Antiques & Collecting: Halloween Decorations
Halloween decorations feature a variety of symbols associated with the holiday, including pumpkins, witches, spiders, skeletons, and monsters.
Other themes that fit the holiday include nighttime symbols like bats, owls, moons, and stars, as well as the traditional colors of orange and black.
- Pumpkins, especially carved into jack-o'-lanterns
- Spooky characters: witches, spiders, skeletons, monsters, ghosts
- Nocturnal animals: bats, owls
- Celestial bodies: moons, stars
- Traditional colors: orange, black
A plastic Halloween decoration featuring a witch on a broomstick sold for $540 at Milestone Auctions.
This decoration showcases a witch flying by a crescent moon, complete with a man in the moon, and its movable spring adds to the fun.
Author's summary: Halloween decorations are collectible due to their varied symbols and themes.