The January 1, 2023 issue of Kovel’s magazine published a list of “What’s In” and “What’s Out” gathered from their experience of the past year.
Interestingly one of the first items listed is “Dishes with birds, dogs and flowers”. I’m not sure if it means the dishes have all of these decorations on them or if they are individually decorated. My experience indicates dishes with flower rims are not a popular item in Dallas, TX and surrounding cities stores.
The second item is “antique cut glass” for wedding gifts. We do sell American Brilliant cut glass dishes at the consignment store where I spend two days a week. Most popular items are vases and small bowls such as nappy’s and lemon dishes.
Number three on their list is “large ceramic containers for patios”. Asian design fish bowls are popular in our area with blue and white the most popular.
These are just three examples.
What’s out:
Silver – requires polishing, but in our case sterling flatware and large silverplate trays still sell for reasonable prices. The maker and silver content are important factors.
Fancy covered dishes – fussy collectors want modern and sleek.
Hummels except rare ones
Roseville pottery.
For a complete list visit http://www.kovels.com. I always find their magazine and website informative.
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