As recent eBay activity shows, the auction prices of Dansk salt & peppers are still quite high. Here’s some highlights from the last month or so.
Despite the horrible photography, a super rare Quistgaard wenge mill sold for $837.99, which I think might be a record price for a JHQ mill.
A collection of mills sold for $403, but I assume the reason is the cane and teak mill that was included in the set.
Few mills by Quistgaard are worth this much, but it’s ever rarer to see those by other designers going for as much as $384. This rare Nissen with an octagonal base did just that.
There were 5 other mills that sold for over $300, all with Peugeot grinders, all great old shapes.
What a great round up. It’s getting harder to build up a collection, but it is still possible. These are all the super rare mills and there are plenty that are still affordable. There seems to be a focus on the metal Peugeot grinders, with similar mills with plastic grinder going for a lot less. I also must say that collecting on eBay has gotten so much less fun now that you can’t see who you are bidding against or who won. There used to be an informal community of bidders who are now anonymous. Not nearly as much fun.
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- Sold for $837.99
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- Sold for $407
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- Sold for $403 (as part of a collection)
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- Sold for $384
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- Sold for $363
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- Sold for $365
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- Sold for $345
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- Sold for $304.99
Love your site and dansk mills! I’ve been watching a bunch of these auctions as well and can’t believe the prices these items are fetching. At the moment I only own one mill described as the “doorknobs” mill that I purchased at a vintage shop for $30. I like the thrill of the hunt and a good deal, it doesn’t look like ebay provides that, unless you catch someone who doesn’t know what they have. I was also curious if you could tell me about a dansk piece I own that looks like small acorn shaped box. Thanks and keep up the good work!
PS I’m buying your book for my brother for X-mas a great coffee table read.
Thanks for the kind words, Kyle. As for the Acorn shaped box, I think that was a cigarette box, and it was available for a short time in the early 60s. They are quite rare and very cool.
I own the first peppermill you have pictured. I can’t believe it is worth $837!