Presentation Bowl

Presentation Bowl a.k.a. Celebration Bowl – No longer in production
Holds approx. 64 oz. – Measures 11-1/2″ diameter at the top x 2-1/2″ height.
Item Number: 0437
Backstamp Style: Embossed – occasionally ink stamped as well
Introduced 1997
Discontinued 1998 – Except as noted below

Produced in the following colors – White, Black, Rose, Cobalt Blue, Yellow, Turquoise, Periwinkle Blue, Sea Mist Green, Persimmon, Chartreuse, Pearl Gray, Peacock, Heather, Evergreen, Flamingo, Lapis, Twilight. (see below)

It was NOT produced in the following colors – Apricot, Lilac, Sapphire, Juniper, Cinnabar, Sunflower, Plum, Shamrock, Tangerine, Scarlet, Ivory, Chocolate, Lemongrass, Paprika, Marigold, Poppy, Slate, Sage, Claret, Foundry, Daffodil, Mulberry, Meadow, Butterscotch, Peony, Jade

Sapphire and Juniper presentation bowls are rumored to exist.
There was one Scarlet presentation bowl produced and presented to Lou Holtz by Joe Wells III.
Chartreuse presentation bowls were sold exclusively through Dayton-Hudson stores.

Black presentation bowls were sold exclusively through HLC’s retail outlet store, as the sticker states in the illustration to the right.

The 500M on the bottom of the bowl stands for 500 million. When HLC produced the bowls for Macy’s and Dillard’s, they removed the “500M” mark from the backstamp.
A double backstamp (embossed and ink), as illustrated to the left, does not increase or decrease the value of the bowl.

The first version of this bowl had only three of the art deco styled pillars as shown in the illustration to the right. (Photo courtesy of Ken Clardy)
The second version added three more pillars but with only two tiers vs the three tiers in the first and final versions.

The final version added three tiers to all six pillars.
The illustration to the left shows how three of the six pillars are attached to the dry foot (example on lower right pillar) and the other three pillars are not (example on lower left pillar).

In 1997, 500 presentation bowls were made in a Raspberry glaze (color code 4465) celebrating the 500 millionth piece of Fiesta® made. The bowls were numbered 1 through 500. Bowls numbered 1 and 2 are on display at HLC. Number 3 was given to the late Joseph M Wells Jr. who was chairman of the board of HLC at the time. Bowls were given to HLC shareholders, as well as the governor of West Virginia, the Smithsonian Institute, Regis Philbin, and even to Make a Wish recipient Candy Haugen of Proctorville, Ohio.
Fifteen bowls were donated to three local charities to auction off to benefit local scholarship funds. These sold for approximately $5,000 to $7,000 each.
HLC donated an additional one to the HLCCA to auction at their 2010 conference. That bowl sold for $5,300. The remainder of the bowls are stored at HLC.
A few private collectors have sold their bowls on the secondary market. Through the years they have come up for auction and have sold from about $2,000 to $5,300. (Raspberry bowl photo courtesy of Denyse Wentland)

Each year, since 1995, the East Liverpool High School Alumni Association (ELHSAA) holds an auction in June which “lends support to the Alumni Association/Education & Scholarship Fund”. The Homer Laughlin China Company (1995-present), The Hall China Company (1995-present), W.C. Bunting Co. (1999-present) and the W.C. Bunting Co./Commercial Decal of Ohio, Inc. companies (2016-2017), all support the organization by donating 12 or 24 limited edition pieces for ELHSAA to auction off. Below is a list of the quantity and colors that were donated in this specific piece.

24 – Peacock presentation bowls were donated in 2006 with a Fiesta® 70th-anniversary decal. (Illustrated below)
12 – Twilight presentation bowls were donated in 2021.

In 2006 in celebration of the 70th anniversary of Fiesta®, Heather presentation bowls were produced with a special back stamp on the base of the bowl. It reads, “Celebrating the 70th Anniversary of Fiesta® 1936 – 2006 Exclusively for Macy’s”.
In 2007 Macy’s also ordered Evergreen presentation bowls. The backstamp which is decorated in gold stated, “Fiesta® Evergreen, Only @ Macy’s 2007”.
Even though Heather and Evergreen were exclusive to Macy’s, overruns and seconds were sold at HLC’s retail outlet stores without the special backstamp

In 2013 and 2014 Dillard’s had presentation bowls produced in Flamingo (2013) and Lapis (2014) in celebration of Dillard’s 75th anniversary. Their special backstamp reads, “75 Years of Dillard’s Styling Your Life”.
Even though these were exclusive to Dillard’, overruns and seconds were sold at HLC’s retail outlet stores without the special backstamp

In 2024 FTC brought back the presentation bowl as an exclusive to Macy’s as illustrated to the left (with the box)
The Sky presentation bowl features a special backstamp exclusively designed for Macy’s as illustrated to the right.