1800s Etruscan Baseball Pitchers Questions

[Joe Hunter]

Alan: I have the green colored pitcher like yours. I don't know alot about them beyond what you mentioned, except that the solid color pitchers are more common than the multi-colored pitchers, with the same combination of baseball and soccer, that were produced by the same company. I did see a solid color pitcher that was being sold by an auction house with a pre-auction estimate of $300-500, but no sale price was listed. I bought mine a few years ago from an antique store that was going out of business. They do make for an interesting display, and they are 140 years old!

[aelefson]

Good points Joe, thank you. I think the solid color ones are worth around 200 each, but maybe less (or more if two people really have to have one). Luckily, I paid 130 each for mine but I would have paid more if they were priced higher. I really like them regardless of their value although their size and fragility make displaying or storing them a little difficult.

Alan

[ooo-ribay]

Cool piece. I was impressed with the blogger’s research and loved the named of his (her?) blog….Glazed and Confused.