Description
This belonged to Sonia Henie of Norway, the Olympic Ice Skater turned Hollywood Actress.
This was given to me (among other things that belonged to Sonia Henie) in 1970 by my Godmother, Lois Laurel who is the only child of Stan Laurel (of Laurel & Hardy fame). Sonia Henie gave them to Lois when Lois was volunteering at the Movie Motion Picture Home (retirement/assisted living facility for movie people in the Los Angeles area). Sonia gave them to Lois in 1968 or 1969 before Sonia Henie died in 1969 of Leukemia.
Re: 1852 Norwegian Butter Mold
Most antiques are suffering with the economic conditions now, so if you can wait, you probably will be able to get a better price later.
That said, Butter Molds, especially the fancier ones, tend to be going in the greater than $100 range right now. Yours is one of the especially fancier ones so I'd expect it to make significantly more than that, and would suggest an online auction as the best way to sell it.
IF you can get some provenance on it's history, i.e. Photo of Sonya holding it or a letter describing it, so that prior ownership is confirmed (word of mouth unfortunately won't work as stories get garbled over time) it would be worth your while. Then you would appeal to skating and Olympic collectors, Laural and Hardy Collectors, in addition to the folkart and butter press collectors.
Simply put: The more people you get interested, the better the price!
So look for that letter or photographic documentation! Let us know what you end up getting for it too!
250chief
Re: 1852 Norwegian Butter Mold
Most antiques are suffering with the economic conditions now, so if you can wait, you probably will be able to get a better price later.
That said, Butter Molds, especially the fancier ones, tend to be going in the greater than $100 range right now. Yours is one of the especially fancier ones so I'd expect it to make significantly more than that, and would suggest an online auction as the best way to sell it.
IF you can get some provenance on it's history, i.e. Photo of Sonya holding it or a letter describing it, so that prior ownership is confirmed (word of mouth unfortunately won't work as stories get garbled over time) it would be worth your while. Then you would appeal to skating and Olympic collectors, Laural and Hardy Collectors, in addition to the folkart and butter press collectors.
Simply put: The more people you get interested, the better the price!
So look for that letter or photographic documentation! Let us know what you end up getting for it too!
250chief