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Antique Graniteware Items

Antique Graniteware Large Funnel, Grey Fine Relish.

This is a larger funnel, most likely used in canning preserves or something similar, due to the relatively small throat.  This is the Grey Fine Relish pattern; you can see how small and even the patterning is on this.  The more noticeable chips are the two shown in the photo bottom left; this really is in nice condition.  Even the small mouth end of the funnel is in better than average condition, with only minor damage, and some minor chipping also to the upper mouth.  As I say, this is a big one, measuring about 7 1/2" across and 8 1/2" tall.  It is $29.00.

Graniteware Loaf Pan, Grey Large Relish.

As you can see, the Relish pattern on this one is large and bold; it is very distinct and has a much greater impact in person than these photos show.  The pan has never been twisted or bent, which is why the porcelain is in such wonderful condition.  There actually is some minor chipping to the top and bottom edges, but this pattern is so overpowering that you have to FEEL for the chips because they are nearly invisible to the eye.  Nice standard size for the era, this measures 11 1/2" x 5 7/8" x 3", and it is $29.00. 

Antique Grey Relish Graniteware Diaper Pail, Bucket.

This is SO much finer in person than the pictures can show you here.  The bottom right picture shows an interior chip; there are no exterior chips to photograph.  Also in that picture you can just make out the rounded top panels that are so much easier to see in person.  Still having a nearly pristine label, it is a sure bet that this was never used.  It most likely was given as a gift and got shoved into a closet somewhere and didn't see the light of day again until I photographed it for you!  You could imagine tons of decorative uses for this; it measures 9 3/4" across the rolled-out mouth and is 8 3/4" tall.  The heavy wire bail and wooden handle are also in excellent condition, and this piece is a steal at $45.00. 

Grey Skimmer Ladle, Antique Graniteware.

This one has several coats of porcelain, as evidenced by the weight and by the smooth, glass-like finish.  Most likely an unused piece, there is no porcelain breakage even at the point where the bowl of the skimmer meets the handle.  A very pretty addition to your utensil collection, it measures about 13 3/4" long from the curve of the handle hook to the end of the skimmer's bowl, and the bowl is 4" in diameter and around 1 1/2" deep.  It is $28.00. 

Antique Graniteware Skimmer, Grey Relish.

This one is a bit different, with a shallower curve to the hanging hook end of the ladle's shaft.  This one does have the typical breakage to the porcelain where handle and bowl join, but no other chipping is present.  This pretty thing measures 11 3/8" from the curve of the handle to the outer end of the bowl.  The bowl is 3 15/16" across and about 1 1/4" deep.  It is $24.00. 

SOLD Antique Graniteware Unused White Water Dipper w/Label.

It doesn't get more perfect than this!  This is technically a water dipper rather than a ladle; the sides of the bowl are less tapered and the bottom of the bowl is flat rather than curved.  The picture bottom right shows the handle rolled to meet at the center in a V shape which gives easy access to the hanging hole on the front side of the handle.  It measures about 12 1/2" long overall, and the bowl measures 5" OD and is 2 1/4" deep.  It is only $24.00. 

SOLD Vintage Graniteware Cream Can, Cobalt Blue.

This is a heavier piece, which indicates more coats of porcelain over the steel than what is usual.  As you can see, the lid is designed with a groove which mates up to a corresponding bump inside the top of the cream can so that you can turn the lid and keep it snug to inhibit spills.  All around lovely condition, it is of Polish origin like so many of the heavier solid color pieces with white interiors.  It stands a bit over 8" to the top of the loop finial and is 4" OD at the bottom.  It is $29.00.

Antique Cream Can, Bright Red.

One of the most sought after solid colors is the bright red seen here.  This brilliant red one is the same size as the Cobalt blue above but is a bit older.  Also made in Poland, this one has come visible chipping to the bottom edge of the lid and some where the bail is attached to the side loops, seen in the photos.  Still an excellent addition to your collection, it is $27.00.

Antique Cream or Milk Can, Medium Blue Graniteware.

This is a larger cream can that could be used for milk too.  Some chipping to the lower edge of the lid and one bail side loop, there are no body chips or bottom chips and the piece seems largely unused.  Made in Poland and of a nearly Robin's egg blue, it stands 11 1/2" tall at the top of the loop finial and is 5 5/8" OD across the bottom.  Heavy, pretty piece, it is $29.00.

SOLD Antique Graniteware Hot Water Pot.

Most of these were used in restaurants and in hospitals and were for single cup servings of hot tea.  This little pot would be brought on a saucer or small tray with a teabag nestled beside it and you steeped your tea in the cup that was already in front of you.  These saw hard use, which is evidenced by both the photos and the price, but at least one of these is necessary to complete a collection.  Happily, the chips are fairly superficial and do not constitute the kind of damage that would prevent the pot from holding water without leaking.  It measures about 4 1/4" to the top of the spun knob and around 6" from the tip of the gooseneck spout to the back of the handle.  It is $18.00.

Antique Cream & Green Graniteware Coffee, Green Glass Insert.

This is a pretty pot in good condition, but no basket and stem inside.  This one has the Depression Green Glass insert, which glows brightly in a black light and is getting more and more difficult to find.  As you can see in the photos, there are a few small chips to the porcelain, but no actually damaging defects.  It stands about 8 3/4" tall to the top of the glass insert, and is about the same measure from the tip of the V spout to the back of the handle.  It is only $45.00.

Antique Grey Relish Berry Bucket, Graniteware.

Berry buckets are impossible to find, so I am very pleased to be able to offer this one.  You can see that there is a bent place on the bottom rim, and that there is some very minor damage to the porcelain at the 'ears' that hold the wire bail, but in an all around way, this is in excellent condition, as evidenced in the photos.  The bucket measures 3 3/4" tall to the rim, 4 1/2" to the tip of the ear, 4 5/8" diameter, and 7 3/4" tall with the handle fully extended.  It is $39.00.

Vintage Graniteware Ball Teapot, Bright Orange.

This is brilliantly, merrily orange in color with black trim and a white inside.  There are a couple of factory speckles from bubbles occurring in the porcelain; I mention this only to cover myself with those who would take exception to my use of the word 'mint,' which would be the most accurate descriptive term for this one.  Nice glossy little pot, it measures about 4 7/8" tall to the top of the spun knob and around 8" from the tip of the gooseneck spout to the back of the handle.  It is $35.00. 

Antique Graniteware Sky Blue Bachelor's Coffee Boiler.

Bachelor is the term we use for what would be considered a single serving piece; larger than a child's or salesman's sample, but much smaller than general issue pieces.  In very pretty condition with a few minor chips to the porcelain seen in the pictures, this one measures only 6 1/2" to the top of the loop finial and about 4 5/8" from the tip of the V spout to the back of the handle.  It has the tin bracket that attaches the lid to the handle of the pot, which was fairly common during the period.  It is only $25.00.

Cream & Green Coffeepot Coffee Boiler.

Most likely of American manufacture, due to the lack of a mark center bottom of the piece, this one is in very nice conditon, as the pictures will show.  I would say it did not take heavy use at any time.  The chip you see on the underside of the lid in the final picture is the largest flaw on the piece, and it is not obvious when the pot is properly displayed.  There are several tiny pinpoints of missing porcelain on the body of the piece; this is the sort of thing caused by debris in the firing area while the pot is being made; these are not chips.  Nice heavy piece, it measures 9 1/2" to the top of the spun knob on the lid, and is 5 3/4" across the base.  It is $65.00.

Grey & White Relish Pattern Footed Colander.

Although you may want to clean this one with a bit of oven cleaner (your choice, not necessary) it is a piece that displays very well; either in spite of or because of the chips present.  This is a harder to find color and style of colander; the two side handles are unusual enough, but the hanging loop is the best part, other than the collar foot base.  Side presentation and interior presentation are quite good, as you can see; the only larger chipa are on the bottom, which aren't seen unless you display the piece inverted.  It measures 10 1/2" across the top, 9" across the collar base, and stands 5 1/4" high.  Priced with the flaws accounted for, it is $35.00.

Graniteware Coffee Boiler, Black & White Relish.

On careful examination, you will notice that this is a black and white relish, not grey.  Black and white is much more difficult to find, although not as difficult as the brown and white relish.  This is a gooseneck coffee boiler, and like almost all boilers of this size, it has a tin lid, which is hinged.  If you wanted a matching lid, you had to special order the coffee pot, and then the lid would be a separate piece.  The only place where this varied was in the white pieces, which generally had matching white hinged lids.  This one has seen use, but is in incredibly good condition for all of that.  What you see on the bottom of the pot is the sort of blacking that occurs from use; this would actually come off with oven cleaner if you wanted to go to the trouble.  There is a small chip in the porcelain on the spout, which is photographed for you, but the body and handle are remarkably free of chips; somebody took good care of this one.  The tin lid has excellent patina from age.  This pot measures about 9" tall to the top of the knob, 9" from spout tip to handle, 5 3/4" across the base, and 4" across the mouth, so it has a nice tapered shape.  Its book value in the mid nineties was $275.00, and I have priced it at $125.00.

Graniteware Ladle, Blue & White, Black Handle.

Here is a royal blue ladle in awesome condition!  It has one small chip in the blue at the handle, seen in the last photo, and a chip in the white shown in the photo above that one.  The presentation of this one is excellent.  It is a lot heavier than it looks, which indicates the quality of the metal used, as well as the number of coats of porcelain over the metal.  Usually when blue and black appear on the same piece, the country of origin is Sweden, but I think not in this case.  I think this is an American piece; it is simply too heavy to have come from anywhere else.  The bowl measures 3 7/8" across, and about 2" deep, or just a shade more than that.  The handle is 10 3/4" from the edge of the bowl to the top of the curve where the hanging bend is placed.  This one is a steal at only $24.00.

SOLD Graniteware Pudding Pan, Blue & White Swirl.

Not to be confused with the cheesy reproductions of this color; this is the real deal.  It is quite heavy for its size, and is in very nice condition.  You can see in the photos that it has a few dings, but nothing damaging and nothing that affects the overall presentation of the piece from either side.  The exterior chip you see in the photo bottom left does not go through to the white interior.  This one measures 11 1/8" across at the top, and 8" across the base.  It is just over 3 1/8" deep.  Very nice piece, it is not priced at the mid nineties book value of $195.00, but is priced much more reasonably at only $48.00.

Graniteware Coffee Boiler, Grey Relish Pattern.

Here is a more typical example of the graniteware coffees; the grey relish pattern with tin lid and V spout.  This is the one you want if you want one that is still functional, meaning it holds liquids with no leaks, but has the look of a bit harder use, as noted by the body chip on the left hander's side, and by the flaking chips seen close to the base on the right hander's side.  The all over presentation is excellent for a country kitchen or 'camp house' look like some people use in hunting lodges.  This is a nice medium, easy to use size, being 8 1/4" tall to the top of the spun knob, 7" from spout tip to the back of the contoured strap handle, 5 3/4" across the base, and 4" across the mouth.  Oddly, the bottom of the pot is almost pristine, and the all over gloss is in excellent shape.  This one is only $45.00.

SOLD Graniteware Teapot, Ball Shape, Green.

This is darker than apple green, but not quite avocado green.  It is bright white inside, with some tea staining at the strainer holes, which will most likely come out with either bleach, vinegar, or oven cleaner; don't laugh, your oven interior is porcelain over steel, just like graniteware, and oven cleaner is very effective on either one.  Most of this color was made in Poland, but this one does not have the Poland mark, and seems a bit heavier than the Polish wares; I believe it is American in origin.  Anyway, this is a medium sized teapot, standing about 6" tall to the top of the spun knob on the lid, it is not quite 3" across the base, the widest part of the ball measures about 5 1/2", and from the tip of the spout to the back of the handle, it is about 9 1/4".  The condition is near mint, and the price is $27.00.

Graniteware Measure, Liquid Quart, Grey Small Swirl.

This is in really excellent condition, with only the most minor color loss at the rim edges.  Exterior gloss is in near perfect condition, and the inside gloss is also intact with the exception of the bottom inside, which is uniformly less glossy.  Note the abbreviation of 'liquid' embossed on the side near the top!  This piece measures 5 1/2" tall to the edge on the handle side, and 6 1/4" tall at the center of the lip.  The base is just under 4 1/4" in diameter.  Very nice piece, it is $125.00.