Post #413782 by bigbrotiki on Fri, Oct 17, 2008 6:45 AM

Not THAT much. Red velvet Conquistador decor is still waiting for its revival. The revival of Tiki style and mid-century modernism are in full swing. So here is a value chart how I see it, based on my personal tastes and on what I have observed on e-bay:

TIKI WITCO:
Most desirable, from small statues to wall hangings to lamps, which can demand several hundred dollars, and especially rare and valuable when found as fountains, furniture and home bars, which go up into the 1000s.

MODERNIST WITCO:
While the modernist touch is present in much of their primitive/Tiki art, there is quite a big part of their oeuvre that has no Tiki or other ethnic influences, and is purely mid-century modern. Much of that is very ingenious and cool and can hold its own next to other name designers of that period, so depending on your taste and need, some pieces like the "World" and the "Firedancers" can be quite valuable, between 300.- to 600.- dollars, and go up to something like their mod dividing screen (Tiki Modern p. 76/77) , which can demand over a thousand bucks.

Then there is a large gap between the rest of their offerings, be they CONQUISTADOR, VIKING, or any other less descript style, because to my eye they not only are less interesting as a cultural phenomenon, they are less unique and creative design-wise.

This is not to say that for those of us who have developed a soft spot for Witco in our hearts, ALL Witco is good Witco. :) In the more generic Witco department, the above bar is definitely one of the more desirable items (I would say 200.- to 300.-), because it has a high swankness factor, bachelor pad style, while items like the omni-present King and Queen chess piece wall hangings usually end up where they came from in the first (or second) place: In the attic.