Wherever you find collections of continental majolica you will find majolica banks
These were very popular in Europe as gifts for children and were manufactured for a very long time. In France there were several manufacturers of these banks, or timelines as they were referred to: Sarreguemines, Orchies, La Faiencerie d'Onnaing and St. Clement were all known to have manufactured them, some well into the latter part of the 20th Century.
Catalog page of Onnaing bank molds
They were also manufactured in Austria, Germany and Czechoslovakia. Many of the designs used in production for tobacco humidors, bottles and pitchers were adapted for use as banks as well. It is generally these pieces that bring the highest prices.
St. Clement majolica dog money box
Orchies majolica dog head bank
Onnaing majolica turtle bank
Fives-Lille majolica gourd bank
Sarreguemines majolica bank
Sarreguemines majolica buggy bank
Onnaing majolica dice back
Onnaing majolica dice back
Orchies majolica bank
Orchies majolica bank
Orchies majolica cabbage baby
Desvres majolica dove bankOnnaing majolica bank Chinoise
Massier boar majolica bank
Onnaing majolica boar bankSt. Clément majolica barrel bank
Sarreguemines majolica bank
Orchies majolica apple bank
Sarreguemines majolica witch bank
Happy Hooligan majolica bank
Longchamp majolica Napoléon bank
Brownie majolica bank
Onnaing majolica monkey bank
Nimy majolica monkey bank
Onnaing majolica bank
Onnaing pig bank
Onnaing majolica Disney Big Bad Wolf bank
Onnaing majolica Disney Mickey Mouse bank
While not quite as popular among collectors as humidors, the rules for pricing humidors also apply to banks. Animals are the most popular subject with more colorful and whimsical subjects commanding the highest prices. Human subjects are less popular among collectors.
St. Clement majolica cat money box
St. Clement majolica dog money box
Desvres majolica bank
Sarreguemines majolica Red Riding Hood
Saint Clément majolica head bank
Onnaing majolica pomegranate bank
Saint Amand majolica pigeon bank
Onnaing majolica hen bank
Austrian majolica bulldog bank
Onnaing majolica escargot bank
Onnaing majolica cat bank
Wasmuël majolica dog bank
Wasmuël majolica dog bank
Onnaing majolica dog bank
St. Uze majolica dog bank
Fives-Lille majolica smoking cat bank
Saint Clément majolica duck bank
St. Clément majolica typewriter bank
Saint Clément Native American chief bank
Saint Clément majolica elephant bank
Onnaing majolica frog bank
Orchies majolica elephant bank
Poet-Laval majolica duck bank
Saint Clément majolica duck bank
Sarreguemines majolica dog bank
Orchies majolica duck bank
Lisieux majolica peasant woman bank
Lisieux majolica peasant man bank
St. Uze majolica donkey bank
St. Uze majolica cockatoo bank
Onnaing majolica squirrel bank
Desvres majolica rabbit bank
Onnaing majolica cat & basket bank
Wasmuël majolica purse bank
Austrian majolica bank
Austrian majolica bank
Majolica black figure bank
Majolica monk bank
Majolica boy head bank
Austrian majolica bulldog bank
Onnaing majolica dove bank
Orchies majolica pig bank
Onnaing majolica stacked books bank
Longchamp majolica Jeanne D’Arc bank
Longchamp majolica Jeanne Hachette bank
Sarreguemines policeman bank
Sarreguemines majolica lady bank
Desvres bust bank
Desvres majolica lady bust bank
Wasmuël majolica peacock bank
Wasmuël majolica rooster bank
Wasmuël majolica book bank
Onnaing majolica pelican bank
Onnaing majolica cat bank
Onnaing majolica Disney little pig bank
