11 Vintage Cookie Jars Worth a Fortune
For collectors of retro kitchenware, vintage cookie jars are a prized find that can often command impressive prices. Not only are they a functional piece of storage, but they’re often intricately made and reflect some serious attention to detail. Let’s take a look at some quirky antique cookie jars that are surprisingly valuable.
1. RRP Co. The Cow Jumped Over the Moon Cookie Jar
This adorable cookie jar is a 1950s collectible from RRP Co., a Roseville, Ohio, pottery company. Featuring a smiling moon, a cat and a fiddle, a dish and a spoon, and a lid that depicts a cow jumping over the moon, this cookie jar is a true ceramic representation of the “Hey Diddle Diddle” nursery rhyme. The collectible can fetch upwards of $300.
2. Holt Howard Pixie Elf Cookie Jar
Part of Holt Howard’s Pixieware collection, this quirky, mid-century modern cookie jar is a real find for anyone who already has Pixieware’s salad dressing jars, cherry jars, and other items from the collection. Prices for this jar hover around $300.
3. Brayton Laguna Pottery Coachman Cookie Jar
This rare, ceramic cookie jar was made by Brayton Laguna Pottery at the time of the movie “Pinocchio”‘s release, and features the Coachman, a sinister character who turns young boys into donkeys. Due to a short production run, this cookie jar is exceedingly valuable. A version with a red cloak recently sold for $3,500, while one with a green coat sold for $1,800.
4. American Bisque Baby Huey Cookie Jar
Aww, Baby Huey. The plump duckling was a popular cartoon star in the 1950s, and appeared on plenty of merchandise — including a now-pricey American Bisque cookie jar. This cookie jar sold for $1,200, which makes me wonder if crumbly cookies should be the last thing stored in here.
5. Shawnee Cottage Cookie Jar
Shawnee Pottery, an American pottery company that operated from 1937 to 1961, is known for its eye-catching pieces of work. Glazed inside and out, some Shawnee jars — like this Shawnee cottage cookie jar — can command prices in the high hundreds.
6. Lefton Baker Boy Cookie Jar
Who wouldn’t want to store their cookies in this rotund cookie jar? Made in the 1950s, the ceramic and porcelain jar is an antique collector’s dream, especially if you collect vintage kitchenware. Some are currently on sale for roughly $380.
7. Gibbs-Conner Brooklyn Dodgers Cookie Jar
Baseball fans, take note. This Brooklyn Dodgers cookie jar depicts cartoonist Willard Mullin’s character of a “Brooklyn Bum,” as the Dodgers came to be known during a decades-long slump. With a baseball cap for a lid, this cookie jar has sold for upwards of $850.
8. Glenn Appleman Vintage Car Cookie Jar
There are a few versions of this auto-themed cookie jar out there, from a Ford Fairlane to a Buick to a Packard convertible. If you make it a mission to collect them all, it’ll cost you: Some of these car jars sell for around $600.
9. McCoy Astronaut Cookie Jar
McCoy Pottery has made cookie jars since the 1930s, with popular pieces like Raggedy Ann and the limited-edition Hillbilly Bear. Works sold in pristine condition, like this Astronaut cookie jar, can fetch over $1,000.
10. Metlox Little Red Riding Hood Cookie Jar
If you stumble upon a Metlox cookie jar, consider yourself lucky. The company produced dinnerware between 1927 and 1989, and their cookie jars are now worth at least a couple hundred dollars. This charming Little Red Riding Hood variation is being sold for $500.
11. Regal China Alice in Wonderland Cookie Jar
Regal China was founded sometime around 1930 in Chicago, and specialized in salt and pepper shakers, cookie jars, and other ceramic products. This jar, dubbed “Frightened Alice” is a rare Regal China piece, and sold for $1,000 in 2015.