Rare “COOKIE KING” COOKIE JAR 1957 DeForest of California Jar. Condition is Used. Shipped with USPS Priority Mail.

This is the one. The ultra rare “Cookie King” cookie jar.

Andy Warhol had a cookie jar collection and this jar sat in the middle, front and center.

Check out this post in 2006 from Helaine Fendelman and Joe Rosson, authors of the "Price It Yourself" (HarperResource, $19.95) collector’s catalog.

“In 1988, when 136 cookie jars belonging to deceased artist Andy Warhol brought $198,605 at a Sotheby's auction, a national craze for collecting these kitchen containers began in earnest. For a long time it was impossible to go to a flea market or estate sale without seeing buyers snatching them up as if they were uncut diamonds.

It was crazy to say the very least. Prices on cookie jars soared to unprecedented heights, but the market was an artificial one and prices were not destined to retain those lofty levels. Eventually, values fell dramatically. But now they are showing signs of recovery.

When all the smoke had cleared, the serious cookie jar collectors were still there looking for rare examples — or for pieces that interested them because they were cute, nostalgic or were in the shape of some character that appealed to them. In other words, the insane pricing went away, but the interest did not.

The cookie jar belonging to J.J. was made by DeForest of California, which was founded in 1950 by Margaret DeForest. Like so many other California potteries of the day, this firm made gift and novelty kitchen wares that many people found (and find) appealing.

A check of the market will show DeForest condiment jars in comic anthropomorphic shapes labeled "onions," "garlic," "mustard," "relish" and "jam," being offered for about $55 each. DeForest also made a lot of items with pig themes, including a dip set with pig heads and a caption, "Go ahead, make a pig of yourself!" that occasionally can be found for around $150.

Before it went out of business in 1970, DeForest made a fairly wide selection of cookie jars — some of which can be very valuable. Among the most valuable of these are the "Cookie King," worth more than $2,000 if you are lucky enough to find one, and "Pony Tail" girl , which is worth around half that much.”

Condition: the jar has a chip in the front of his crown and a 2” crack around the rim of the body. Check photos and ask questions!