Thank you for letting me share our blue rose table with you. Thank you to Susan from Between Naps on the Porch and friends for this fun Tablescape Thursday. Today we’re having dinner on Concord Rose china from Syracuse.

Concord Rose Dinnerware Syracuse China

Think blue roses and you have this contemporary dinnerware.   It’s durable and has a pretty design of long stemmed blue roses.

Concord Rose Sugar Bowl

But it needs to be dressed up, don’t you think?  How about adding a dash of blue?  Cobalt blue depression glass adds that spot of color we need.  This Moderntone cobalt blue depression glass sherbet looks great on the plate and we’ll have fun using this for our fruit salad.

Concord Rose and Moderntone

Let’s take a closer look.  I like this combination.  It changes my plain table from boring to fabulous.

Moderntone Blue Sherbet Concord Rose Plate

Concord Rose with Moderntone

The glasses were using are interesting.  When we think of Anchor Hocking we think of quality glass for daily use, not cut or fancy, but sturdy and well made.  I found a set of eight tumblers marked Anchor Hocking at the flea market that have a fuchsia cutting.  Unusual.

Anchor Hocking Cut Tumbler

It’s hard to see the cutting and it’s worth seeing.

Anchor Hocking Fuchsia Cut Tumbler

I hope you enjoyed seeing a different sort of table today.  This time I combined Concord Rose dinnerware from Syracuse China, Moderntone blue depression glass sherbets, fuchsia cut tumblers from Anchor Hocking and a Fostoria Navarre etched candle holder.

Let me know how you mix depression glass in  your home.  You are welcome to post photos of your glass on our Facebook page at www.DepressionGlassFun.com.

Buying information:  All glass and china is available at our online store Cat Lady Kate’s Elegant and Depression Glass at www.CatladykatesGlass.com.  It’s like antiquing with your best friend.

Thank you for letting me share our all-crystal table with you. Thank you to Susan from Between Naps on the Porch and friends for this fun Tablescape Thursday.  After last week when we had our blue period I thought a beautiful crystal dinner would be a fun change.  All the tableware – dinner plates, cups, saucers and goblets – are Chintz etched crystal from Fostoria Glass.  This is a gorgeous pattern full of roses, vines and leaves.

Fostoria Glass Chintz Etched Crystal

Had you thought of using an all-crystal table?  We usually think of china for plates and glass for goblets, but the elegant and depression glass makers produced full lines of dinnerware.  I’m only showing a few pieces from our extensive selection of this pattern.   Fashions change and maybe next time I’ll put this on the larger table to show more pieces.  It makes a dramatic and unusual table to enjoy with friends.

Here is a close up of the dinner plate so you can see what it looks like.

Fostoria Glass Chintz Etched Crystal Dinner Plate

I have to confess that I tried something different to get a good photograph.  Our home is open and the dining room has only one wall to act as a resting point for your eyes.  That’s great for living but challenging to photograph so I put three minimal place settings on the buffet against the one wall.  That didn’t give me room to include the console bowls, salad bowls, sherbets, bread and butter plates, nappies.  You can really have a full tableware set of this pretty glass.

Fostoria Glass Chintz Etched Crystal Duo Candleholder

I especially like the the candleholders.  Fostoria used the Baroque blank, which is the one with molded fleur de lis to etch most pieces of Chintz.  These U-shaped candleholders are from a different line and they make a nice contrast.  The green vase is another choice piece by artist Dave Eickholt.

Fostoria Glass Chintz Etched Crystal Dinner Table

Here is the vase a little clearer.  Dave makes his own glazes of course and this is one of his specialties.

Dave Eickholt Green Crystalline Glazed Porcelain Vase

I like the vase with the modern-looking candleholders, don’t you?

Fostoria Glass Chintz Candleholders & Dave Eickholt Green Vase

Thank you for visiting and come back again next Thursday!

Buying information:  All glass shown is from Cat Lady Kate’s Elegant and Depression Glass.  It’s like antiquing with your best friend.

Art pottery by Dave Eickholt is available at Dave’s online store at Etsy.

Thank you for letting me share our blue depression glass table with you.  Thank you to Susan from Between Naps on the Porch and friends for this fun Tablescape Thursday.

Moderntone Cobalt Blue Depression Glass Table for Two

Today we’re having lunch for two and enjoying the first daffodils of the year.  Don’t the flowers add a touch of spring?  Daffodils are my favorite but they won’t bloom outdoors here until April.

Dave Eickholt Crystalline Glaze Green & Blue Vases

It’s sunny outside – blue skies and a warm breeze (warmish anyway) – so let’s celebrate a good day for blue.  We have blue glass plates, sherbets, cups and saucers and a deep blue crystalline glaze vase from artist Dave Eickholt.  The cheerful yellow flowers look great in Dave’s green art vase.

Moderntone Blue Depression Glass Setting

Moderntone is depression glass. Hazel Atlas made this from 1934 to 1942 in cobalt blue and some amethyst purple and that’s the color people collect the most. They knew they had a good thing going and re-issued this pattern in the early 1950s in a white glass they called Platonite that had overlays of bright colors. I like the transparent blue the best. Doesn’t it look good on the white hand-crocheted doily tablecloth?

Moderntone Depression Glass Table

I try to keep Moderntone in stock in our store Vintage Elegant Depression Glass by Catladykate and at the moment we have the pieces shown in the photo.  Here is a close up of the sherbet so you can see it better.

Moderntone Cobalt Blue Depression Glass Sherbet

Can you see the art deco influence here with the round and square shapes mixed?

Moderntone Cobalt Blue Depression Glass Sugar

I love flowers so when I saw the daffodils grocery shopping it was easy to pick a bunch.  The yellow is pretty bright with the cobalt blue,  I think next time we decide to show off blue I’ll get pink flowers or pick soft apricot colored pansies.

The smaller vase is a great combination of cooler navy colors in a crystalline glaze, also by noted artist Dave Eickholt.   It’s fun to mix these art pieces with my depression glass – quite a contrast that works.  The dark blue vase helps tone down the bright flowers and you can see how well it melds with the green vase and the cobalt glass.

Dave Eickholt Blue Crystalline Glaze Vase

Thanks for visiting.

Buying Guide: Moderntone cobalt blue depression glass is available at Catladykate – it’s like antiquing with  your best friend.

Crystalline glazed pottery is available at Dave Eickholt’s shop.

Thank you for joining my friends for a casual dinner with 1950s classic chic.  Thank you to Susan from Between Naps on the Porch and friends for this fun Tablescape Thursday.

Today we are having a casual dinner with friends on retro china from Japan, cut crystal from Duncan Miller, woven placemats and a special art piece by Dave Eickholt.  I got the idea for this table by starting with the china.

Tuillerie China Duncan Miller Kohinoor Tablescape

I bought this china at an estate sale.  The family must have liked china because they had three sets, this one by Tuillerie, some Blue Ridge pieces and a super sharp art deco dessert set from Austria.  I got this pattern because it is soft and pretty.  It looks peaceful and friendly, like a pattern you can use and mix and match with all sorts of things.

Tuillerie Fine Vintage China Bread & Butter Plate

The plates and bowls have a wide cream rim with pretty flower bouquets and an intricate rim design in warm brown and sage.  In the 1940s or 50s this would have been moderately priced Sunday dinner china.  I think it’s pretty and looks older without being all antique-y.

So what to put with this?  I thought the Tuillerie was a good basic pattern that could go with lots of other styles and had enough looks that it could look great with anything from casual to Sunday best.  Let’s see what we can do with it.

After the dishes the next selection was the place mat.   My Mom had these woven bamboo mats forever, at least since the 1950s.  I like the warm natural look and decided to try it with the china to pick up the warm colors in the plates.

Tuillerie China Made in Japan Dinnerware and Duncan Miller Kohinoor Goblets

So far so good.  The dishes have enough warmth to keep up with the casual woven bamboo place mats and not look silly.

Now let’s add cut crystal goblets from Duncan Miller.  This is another aha moment.  The plates are all rounded shapes and beautiful bouquets and these goblets have diamond cuts and squarish shapes.  And it works!  The goblets pick up the woven lines in the place mats and look great with the china.

Duncan Miller Glass Kohinoor Cut Crystal Ice Tea Tumbler

Last question is the centerpiece.  I wanted something with same warm gold colors and the strong lines and decided to use this crystalline glazed vase by noted potter Dave Eickholt.  I picked a round vase in gold crystals with rich burgundy and blue streaks.  Gorgeous!

Dave Eickholt Crystalline Glazed Porcelain Vase

Come in, sit down and enjoy dinner with Dave and me!  If you like what you see we have the china and crystal listed in our store Cat Lady Kate’s Elegant and Depression Glass.

Tuillerie China and Duncan Miller Kohinoor Goblets

Do you like to play cards before dessert or do you prefer to skip the card game and sit with friends and enjoy tea and dessert?  I imagined that we were hosting a party for Tablescape Thursday with Susan from Between Naps on the Porch and friends.  Since it’s nearly Valentine’s, I decided to show off a special set of vintage French porcelain dessert plates in a simple table setting for a dessert after a card party.  You can see this is set simply with no centerpiece or candles although a rose azalea or cyclamen would be perfect additions.

After playing cards for a few hours we’re ready to go in the dining room for cake, coffee, nuts, mints and candy. We are using Heisey Gayoso pink water goblets with Heisey Twist pink nut cups.  My dining room table is a little wide for this small place setting so let’s see what it looks like up close.

Tressemann & Vogt Rose Sprigged Plate Heisey Gayoso Goblet

T&V Tresseman & Vogt French Porcelain Rose Sprigged Plate

Here we see the cute little Heisey Twist pink glass nut cups and Tiffin’s Classic pink pitcher the way they look together and the pitcher by itself.

Tiffin Classic Pitcher Heisey Twist Nut Cups

Tiffin US Glass Classic Etched Dancer Pink Pitcher

Heisey Glass was known for high quality glassware from the depression until they closed and this combination shows it. Heisey made Twist in a rainbow of colors with the pink one of the prettiest. Lots of glass companies made cute little nut cups and they are fun collectibles all by themselves. I’m imagining these with peanuts and mints for our friends to enjoy while we play cards and afterwards while we enjoy homemade Lady Baltimore cake and a cup of Oolong tea.

Tiffin’s Classic etch has a dancer draped in a long scarf flanked by scrolls and swags.  It is one of the more sought after elegant glass patterns from the depression era, especially in Valentine’s Day pink.

The goblets are a fun story.  I had some crystal etched goblets for a year or so and finally managed to identify as Heisey.  The shape is so distinctive with the flared stem and wasp waisted bowl that when I saw these pink goblets it was easy to decide to buy them.

Heisey Glass Gayoso Pink Water Goblet

We carry all the glassware and china shown in our online store, Cat Lady Kate’s Elegant and Depression Glass.  Shopping with us is like antiquing with your best friend, so come and visit.

Welcome to the first Tablescape Thursday with Elegant and Depression Glass to Share.  Thank you for visiting and thank you to Susan of Between Naps on the Porch for hosting this fun event.

It’s nearly Valentines Day so let’s go pink with a romantic table for two set with vintage glass and linens.  Let’s enjoy a beautiful combination of pink depression glass, crystal candle holders, rose pink taper candles and a tablecloth that my mom embroidered that I cherish.

Petal Swirl Pink Depression Glass Table for Two

The dinner plates, serving bowl, cups and saucers are Petal Swirl by Jeannette Glass.  Jeannette made this pattern from 1937 to 1938 and it’s a handsome design with strong lines and flair.  The rims have a pressed spiral and the centers have concentric ribbed circles.  You can see this is a good use of shape and pattern to make an appealing design.  You can read more about Petal Swirl here.

Petal Swirl & Homespun Pink Depression Glass Place Setting

I sold our small bowls just before taking the picture so used Homespun fruit bowls.  I picked these because the pattern is another geometric with strong lines that complement the Swirl glass.  This pattern is another of Jeannette’s that, like Petal Swirl, is less well known and under appreciated compared to other Jeannette depression pink glassware.  Homespun has thin vertical ribs on the sides and a pressed square honeycomb pattern in the center.  It’s a good pattern too, but I must admit I like Petal Swirl better.

Homespun Pink Depression Glass Bowl

How about a glass of wine with this?  Since this table setting is all about lines and geometry I picked a set we have from Libbey that has a simple etched line on the bowl.

Libbey Glass Single Line Etched Goblet Vintage Stemware

The beautiful swirled lines and graceful shapes of the plates and center bowl just cry for a beautiful candle holder set.  We get to enjoy our candles in a pair of contemporary crystal low holders from Italy.  These look like Cambridge Caprice or Paden City Largo elegant glassware and go so well with our Petal Swirl dinner set.

Rock Aurea Contemporary Crystal Candleholders

Royal Crystal Rock Aurea Candleholder Pair

Royal Crystal Rock Aurea Candleholder

My favorite part of this tablescape is the tablecloth.  You can see it’s meant for a bridge table.  My Mom and Dad used to have friends over to play cards and Mom always liked to use the cloths she embroidered by hand.  I received this when she died and cherish it because she made it.  It has pink flowers and green leaves, very style and a rolled edge.  We have the matching napkins but I didn’t put them out today.

Mom's Tablecloth Detail

I hope you enjoyed reading about our Valentine’s Day romantic dinner for two with pink depression glass.  You can see all the glass posted here in our store, Cat Lady Kate’s Elegant and Depression Glass.   Please leave a comment to let me know how you liked this post.  It’s new for me and a lot of fun to write about our glass for sale.