The silver examples are known as “Sunny Jim.” Many figural pitchers, steins and mugs had names that were used in advertising brochures. The silver pitchers were pictured in magazine ads in the ...

Appraisal: Willets Belleek Pitcher, ca. 1880, from Vintage Des Moines. Check out David Rago's appraisal of this Willets Belleek pitcher, ca. 1880, in Vintage Des Moines ...

Silver-plated pitchers were made by Reed & Barton, a company founded in Taunton, Massachusetts, in 1822. The pitchers look like the double-faced stoneware pitchers made by the Martin Brothers in ...

Weller Dickensware humidor, Irishman, incised mark, 7 x 61⁄2 inches, $175. Belleek dinner set, Shamrock pattern, pitcher, cake plate and 11-piece place setting, $290.

John Sikorski is an Ocala antiques dealer. He hosts a call-in radio show, "Sikorski's Attic,'' on WUFT-FM (89.1 FM). It can be heard each Saturday from noon to 1 p.m. Send your questions to ...