ars longa * 08-002. Eva Zeisel Town & Country mustard jar spoon/stopper.

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08-002. Eva Zeisel
Town & Country mustard jar spoon/stopper
Red Wing Potteries, Inc.
USA, 1947
Glazed ceramic
Unsigned

This is another one of those items that I'm vaguely regretting leaving in the thrift store. When it comes down to it, though, I'd be purchasing it for resale and it was in quite bad shape. Broken through the thinnest part of the handle and superglued back together, I don't think this would be at the top of a collector's wish list ... even though it is a fairly rare shape. It seems that whenever I'm with a group of Zeisel collectors, they tend to come unglued over the Town and Country mustard jar, and particularly the spoon/stopper. It is a phenomenal shape, I must admit, and that was the catalyst for probably 99% of my nagging feeling that I should have overlooked the damage and purchased it anyhow.

So what do you think? Should I have dropped the $1.79 and seen what it went for on eBay? Are you going to be jumping in the car and racing to Lincoln, Illinois, to capitalize on my mistake? Or are my rising standards not too terribly unreasonable?

Left in situ on January 19, 2008 in Lincoln, IL.

Dawn said: Keep your $$ and spend it stuff that's PERFECT and that you love. You already know the boo-boo I made with the Ben Seibel plate. I think you did good. Best, Dawn
1.19.08

Brad said: I agree with Dawn--keep the $ and buy what you really want/need. Hopefully some other collector will come upon it and be delighted since it sounds like you would not have been delighted if you made the purchase. If you bought it, I bet that the only thing you would have seen when you looked at it was the break.
1.19.08

Scott said: You guys are probably right. Thanks for the encouragement.
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