tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6982924932060917225.post7934515146594312001..comments2023-10-09T20:40:53.980-04:00Comments on Kovels Komments | Weekly eNewsletter about Antiques and Collectibles: HEAD VASEAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09315614751727976326noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6982924932060917225.post-37251483066797078712008-10-22T13:09:00.000-04:002008-10-22T13:09:00.000-04:00I love the article about head vases. They were ju...I love the article about head vases. They were just as popular in the 1940's, maybe more so. The ones I remember from the 1940's were of a better quality and more detailed. I bought my mother one in 1949 when I was 9 years old. The local florist had just stocked them. It was a lovely lady with black hair piled up on top of head in 1940's style. She was looking downwards with her head turned about 35 degrees. Her eyes were closed and she had black, lush eyelashes. She had on an off-the-shoulder blouse and there were touches of gold on it. The head was open at the top. We, usually me, would put a fluffy poppy in it and it looked like a big, Easter Parade hat! I'm using past tense, as I inherited it and lost it in a house fire! I replaced it with another, probably a 1950's, but the replacement just does not have the finesse or the gold. You can tell the decade by the style of hairdo and clothes. I have a "photo" of it in my brain, that is vivid and alive forever. Jackie in SeattleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com