April 14th, 2010 @ Kathy // 13 Comments
Thank you for visiting us today for a lunch full of sunshine. We’re going to have fun using Patrician amber depression glass for our menu of omelets, toast, strawberries and coffee. Doesn’t that sound good?
See what I mean about sunshine? The amber color glows and it looks good on the white tablecloth with a [...]
Category : Tablescapes
April 3rd, 2010 @ Kathy // One Comment
Once upon a time you could find real Madrid depression glass at every flea market, antique mall and thrift store. Those days are behind us. I found the cake plate and tumbler in pink Recollection reproduction glass this winter at an antique store and a few more pieces when antiquing in San Antonio a few [...]
Category : Depression Glass Guide / Reproductions and Fakes
December 19th, 2009 @ Kathy // No Comments
Isn’t this pretty with the band of stylized flowers and trailing leaf swags? This pattern is S Pattern, called Stippled Rose, and MacBeth Evans made it from 1930 to 1933. From what I’ve read, collectors sought this glassware when depression glass collecting first became popular, but it is not so well-known today.
Like most MacBeth [...]
Category : Depression Glass Guide
November 24th, 2009 @ Kathy // No Comments
Years ago glass makers produced two part ensembles to use for cheese and crackers. The bottom plate was big enough to hold many crackers and one put a cheese ball or spread in the raised center comport piece. Thus, a cheese and cracker set.
The one we show here is from Cambridge Glass, their etch 704 [...]
Category : Cake Plates and Serving Platters
October 20th, 2009 @ Kathy // 2 Comments
Doesn’t the name Normandie sound fancy? I did some research to write this post because I thought the name may have been drawn from the famous French ocean liner Normandie, however the vessel was launched in 1935, after the depression pattern production start. For many years this pattern was called Bouquet and Lattice for its [...]
Category : Federal Depression Glass
October 2nd, 2009 @ Kathy // No Comments
Fall hit with a vengeance today – it’s cold, dreary and wet – and these are the days that turn our minds to fires flickering in the fire place, warm colors, friends, apple cider. Amber colored glass fits right in here and looking at this bowl cheers me up!
This particular piece is Fostoria Glass Colonial [...]
Category : Fostoria Glass
October 1st, 2009 @ Kathy // No Comments
When the leaves turn color and it gets cold we all look for warm colors and richer hues. But as we get ready for Thanksgiving or look to decorate with harvest themes we may lack choices in our glassware and dinner settings. That’s where amber colored glass can help.
Amber is a rich golden color and [...]
Category : Depression Glass Guide
September 2nd, 2009 @ Kathy // No Comments
I’ve given you lots of reasons to collect depression glass.
It’s your turn now.
Why do you collect depression glass?
Our wise old owl here – and our glass loving community – want to know!
Category : Depression Glass Guide
August 8th, 2009 @ Kathy // No Comments
This is something different than we’ve shown before. I found a couple glass baskets and they got put aside in my get-listed box and tonight I finally got around to listing this one.
This is a classic shape, flared nicely with a scalloped rim and V-shaped design on the handle. This is from Duncan Miller [...]
Category : Elegant Glass
June 19th, 2009 @ Kathy // No Comments
Eeek! Not more candleholders! Yes, more candleholders, but these tell a story.
We went to a big flea market in Clare, Michigan a few weeks ago and got these candleholders. So what are they? Here’s how I identified them.
First these are more likely to be depression glass than anything from the 1960s or 70s based [...]
Category : Depression Glass
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