Grape and Cable Humidors, Cookie Jars, Compotes, and Sweetmeats, Northwood

The tobacco humidor and cookie or cracker jar are about the same size. The humidor, on the left, has a three-pronged sponge holder on the inside of the lid. These are easily broken off and items with such damage are worth less. To see a spittoon whimsied from the base of a marigold humidor, click here.The cookie or cracker jar has two handles. Both humidor and cookie jar can be found in stippled versions. Fenton apparently came into possession of the humidor mold and used it to make a souvenir piece and bowl whimsies.

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Hartung Book Four: Grape and Cable tobacco jar
Hartung Book Four: Grape and Cable cookie jar

Humidor or tobacco jar

Amethyst/purple, 200, 275 (both 2017), 200 (2022)

Aqua opal, two known, one of them damaged

Blue, 425 (2006), 275 (nicks, 2020)

Marigold, 85 (2019), 160 (2022)

Renninger blue, 1,200 (2005)

Humidor, stippled

Amethyst/purple, lid not stippled, 300 (2004)

Blue, 175 (2018), 200 (2019)

Blue, Renninger, 1,050 (2016), 190 (nicks, 2020)

Custard, iridized, damaged lid, 70 (2020)

Marigold, 60 (2020), 150 (2022)

Cookie or cracker jar

Amethyst/purple, 90, 95, 120, 300 (all 2021),
   110, 140, 170 (all 2022)

Amethyst, Presnick Museum, 85 (2022)

Aqua opal, 67,500 (2010), 4,250 (2022)

Custard/nutmeg, 110 (2022)

Ice blue?, 1,450 (2011)

Ice green, 1,600 (2016), 400, 450 (both 2020)

Lavender, purple lid, 60 (2020)

Marigold, 50, 70 (both 2021),
   45, 60, 85, 100, 170 (all 2022)

Smoke, amethyst lid, 275 (1995), 220 (2000)

White, 300, 550 (both 2016), 425 (2017)

Cookie or cracker jar, stippled

Blue, 700 (1999)

Marigold, 325, 350 (both 2014), 225 (2015)


The Grape and Cable covered compote and open compote are both large pieces. The open compote, for example, measures about 10 inches across, and is sometimes referred to as large or giant.

Hartung Book Four: Grape and Cable covered compote
Hartung Book Four: Grape and Cable open compote

Compotes, covered

Amethyst/purple, 120, 125, 200 (all 2021),
   55, 65, 90, 120 (all 2022)

Marigold, 225 (2012), 140 (2020)
Compotes, open

Amethyst/purple, 160, 200, 250 (all 2021),
   45, 190. 225, 350 (all 2022)

Green, 300 (2021), 200, 260 (both 2022)

Lavender, 500 (2001), 190, 200 (both 2022)

Marigold, 90, 275 (both 2021),
   80, 100, 130 (all 2022)
The smaller covered compote is called a sweetmeat. It also has a
different shape and foot than the large covered compote. The one
shown here is the very rare blue. It appears that Northwood
decided they needed a small open compote, so they simply
used the base of the sweetmeat and spread it out. It is usually
referred to as the sweetmeat whimsey or compote whimsey.

Hartung Book Four: Grape and Cable sweetmeat

Sweetmeats

Amethyst/purp, 50, 65, 90, 170 (all 2021),
   35, 40, 45, 60, 65, 70, 80, 110 (all 2022)

Amethyst, top has spoon opening, 20 (2020)

Amethyst base, blue lid, 350 (2004)

Blue, 575 (2020), 250 (2022)

Camphor, 145 (2020)

Horehound, 900 (1996)

Lavender, 105 (2010), 350 (2021)

Marigold, 850 (2021), 800 (2022)

White, 900 (1993), 490 (2020)

Sweetmeat base only

Amethyst/purple, 25 (2016), 35 (2022)

Sweetmeat, lid only

Amethyst/purple, 35 (2016)

Marigold, 95 (2022)

Sweetmeat whimsey (base, spread out)

Amethyst/purple, 20, 40, 55 (all 2017),
   65 (2018), 75 (2019), 20 (2020), 45 (2022)

Bowls, plates, berry sets
Fruit bowls and banana boats
Centerpiece bowls, ferneries
Water sets
Dresser sets, table sets, breakfast sets
Punch sets and whiskey sets
Bonbons, cups and saucers, candlesticks
Vases

Updated 12/6/2022