Sunday Historical: April 2013

Rare R.S. Prussia Bowl 1905-1910

Rare R. S. Prussia bowl mold # 106. Antique Reinhold Schlegelmilch porcelain manufactured between 1905-1910, marked with red & green Prussia Wreath & Star.
Mold #106 (Mary Frank Gaston Collectors Encyclopedia of R. S. Prussia) - "five recessed domes alternating with fleur-de-lys sections" bowl measures 10.5 inches wide and 3.25 inches tall.

The center pattern is Rose transfer, one bloomed and one not yet bloomed pink rose and one yellow rose with green leaf trim. Gold paint on edges is in good shape for its age, there is some minor gold loss. Bowl has a hairline crack and repair near top edge as evident in the two photos.

This bowl was part of a designers estate and was in storage for many years until now.

The close up photo of the mark was taken on microscope mode, hence the white LED dots. There is some reflection in the photos that could not be avoided and still use natural sunlight.

You can see it on the Sunday Historical website www.sundayhistorical.com online store shop.sundayhistorical.com

Ornate gold painted details

Genuine Makers Mark

Rose Floral Pattern

R.S. Prussia for sale

These are highly collectible pieces and some can sell for high dollar amounts depending on pattern and condition. Does anyone own one like this or have you seen one like it? Let me know what you think.

This rare R. Wallace 1947 Norfolk & Western Hotel Roanoke silver plated carafe frame was part of a personal N&W Hotel Roanoke collection at a Monument Ave. Richmond VA estate until I purchased them in March 2013. The original owner purchase this and many other items at the 17 day Sale of Contents at the Hotel Roanoke in 1989. It is the cream of N&W Railroadiana and Hotel collectibles.
The carafe frame does not have have the glass insert. It stands about 9.5" tall to the top of the finial. It has the manufacturers mark on the bottom back of handle which reads 8-47 R. Wallace 0389 T, Silver Soldered, Norfolk & Western. I wanted to let as many Railroad memorabilia collectors as possible know of this fabulous historical piece. I have been hanging on to it since March, but need the proceeds to fund Sunday Historical`s upcoming events.

View ebay auction

This rare silver plated carafe frame, which was the rage on railway dining cars and hotels in the 1940`s. It is currently at auction on Ebay. The auction ends tonight, Sunday April 21, 2013 at 9:27pm EST. There are two bids at this writing.

I have included the history of the Norfolk & Western Railway`s Hotel Roanoke below.

The Hotel Roanoke in Roanoke Virginia, was built in 1882 by the Norfolk and Western Railway (now part of the Norfolk Southern), which had recently constructed its administrative offices in the city, bringing in over a thousand railroad workers. It officially opened on Christmas Day, 1882. 1882

Roanoke was a little town named Big Lick when enterprising railroad magnate Frederick J. Kimball chose it as the site of a railroad juncture and a major city. After Kimball combined two of his railroads into the Norfolk and Western Railroad, he built his vision of a comprehensive community with the Hotel Roanoke as its grand centerpiece. Travelers coming to the city or breaking a tiring rail journey made the Hotel Roanoke their haven.
In July, 1898, a fire started in the kitchen which shut down the hotel for several months. The hotel was reopened in January, 1899, restored with a few additions.
The next major renovation took place in 1938, remodeling the hotel to have a more Tudor look. Additional new wings were added in 1947 and 1955.
In 1989, deeded the Hotel Roanoke to the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) for $65,000 (USD). After the flag lowering ceremony on November 30, the hotel was closed. Sale of the contents began and continued for 17 days.
In 1992, the "Renew Roanoke" campaign was launched to raise enough money to reopen the hotel. Virginia Tech had set a deadline of December 31, 1992 to have enough money. By late fall, the campaign was still short $1,000,000. In an unprecedented Christmas-time fundraiser, the campaign succeeded, raising $5,006,000. Norfolk Southern then donated an additional $2,000,000; 30 times what it received for the hotel. The Hotel Roanoke reopened in 1995 and still operates today.
Roanoke's landmark former passenger rail station was built across the street from the hotel. In 2004, it was converted in a museum devoted to the photography of O. Winston Link as well as housing the Roanoke Valley Visitors and Convention Bureau.

This Norfolk & Western water carafe frame is in remarkably good condition as evident in the following photos

This item sold on Ebay! Check out shop.sundayhistorical.com for more railroad collectibles.

finial on lid

side view

rear view

makers mark

Take a look at the auction on Ebay, there are quite a few folks viewing it and several watching, as well as two current bids. I will be glad to answer any questions today before the auctions ends at 9:27pm EST Sunday April 21, 2013.

There is a second Hotel Roanoke item at auction on ebay right now.
Four Norfolk & Western Railway Hotel Roanoke Engraved Flatware Knives are at auction on ebay. The auctions ends at 8:45 pm EST April 21, 2013. These came from the 17 day Sale of Contents at the Hotel Roanoke in 1989 and were a part of the Hotel Roanoke collection at a Monument Ave. Richmond VA estate until March 2013. N&W Railroadiana and Hotel collectible.
They have dings and scratches. The butter knife is the only one with a stainless blade. They come in a flannel case that is not original to the pieces.

These sold on Ebay! Check shop.sundayhistorical.com for more railroad collectibles.