Gorgeous Crystal Leaf Candy Dish – Duncan Miller Sylvan Glass

August 25th, 2011 @ Kathy // No Comments

Gorgeous Crystal Leaf Candy Dish – Duncan Miller Sylvan Glass

Today is one of my favorite pieces from our store, our Sylvan crystal two-piece candy dish from Duncan Miller. Duncan Miller made Sylvan swans and other nature shapes before they closed down in 1955. This leaf shaped dish is rare and you won’t find another one. The grooves look like leaf veins and the little [...]

Category : Fancy Fun Friday

Fancy Fun Friday Duncan Miller Crystal Swan Candy Dish

May 19th, 2011 @ Kathy // No Comments

Fancy Fun Friday Duncan Miller Crystal Swan Candy Dish

What’s your fancy this week? How about a Duncan Miller crystal swan candy dish? Duncan Miller made swans for candy, swans for flowers, crystal swans, colored swans, big swans, little swans and swans in the middle. These were partially handmade. Duncan’s glass workers molded the body, attached the head and neck by hand, tooled the [...]

Category : Fancy Fun Friday

Getting Fancy – Duncan Miller Canterbury Condiment Tray

March 12th, 2011 @ Kathy // No Comments

Getting Fancy – Duncan Miller Canterbury Condiment Tray

What is this you ask? It’s too small for a relish tray but it’s obviously something. Welcome to the world of fancy glass. This little piece is the Canterbury crystal four-part condiment set from Duncan Miller. I like Canterbury. Duncan Miller crystal is beautifully clear, gorgeous quality.  the pattern is simple with plates, bowls, stemware [...]

Category : Duncan Miller

Tablescape Thursday: Friendly China and Elegant Crystal

February 17th, 2010 @ Kathy // 8 Comments

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 [...]

Category : Tablescapes

How Classy Is This? Duncan Miller Sylvan Leaf Shaped Candy Dish

January 2nd, 2010 @ Kathy // No Comments

Isn’t this a gorgeous dish?  It looks just like a leaf with the stem curled up to form the handle.  This Sylvan is from Duncan Miller Glass, who had the slogan “Loveliest Glassware in America”.  You can see how true this slogan was by the pure clarity of this glass. Unfortunately Duncan Miller went out [...]

Category : Elegant Glass

Why You Shouldn’t Rely on Price Guides

December 10th, 2009 @ Kathy // No Comments

Nice bowl, right?  Yes, it is Duncan Miller Sandwich pattern, good quality glass, nice ground base, useful salad bowl, rather hard to find size, so on and so forth.  So what’s not to like?  If you collect this pattern – and I hope you do – this is a choice piece you will be glad [...]

Category : Depression Glass Guide

Duncan Miller Amber Depression Glass Basket

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