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<p>[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 10551899, member: 37"]The two larger boxes are the F&F marked ones. I paid $3.00 for the largest one and $2.00 each for all the others. I really just bought them because I think they have a good look and can make a few bucks on them. I will probably put $12.00 on the largest one and under $10.00 on all the rest. Was actually kind of surprised to find the the F&F marks on them.</p><p><br /></p><p>When I was looking at their line in the 90s, they were showing a lot of flamboyant majolica pieces. I was in their showroom in Highpoint, NC and the large display was impressive. I felt like I needed to invest in quite a bit of inventory to make enough of an impact on our display floor. We were primarily a furniture store so really couldn't justify the expenditure.</p><p><br /></p><p>When I see these pieces on the secondary market, they are almost always chipped. They seem to be made of a rather soft ceramic and not particularly durable. Looking just now, I do see some of these pieces commanding good money now. This is the type of thing I am talking about.</p><p><br /></p><p>Not my pictures.....</p><p>[ATTACH=full]529982[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]529983[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 10551899, member: 37"]The two larger boxes are the F&F marked ones. I paid $3.00 for the largest one and $2.00 each for all the others. I really just bought them because I think they have a good look and can make a few bucks on them. I will probably put $12.00 on the largest one and under $10.00 on all the rest. Was actually kind of surprised to find the the F&F marks on them. When I was looking at their line in the 90s, they were showing a lot of flamboyant majolica pieces. I was in their showroom in Highpoint, NC and the large display was impressive. I felt like I needed to invest in quite a bit of inventory to make enough of an impact on our display floor. We were primarily a furniture store so really couldn't justify the expenditure. When I see these pieces on the secondary market, they are almost always chipped. They seem to be made of a rather soft ceramic and not particularly durable. Looking just now, I do see some of these pieces commanding good money now. This is the type of thing I am talking about. Not my pictures..... [ATTACH=full]529982[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]529983[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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