream and tray set is a great find. Shown here in the classic cobalt tray with vintage yellow covered sugar and creamer. The sugar and creamer figure eight set was one of the last designs by designer Frederick Rhead.
For Sale: $345
Circa 1940-1943: Produced for a scant 2 1/2 years, the fiesta individual creamer was part of the figure 8 tray set for the 1940s promotional campaign. Unlike Woolworth's Harlequin tableware line, Fiesta only had the regular ring handled creamer while Harlequin had 3 different creamers to chose from.
For Sale: $85
The vintage harlequin dinnerware line made exclusively for Woolworth's five and dime stores had two unique pitchers in its selection, the service water ball pitcher and the 22 ounce jug. The ball pitcher will have a great band of concentric rings around it's bottom edge and the 22 ounce jug a daring triangular handle that echoes the Harlequin design.
Circa 1937-1941: Wonderful flat bottomed Harlequin sugar bowl with the early inside rings that were removed by 1942. This set includes the lidded sugar bowl and the creamer. Both pieces are in excellent condition and fully dipped in the great early vintage maroon glaze which was one of the first four colors of the Harlequin pottery line.
For Sale: $175
Circa 1936-1941: Three Piece Set— The sugar bowl was the eighth piece designed for the Harlequin. Produced in spruce green until 1941,this example is the earliest version with the rings on the inside bottom of the sugar bowl and a slightly flared, hand-applied foot.
For Sale: $175
Circa 1936-1942: Wonderful flat bottomed Harlequin sugar bowl with the early inside rings that were removed by 1942. This set includes the lidded sugar bowl and the creamer. Both pieces are in excellent condition and fully dipped in the great early vintage maroon glaze which was one of the first four colors of the Harlequin pottery line.
For Sale: $165
Circa 1936-1959: Three Piece Set— The sugar bowl was the eighth piece designed for the relatively large line. Produced for 27 years the sugar bowl underwent various modifications. This example of the set in the Vintage Fiesta yellow glaze is in excellent condition without use, damage, wear, scratches or any issues.
For Sale: $145
Circa 1940-1942: Three Piece Set— Red wasn't introduced to the Harlequin dinnerware line until 1940 and it was quickly discontinued by the end of 1942 when the uranium used in the glaze was recalled for WWII efforts. This example boasts the inside bottom rings so we know it isn't a reissued version of the red glaze. Excellent condition.
For Sale: $175
Circa 1941-1951: Three Piece Set— The Harlequin rose colored glaze was formulated by Homer Laughlin China Company and used on the Harlequin dinnerware line as early as 1941, almost a decade before it was used on the Fiesta tableware line.
For Sale: $155
Circa 1950-1959: Homer Laughlin began producing Harlequin in the late 30s for the Woolworth five and dime stores. The sugar bowl was the eighth piece designed for the relatively large line. Produced for 27 years the sugar bowl underwent various modifications. This example of the set in the highly popular color of vintage Chartreuse glaze is in excellent condition without use, damage, wear, scratches or any issues.
For Sale: $165
Circa 1950-1959: Homer Laughlin began producing Harlequin in the late 30s for the Woolworth five and dime stores. The sugar bowl was the eighth piece designed for the relatively large line. Produced for 27 years the sugar bowl underwent various modifications. This example of the set in the 50s gray glaze is in excellent condition without use, damage, wear, scratches or any issues.
For Sale: $145
Circa 1936-1941: Wonderful flat bottomed Harlequin sugar bowl with the early inside rings that were removed by 1942. This sugar bowl is in excellent condition and fully dipped in the great early vintage maroon glaze which was one of the first four colors of Harlequin pottery line.
For Sale: $125
Circa 1937-1942: Wonderful flat bottomed Harlequin sugar bowl with the early inside rings that were removed by 1942. This sugar bowl is in excellent condition and fully dipped in the great early vintage mauve (blue) glaze which was one of the first four colors of Harlequin pottery line.
For Sale: $110
Circa 1941-1959: The Harlequin pottery sugar bowl is an exuberance of daring design. Sharp, art-deco inspired handles and knobs leave little room for mishandling. A crisp bottom edge was so prone to nicking. It is always a treat to find these mid century and delicate examples of Homer Laughlin pottery in such nice condition as this vintage rose example.
For Sale: $85
Circa 1942-1959: Wonderful Harlequin sugar bowl in excellent condition and fully dipped in the great vintage 50s dark forest green glaze.
For Sale: $85
Unlike the fiestaware line that had one simple sugar and creamer, the Harlequin line that Homer Laughlin designed for Woolworths had a seemingly endless variety of creamers that included the small individual toy version, the round ball novelty shape, and two versions of the regular creamer. Add that variety to the multitude of colors available and the selection is staggering.
Circa 1939-1941: Part of the third expansion to the Woolworth's Harlequin line, the tiny individual creamer wouldn't be produced long in maroon and spruce.
For Sale: $75
Circa 1939-1942: Only made for a few years, the tiny individual creamer is fun to mix and match in your favorite colors, like this example in the original fiesta turquoise glaze.
For Sale: $65
Circa 1939-1942: Only made for a few years, the tiny individual creamer is fun to mix and match in your favorite colors, like this example in the original fiesta red glaze.
For Sale: $65
Circa 1939-1941: The Harlequin novelty creamer is basically a miniature version of the Harlequin ball jug, but with the band of concentric rings moved up from the base to the belly. This example in original maroon glaze is in excellent condition with no damage and a nice even glaze which is hard to find on this early Harlequin pottery.
For Sale: $125
Circa 1938-1942: The novelty creamer is basically a miniature version of the ball jug, just with the band of concentric rings moved up from the base to the belly instead. One of the few pieces Homer Laughlin produced that could be considered a miniature.
For Sale: $75
Circa 1939-1942: Made for only a few scant years before the red glaze was discontinued due to restrictions on the uranium needed for the glaze formula.
For Sale: $75
Circa 1939-1959: The Harlequin novelty creamer is, standing proudly at nearly 5" tall, this little version of the Harlequin ball jug is a delight, with its band of concentric rings centered on its bulbous belly. Designed by Frederick Rhead and released for production for Woolworths at the beginning of 1939, the novelty ball creamer enjoyed 20 years of popularity.
For Sale: $75
Circa 1941-1951: The rose glaze accentuates the subtle band of concentric rings that wrap around and decorate the middle of the novelty ball creamer.
For Sale: $80
Circa 1939-1942: The Harlequin creamer was one of the few pieces in the line that was modified. The high-lip version was redesigned and the lip folded inwards. Examples in the red glaze would have been discontinuedby the end of '42. Measures an impressive 6 3/8" w x 2 5/8"h.
For Sale: $65
Circa 1938-1959: The Harlequin creamer was redesigned in 1938 and this is the version collectors know as the "regular" creamer. It was made in all twelve vintage colors and was an essential part of the table setting.
For Sale: $45
The shape for the Riviera solid color tableware line was borrowed from a preexisting line called Century. Decals were removed and the shapes were dipped in solid color glazes of fiesta red, fiesta green and ivory, and Harlequin blue and yellow. The results were a bold and charming dinnerware line consisting of less than 20 pieces.
Circa 1938-1942: Three Piece Set— The Vintage Fiesta red glaze was such a fabulous hit that it soon found it's way onto a whole bunch of shapes and designs from other pottery lines at Homer Laughlin. Who could resist this brilliant glaze? And it really is showcased well, here on the sugar and creamer set made for the Riviera Pottery line.
For Sale: $145
Circa 1942-1948: Three Piece Set The same ivory glaze found in the famous Vintage Fiesta line is found here, on the century shape.
For Sale: $145
Circa 1938-1948: Homer Laughlin decided to use their Century dinnerware lines shapes with the bold, solid colors used in other newer lines to create the small Riviera pottery ensemble. The original green glaze was already in use on the Fiesta tableware and made a great addition to the color assortment developed in the summer of 1938 for Riviera's release. This example of the sugar and creamer set is in excellent condition.
For Sale: $145
Circa 1938-1948: Riviera sugar and creamer set in original yellow. Here's the sunny, bright yellow glaze on the great, art-deco inspired sugar and creamer set from the 1930s-1940s.
For Sale: $135
Circa 1938-1948: The Harlequin blue glaze (nicknamed "Mauve"), was used on the solid color Riviera tableware line as well. It is a delightful color in between blue and purple with muted undertones. This example of the century shape sugar bowl dipped in the Harlequin blue has a wonderful glaze and is in good condition.
For Sale: $85
Circa 1942-1948: The Riviera line offers a small selection of solid colored pieces of tableware and the lidded sugar bowl is one of the few pieces from the line with a lid and handles.
For Sale: $95 65
Circa 1938-1942: The red glazes were discontinued early during WWII, so finding them is always a treat. Harder to come by and a delight to add to your tablescapes, this example is a brilliant version without damage or signs of use.
For Sale: $50
Circa 1938-1948: There's nothing more delightful than sitting down at the table with friends and family and having tea or coffee with milk or cream in its own special server. Original green is a stable color in the Homer Laughlin solid colored tableware pieces.
For Sale: $45
Circa 1936-1948: Homer Laughlin's Old Ivory glaze was a staple across almost all of their pottery lines, from decalware, to striped decorations and even to round out the assortment in their solid color tableware lines.
For Sale: $45 35
For two decades Homer Laughlin produced a variety of southwestern themed decals that they applied to their pottery lines. The decalware was finished off by a series of hand painted stripes in various colors and the pieces created give us a sense of charm and whimsy for our tablescapes.
Circa 1941-1943: Although similar to the Mexicana decal, the Max-i-cana decal has some added humanism with the addition of a sleeping figure in a large sombrero having a siesta against a cactus. A multitude of decorated pots adorn the foreground. Shown here on the captivating yellowstone Homer Laughlin shape.
For Sale: $195
Circa 1936-1939: Here is a fantastic sugar and creamer set of the original Homer Laughlin Pottery Company's Hacienda decalware on their famous Century line. This popular line boasts a profusely decorated display of Mexicana decals and is finished off with many hand painted red stripes.
For Sale: $175