I am often asked if I know how much something is worth or if I am personally interested in purchasing it. My first piece of advice for finding value is to google it by using "Rodney Kent Hammered aluminum" and the piece number. Keep in mind, that the numbers were reused several times for different pieces. Then view images and see if you can find it. Then do the same on eBay. If you don't know the number you will have to scroll through the photos. eBay will have a large range of pricing because the sellers have no idea of value, but you can easily see the value by what is bid on and what is not.
As is standard on purchasing collectibles, the better the condition, the higher the value, so if you have the original box or labels or advertising, it will make it more desirable. Right now, I will only purchase what i do not have or something with original packaging. As you can see from my photo, I have many in the box. I also have many holes in my collection. From the catalogs that I own, I know I am missing a lot. I have never seen any other sunflower design like the RK506 and RK503 I have posted in my July 2014 post in The Oddities of Rodney Kent. I have two pieces of the 700 series of Rodney Kent, and I only know that because one of them came in the original box (which is how I got the number).You can see them in the blog Rodney Kent enigma Sept2014 and below.
the center detail of RK503
RK506
I have looked everywhere to find Rodney Kent silver serving tray with 2 bowls with rose lids #403 an can not find out it's value or even find any pictures of it.If you can help please write me back.Thank you in advance I appreciate your time
ReplyDeleteHi - I have a #403 that I was about to put on eBay today & happened to see this. I realize this is an older post, but if you are still looking for it please let me know. If you would like a picture of it, please let me know. I do have a google account but do not want to publish the address for my own web presence safety. Linda
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