The queen may have died but the collectibles she inspired live on
and with the ashes of her late sister, Princess Margaret. The remains of her late husband, Philip will be moved to rest alongside Elizabeth.The store has such oddball items as queen horse brasses, or buckle-like metal rings meant to hold the leather straps of a horse’s bridle, and a television tray adorned with a photo of Elizabeth and“It’s amazing what they put stuff on,” said Quinn. Of course, we put our own version of royalty on souvenirs.
Aside from royal collectibles, and a few categories such as comic books and baseball cards, people aren’t collecting to the same degree they once did, Quinn said. The interest in, and value of, Hummel and Lladró figurines have plummeted. The same with collectible plates.“We can’t sell china cabinets these days,” Quinn said. “Nobody wants to buy them.” China cabinets are big pieces of furniture designed to be crammed full of fussy things.
“At my house, we’ll serve the bread with dinner in some awesome, funky bowl and drink a great old bottle of wine,” he said. “We’d rather spend money that way than line the top of the dining room wall with Bing & Grøndahl collectible plates.” But a plate with a royal on it? People still seem to want it. And you can just imagine what is already hitting the shops in England and will eventually be worming its way into America:
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