A shelf of upright figural pie funnels/vents modelled as chefs, cooks and characters. Photographed from two angles (this plate and its alternate).
Two matching glazed figures of a chef in a white apron and yellow jacket holding utensils, red trim at the hem. Vintage Black-Americana kitchen collectibles.
Sold as a pair; light crazing.
Two figures in white aprons stirring with a yellow spoon; one pink jacket, one blue. One retains a 'Precision Fruit & Antiques' shop price tag.
Pair; minor wear.
Two all-white glazed figures with hands clasped at the chest, chef's toque on top serving as the steam vent.
Pair.
Small figure kneeling over a blue bowl, pink bonnet, open steam hole at the front. Whimsical novelty vent.
Some glaze loss.
Yellow-jacketed chef bust, red bow tie, toque forming the vent. Black-Americana kitchen collectible.
Standing cook figure in a yellow dress holding a dark skillet/spoon; Black-Americana 'cook' vent.
Girl in a blue dress and white Dutch cap holding a single red tulip; yellow apron. Cottage-kitchen novelty vent.
Old woman in a pink dress and blue apron holding a lattice-top pie in a basket — a classic 'granny with pie' vent.
A run of the popular 'baby bird emerging from an egg' vents in assorted glaze colours, each with an open beak/mouth as the steam hole.
Glossy teal-glazed hatchling with open mouth.
Lavender/mauve glaze.
Coral glaze, wide open mouth.
Deeper rose glaze, painted orange beak and eyes.
Tall yellow duckling with head thrown back, open beak vent.
Bright yellow hatchling.
Waterfowl and songbird vents, including a black bird on a plain funnel base.
Sky-blue glazed duckling, open beak.
Yellow duck on a small base.
Classic black songbird perched on a plain white funnel base — the 'four-and-twenty blackbirds' form.
Two grey geese with marbled wings and open yellow beaks; one retains a maker's/price sticker.
Pair; marked.
Branded Royal Worcester bird pie funnels retained in their original navy Royal Worcester boxes — the most collectible pieces in the group. At least one additional boxed piece is present at the edge of frame.
Tan/caramel-glazed songbird on a white Royal Worcester funnel base, with original 'Royal Worcester Bone China' box.
Boxed; excellent.
White songbird with cobalt tail and wing strokes on a Royal Worcester base; original box present.
Boxed; excellent.
The classic Royal Worcester black-glazed blackbird pie funnel, shown with its original 'Royal Worcester Flameproof Porcelain' box.
Glossy black blackbird on a white Royal Worcester funnel base; original navy 'Royal Worcester Flameproof Porcelain' box. The best-known branded pie funnel.
Boxed; excellent.
More waterfowl plus a pair of Delft-style blue-decorated songbirds on square plinths.
Pale pink duck with head raised, open beak.
Some grey scuffing.
Cream/tan duck, open-beak vent.
Black swan with yellow beak and feet, curved neck.
Two grey songbirds with cobalt spotting and open beaks, mounted on hexagonal bases with blue Delft-style brushwork.
Pair.
Assorted duck and chick vents, including a three-headed chick cluster.
White duck on a small aqua-glazed rock base.
Bright yellow duckling on a green foot.
Plain white duckling with orange beak.
Cluster of three white-and-yellow chicks with open beaks rising from one base — an unusual multi-headed form.
Yellow and white hen with black-outlined wings, open beak.
Cobalt-blue figural novelty vents (a Scottie dog and a locomotive marked 'BOYD SPECIAL') plus a pair of tan ducklings.
White duck with yellow feet, open beak.
Deep cobalt Scottie terrier seated on a coal-car/plinth base; Boyd-style figural novelty vent.
Cobalt-glazed steam locomotive embossed 'BOYD SPECIAL' on a funnel base — a sought novelty vent.
Two tan/brown ducklings with open beaks on white funnel bases.
Pair.
A group including a marked antique 'Gourmet Pie Cup' and figural novelties.
Figure of an English bobby in a black uniform and bowler, smiling face; the helmet/head forms the vent.
Woven basket heaped with red apples on a grassy base; steam vents through the fruit.
White glazed classic funnel printed 'THE GOURMET PIE CUP · Reg No 369793 · Patent'. Identifiable antique English marked funnel.
Marked; good.
Three stacked red apples with green leaves.
Utilitarian cream 'clown-collar' pie funnel.
Two more marked pieces — an advertising 'Servex Chef' and a 'Nutbrown' funnel — with a waving chef and a rolling-pin novelty.
White chef bust printed 'THE SERVEX CHEF' with rosy cheeks; a marked advertising pie funnel, among the more collectible chef vents.
Marked; good.
Full-length chef with one arm raised, pink hatband and cuffs; toque forms the vent.
Novelty vent modelled as a floral rolling pin resting on a stand, green handles.
Cream funnel stamped 'NUTBROWN PIE FUNNEL · Made in England'. Common but desirable marked maker.
Marked.
A charming crescent-moon vent on a Blue Willow base, with several plain and hand-decorated traditional funnels.
Yellow crescent moon with a face rising from a funnel base decorated in blue Willow-pattern transferware.
Solid teal-glazed traditional funnel.
White funnel with a wide flared cap.
White funnel with cobalt and pink hand-painted floral sprays.
A second white flared-cap funnel.
Older utilitarian funnels, including brown treacle-glazed songbird ('blackbird') forms.
Celadon/pale green traditional funnel.
Plain white funnel, ribbed collar.
Dark blue-black glazed songbird funnel with pale beak.
Treacle-brown open-beak songbird funnel.
A second brown songbird funnel, taller neck.
A row of open-beak 'singing bird' funnels in soft two-tone glazes with painted wing spots.
Four white-and-blue singing birds on collar bases, heads thrown back, with pink or green wing dabs.
Set of four; light wear.
Two matching white-and-pink singing birds with green wing spots.
Pair.
More singing-bird funnels in a different colour run.
Five open-beak singing birds — pink/yellow, two blue, two grey with dark-shaded wings.
Set of five.
A mixed group with two novelty animal funnels among the birds.
Two textured yellow chicks with pink-rimmed open mouths.
Pair.
Sky-blue penguin with orange beak and feet — an uncommon figural vent.
Grey elephant seated on a stump, trunk raised; the raised trunk forms the vent.
Blue bird perched on a branch over a white base with green leaves.
A farmyard group of 'singing' funnels — horses/ponies with tossed manes, roosters and songbirds — shown from two angles.
Four white ponies with heads thrown back and coloured manes (purple, brown, blue-grey) and painted saddles.
Set of four.
A yellow rooster with red comb and a black rooster with red comb — crowing pose.
Pair.
Three white songbirds with pastel wing colour.
An assortment including a Delft-style windmill funnel and a maker-dated bird.
Seated cream cat with head raised, incised whiskers.
White funnel hand-painted in cobalt Delft style as a windmill/tower — an attractive decorated piece.
Little yellow duckling on a tan base.
White pony with tossed mane and pastel saddle.
Cobalt bird impressed with a maker's copyright and '1999' on the base.
Dated 1999.
Traditional treacle-brown and painted songbird funnels.
Glossy brown open-beak songbird.
Blue bird with orange beak on a plain base.
Two pale yellow open-beak songbirds.
Pair.
Plump yellow hen with open beak.
A large table of classic black 'blackbird' pie funnels — the traditional 'four-and-twenty blackbirds' form — photographed from several angles. These are the single most numerous item in the collection. The photos overlap, so the pieces are catalogued here as one lot rather than individually; a few distinctive non-blackbird funnels sit among them and are listed separately below.
Dozens of glossy black open-beak blackbird funnels with assorted beak colours (yellow, orange, cream, pink) and both plain white and painted/willow bases. Sizes and vintages are mixed.
Count is an estimate read from overlapping photos — a single-layer count would firm it up. Typical private-sale value is roughly $6–$12 each; a whole-lot buyer would pay less per piece.
Small grey-and-white owl on a mossy base, mixed in with the blackbirds.
Seated pink/tan rabbit with tall ears; open mouth vent.
Two white doves with gold-painted beaks and gilt wing detail — a nicer pair among the lot.
Pair.
Two soft-grey doves with pink-touched heads.
Pair.
A red-and-white angel with trumpet photographed with the lot; appears to be a figurine/bell rather than a pie vent — listed for completeness.
Likely not a pie vent.