Featured 1881 PORCELAIN UPW 6 WELL OYSTER PLATE!

Hi..me again!! Not sure if I posted this before or not and just two images....been looking on eBay, and their listing shows 26 of them in various configurations.....but I haven't seen ANY of the 6 well ones in my Blue center and pink outer.....plus the 6 bay ones in the SAME configuration seem to be pretty pricey!!!! Anybody know anything about these???? Thank you ALWAYS for any and all help!!!! It's not in front of me, but is 11" or 12" in length.....oops...have to resize...might mean haven't posted before!!! Back inna minnit!!!!!

 

Union Porcelain Works of Greenpoint, N.Y., purchased by C.H.L. Smith and Thomas C. Smith before the Civil War. The S in the beak probably stood for Smith. Lehner's Ency. p. 479, says they changed over to making insulators around 1900. Since the design was patented in 188?, it was made between then and 1900.
Janet

 

There are a lot of UPW oyster plates on worthpoint, but I don't have a membership: https://www.worthpoint.com/inventory/search?query=union+porcelain+works+oyster

 

First, I know nothing about these ... but I like them ... a lot!
Here's a similar one Google pulled up in a very round about way after taking a few side roads through Pinterest. $545.

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/212654413634857329/

 

The "S" in the beak??? I always thought that was a fish!!!! Hmmmmm! The one on Pinterest is/was on Ruby Lane and has apparently dropped to $325. Too bad!!! But at least you found a turquoise one, quirky!!!! Many Thanks!!!!!! And I didn't know that about Worthpoint, Janet....but alas, I also do not have a membership. Many thanks for looking also though!!! Well, at least it looks exactly like mine....THAT's something in itself to ME!!!!!!!

 

I see the one with 4 wells for $325, do you see the 6 well one for that price too?

 

Went back and looked again....NOW I have!!!!!!!!! I like the higher priced couple on eBay better!!!! (But they also haven't sold!)

 

Worthpoint has several of these from a low of $152 in 2011 to a high of $1249 also in 2011.
Others sold for $565 in 2017, $480 in 2013, $293 in 2013, $277 in 2009, $250 in 2017.

These were all 6 well with the same blue center as yours.

Hope this gives you some direction.

 

OH MY!!!! THANK YOU @jakatch, for all of that terrific information!!!!! Not sure how I'm going to sell it!! Among other things!! The only thing I'm sure about is that most family I have are not into collecting these types of things!!! Suppose I could always try on the "sell" Forum here.......Does anyone know, if I were to go the Etsy or RubyLane route, do I need to get a business license and state tax form etc??? I remember, Mom did, but she had an actual physical building and shop......
Thanks again!!!!