Why this Favorite Piqua sold so high on Ebay??

[Doug Edmunds]

Hello. I saw a nice Piqua Breakfast skillet sell quite high on Ebay and I am trying to understand why.
It was a bidding war between several buyers and clearly they all wanted this piece. Just trying to
understand what is so special about this item. Any feedback on this will be appreciated. Thanks!

Ebay item: https://www.ebay.com/itm/355032294348

 

[CraigA.]

Nice pan for sure but my budget aint that big.

 

[RJ Ruchti]

Only thing I see is it is round, most are square.

 

[RJ Ruchti]

Lot of times it is not necessarily the piece itself but the history behind it. Family member may have worked at that foundry, came from a city where family lived and worked, item may have belonged to a family member at one time. Personally, none of that would be worth the price paid to me.

 

[Doug D.]

Just rarity. I've never seen one in my years of collecting. The BB doesn't show it, only a shallow skillet this piece was apparently based on. Consider that Favorite's period of production was quite short, 1916 -1934, and several things they made were apparently not continued by CHF after they acquired Favorite's patterns. Favorite's Corn Pone pan for example, also not shown in the BB, commands a high price whenever one turns up for sale.