May 2nd, 2009 @ Kathy // No Comments
I went to the flea market today and found a few pieces of Sharon amber depression glass. One lady had several dinner plates. The price was right but the plates had quite a bit of wear so I left them. Another seller had a set of three pieces, a little berry bowl like this [...]
Category : Depression Glass
April 27th, 2009 @ Kathy // No Comments
This is a Georgian sherbet from Federal Glass, a very nice and favorite depression glass pattern. Georgian is nicknamed “Lovebirds” due to the medallion of two lovebirds alternating with basket medallions. I recently got an email from an eBayer informing me that my sherbet is most likely reproduced because “it was too heavy, too large [...]
Category : Reproductions and Fakes
April 26th, 2009 @ Kathy // No Comments
We’ve had a couple posts about MacBeth Evans Petalware depression glass, the more recent is about the monax white Petalware and the other looks at the pink Petalware depression glass. This will be our last post about Petalware for a while, but it is such a neat pattern that so many creative people felt compelled [...]
Category : MacBeth Evans Depression Glass / Petalware Depression Glass White or Pink
April 24th, 2009 @ Kathy // No Comments
A couple posts ago we showed one of my favorite things, elegant depression glass console bowls. Here’s another type of glass that is equally entrancing, the center handled sandwich server, also called center handled tray, center handled server or CHS. Regardless what you call it, this is one of the signature pieces of the depression [...]
Category : Glass Pieces
April 21st, 2009 @ Kathy // No Comments
Nice cream soup bowl is monax white depression glass from MacBeth Evans. This is their Petalware pattern. We covered pink Petalware depression glass a couple of posts ago and today let’s look at the plain white. MacBeth Evans made a very nice translucent white glass they sold under the monax name. They used the same [...]
Category : Petalware Depression Glass White or Pink
April 18th, 2009 @ Kathy // One Comment
A few posts ago we showed off some Dogwood pink depression glass and here is another pattern from the same maker, MacBeth Evans. This is Petalware depression glass and this is the pink cereal bowl. You probably have the same experience with dinnerware that we do – we break the cereal bowls and lunch plates [...]
Category : Petalware Depression Glass White or Pink
April 16th, 2009 @ Kathy // No Comments
A few days ago we showed off one of my favorite pieces, a green console bowl with a rolled rim and Central Glass Balda etch. Console bowls are one of the signature peices of the depression era and today we’re showing you a different type altogther. This is the low console bowl [...]
Category : Depression Glass
April 11th, 2009 @ Kathy // No Comments
Doesn’t this look like one of the beautiful brocade etched elegant glass patterns? It is Dogwood depression glass from MacBeth Evans Glass. Depression glass was mass produced during the late 1920s through the 1930s and was inexpensive, sometimes even given away as premiums. People could go to the movies – and spend a nickel [...]
Category : MacBeth Evans Depression Glass
April 7th, 2009 @ Kathy // No Comments
This is an incredible piece of glass and I’m still amazed that it’s mine! Beautiful goblet is the Scott’s Morning Glory etch number 5 from Central Glass. Vintage etched stemware is one of my favorite things and this is not only beautiful shade of pink it’s a gorgeous etch with morning glories dangling from [...]
Category : Central Glass
April 1st, 2009 @ Kathy // No Comments
Central Glass Balda Etched Green Console Bowl Rather than look at a pattern, let’s talk about one of my favorite things, etched console bowls. My three favorite pieces of glass are the console bowls, etched candle holders and center handled sandwich trays. All three are characteristic of the depression era and all three are beautiful! [...]
Category : Console & Serving Bowls
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