Valentine's Day: Don Spaulding American Holidays Plate

Valentine's Day is issue 4 in a collector plate series by artist Don Spaulding celebrating American Holidays.


This turn of the century boy and girl are sharing a pop together in an old fashioned soda shop. The boy is holding a frilly card and nervously waiting for the best time to hand it to his girl.

Valentine's Day is rendering in fine china by Edwin Knowles. It is limited to the year of issue and comes to you in original box with Certificate of Authenticity.

Circa: 1981
Condition: Mint
Size: 8 1/2
Manufacturer: Knowles  

Be Mine - February: Childhood Almanac Sandra Kuck Reco

Be Mine is issue 3 of a 12 plate collector series by artist Sandra Kuck for Reco International.

Children don't reckon time in weeks or months; they see it as a series of events. This series, Childhood Almanac, pays homage to that world view through a 12 plate series of events, one for each month of the year.

Dressed for Valentine's Day, this pair wait patiently to bestow a gift on their special valentine.

Beautiful composition with lovely detail and color. Be Mine, is banded in gold. It is limited to only 14 firing days. It comes to you with original box and Certificate.

Circa: 1985
Condition: Mint
Size: 9 1/4
Manufacturer: Bradford Exchange  

Easter Morning - April: Childhood Almanac Sandra Kuck

Easter Morning is issue 4 of a 12 plate collector series by artist Sandra Kuck for Reco International.

Children don't reckon time in weeks or months; they see it as a series of events. This series, Childhood Almanac, pays homage to that world view through a 12 plate series of events, one for each month of the year.

Dressed in her Easter best, this toddler takes a moment to play with a special bunny.

Beautiful composition with lovely detail and color. Easter Morning, is banded in gold. It is limited to only 14 firing days. It comes to you with original box and Certificate.

Circa: 1985
Condition: Mint
Size: 9 1/4
Manufacturer: Bradford Exchange  

Star Spangled Sky - July: Childhood Almanac Sandra Kuck

Star Spangled Sky is issue 8 of a 12 plate collector series by artist Sandra Kuck for Reco International.

Children don't reckon time in weeks or months; they see it as a series of events. This series, Childhood Almanac, pays homage to that world view through a 12 plate series of events, one for each month of the year.

July means a picnic with corn on the cob and games. Then finally as the day ends...fireworks.

Beautiful composition with lovely detail and color. Star Spangled Sky is banded in gold. It is limited to only 14 firing days and comes in original box with Certificate of Authenticity.

Circa: 1985
Condition: Mint
Size: 9 1/4
Manufacturer: Bradford Exchange  

Giving Thanks - November: Childhood Almanac Sandra Kuck

Giving Thanks is issue 11 of a 12 plate collector series by artist Sandra Kuck for Reco International.

Children don't reckon time in weeks or months; they see it as a series of events. This series, Childhood Almanac, pays homage to that world view through a 12 plate series of events, one for each month of the year.

Beautiful composition with lovely detail and color. This Thanksgiving plate is banded in gold. It is limited to only 14 firing days and comes in original box with Certificate of Authenticity.

Circa: 1985
Condition: Mint
Size: 9 1/4
Manufacturer: Bradford Exchange  

Easter: Childhood Holiday Memories, Jessie Wilcox Smith

Easter is issue 1 of a 6 collector plate series by Jessie Wilcox Smith for Knowles China.

This series, as the title suggests, explores holiday traditions from a child's perspective.

At Easter, this child dressed in yellow, wears her spring outfit, the traditional Easter bonnet and poses for the camera.

Easter is limited to 97 firing days. It comes to you in original box with Certificate of Authenticity.

Circa: 1986
Condition: Used
Size: 8 1/2
Manufacturer: Knowles  

Thanksgiving: Childhood Holiday Memories, Jessie Smith

Thanksgiving is issue 2 of a 6 collector plate series by Jessie Wilcox Smith for Knowles China.

This series, as the title suggests, explores holiday traditions from a child's perspective.

This little boy in his blue overall and floppy hat is actually taking time from his busy playtime schedule to pose for us. The bales of hay and corn suggest he's playing at the pumpkin patach.

Thanksgiving is limited to 97 firing days. It comes to you in original box with Certificate of Authenticity.

Circa: 1986
Condition: Used
Size: 8 1/2
Manufacturer: Knowles  

Christmas: Holiday Memories by Jessie Wilcox Smith

Christmas is issue 3 of a 6 collector plate series by Jessie Wilcox Smith for Knowles China.

This series, as the title suggests, explores holiday traditions from a child's perspective.

This child dressed in his pajamas and red robe takes his job of lighting the Christmas candle, very seriously.

Christmas is limited to 97 firing days. It comes to you in original box with Certificate of Authenticity.

Circa: 1986
Condition: Used
Size: 8 1/2
Manufacturer: Knowles  

Easter At Grandma's: Days Gone By by Sandra Kuck

Easter At Grandma's is issue 6 in an 8 plate collector series by artist Sandra Kuck for Reco International.

This series features children in turn of the century situations that, except for the clothing, mirror children today.

This little girl in her white frilly dress, trying to stay clean and keep out of mischief.

Easter At Grandmas is banded in gold. It is limited to 14 firing days and comes in original box with Certificate.

Circa: 1986
Condition: Mint
Size: 9 1/4
Manufacturer: Bradford Exchange  

I'm Thankful Too: Zolan Thanksgiving Pemberton & Oakes

I'm Thankful Too is rare collector plate honoring Thanksgiving Day. It is by children painter Donald Zolan and presented in fine china by Pemberton and Oakes.

Limited to only 19 firing days, I'm Thankful Too comes in original box with all paperwork including Certificate of Authenticity.

Circa: 1987
Condition: Mint
Size: 7 1/2
Manufacturer: Donald Zolan  

First Kiss: Zolan Miniature Valentine's Day Lithograph

First Kiss is a framed miniature litho by artist Donald Zolan for Pemberton and Oakes. Limited to year of issue, this is a single issue to commemorate Valentine's Day.

It is a sunny day, with a quiet lake and two children sitting on a dock. This sweet missy give a spontaneous kiss to her little friend.

First Kiss, framed in gold, comes to you in original box with brochure and Certificate.

Display easel is available under the heading of Racks, Stands, and Hooks.


Circa: 1994
Condition: Mint
Size: 7 x 9 framed
Manufacturer: Donald Zolan  

Peppermint Kiss: Childhood Discoveries Zolan Miniature

Peppermint Kiss is a special issue for Valentines Day by artist Donald Zolan for Pemberton and Oakes.

Very tiny, very detailed plate of twins, a boy and girl dressed in candy striped outfits.

Limited to 19 firing days, Peppermint Kiss comes to you in original box with original plate stand and certificate. Miniature

Circa: 1993
Condition: Mint
Size: 3 1/4
Manufacturer: Donald Zolan  

Tender Hearts: Childhood Discoveries by Donald Zolan

Tender Hearts is is a special issue for Valentines Day by artist Donald Zolan for Pemberton and Oakes.

Very tiny, very detailed plate of twins, boy and girl, sharing a special Valentine kiss.

Limited to 19 firing days, Tender Hearts comes to you in original box with original plate stand and certificate. Miniature

Circa: 1995
Condition: Mint
Size: 3 1/4
Manufacturer: Donald Zolan