Lovely Ladies: Vintage Head Vases

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Comment by Lillian Dunbar on April 9, 2011 at 8:27am

My lady vase has a NAPCO mark and a foil label. She's 5" tall in front and I take from the mark (and the fashion style), made in 1960.

Comment by Country Joe on August 11, 2010 at 9:33am

We added a few Lady Head Vases to the shop awhile ago.

Porcelain / China
See ya, Country Joe

Comment by Out-Of-The-Attic-2U on February 21, 2010 at 9:18am

Hi Julie, can you tell me what book you have where you got this info? Thanks.

Comment by Out-Of-The-Attic-2U on January 22, 2010 at 3:56pm

Why thank you so much. I will do just that. :)

Comment by Out-Of-The-Attic-2U on January 22, 2010 at 2:47pm

I have a head vase (yes just one) :0 but I know nothing about it except its cute.

Comment by C. Dianne Zweig Editor's Desk on December 25, 2009 at 11:03am

Collectorbooks.com

Product Description
Experienced collector and author David Barron has produced this much-needed book on head vases. Featuring several thousand head vases in more than 1,500 color photographs, many never before seen in any publication, the book contains primarily lady heads but also features other types of miscellaneous head vases - clowns, animals, children, Madonna figures, and others. Tips and hints for collectors, information on how to make repairs and remove crazing, and how to spot reproductions and fakes are among the special sections in the book. A chapter on the annual head vase convention with information and photographs is included, as well as a quick reference guide to the numbers on the bottoms of the vases. 2004 values. AUTHORBIO: David Barron has been researching and cataloging head vases since 1998. He and his wife, Yvonne, authored The Head Vases by the Numbers Price Guide, which has been updated four times since 1999. They have attended and spoken at the last four Annual Head Vases Convention. REVIEW: This book is a beautiful tribute to head vases - full of hundreds of color photographs of sets, various women, Art Deco, wall pockets, Madonnas, celebrities, Umbrella girls, Betty Lou Nichols vases, children, couples, convention pieces, clowns, Christmas, and much more.

Comment by The Vintage Button Jar on December 23, 2009 at 8:14pm

Very pretty!
I will take some pictures of my collection and post them once we get Christmas out of the way.
Peggy