Add Sparkle this Fall with a Vintage Glass Relish Tray

Posted 1 day, 6 hours ago @ Kathy // No Comments

Add Sparkle this Fall with a Vintage Glass Relish Tray

Fall is coming and that means red and gold leaves, fires in the fire place and family get togethers, One way to create memories and add sparkle to your fall family tables is with vintage relish trays and what better one than this topaz gold colored Baroque tray from Fostoria Glass? Relish trays have gotten [...]

Category : Vintage Relish Trays

Tablescape Thursday – Patrician Amber and Trojan Topaz

Posted 4 weeks, 2 days ago @ Kathy // 13 Comments

Tablescape Thursday – Patrician Amber and Trojan Topaz

Today let’s revisit two of our amber / topaz yellow glass tables, the Patrician amber depression glass dinnerware and Fostoria Trojan topaz luncheon set.  These are bright and sunny sets that will make you smile.  They remind me of each other and I hope you enjoy seeing them together. Isn’t this set pretty?  It’s Patrician, [...]

Category : Fostoria Glass Tablescapes

Love Got You Down? Try a Romance Pickle Dish

July 22nd, 2010 @ Kathy // One Comment

Love Got You Down?  Try a Romance Pickle Dish

No, this isn’t a bad romance novel or a blog about country western music. It’s about one of the neatest pieces of glass we just listed in our store, the oval pickle dish in Fostoria’s Romance etched crystal. I like all the Romance etch glass we have.  I like the pretty flowers and ribbons and [...]

Category : Vintage Relish Trays

Is it Meadow Rose or Navarre? Etched Fostoria Crystal

July 15th, 2010 @ Kathy // No Comments

Is it Meadow Rose or Navarre? Etched Fostoria Crystal

Is it Meadow Rose or is it Navarre?  How can you tell?  These are two of the most popular Fostoria designs and they look a lot alike.  Read this to learn how to tell them apart. Fostoria Glass made both patterns on the same blank, which is a fancy way to say they used the [...]

Category : Antiquing Together

Yes, Another Relish Tray – Fostoria Heather Etched 2-Part Dish

July 11th, 2010 @ Kathy // No Comments

Yes, Another Relish Tray – Fostoria Heather Etched 2-Part Dish

If you read this blog then you know I’m a fan of relish dishes and divided serving pieces.   You’ve seen depression glass relish dishes, etched relish trays, pink relish trays, crystal relish trays… and the list goes on.  The one today is a knock out. This is Fostoria Glass Heather etch.  The pattern it’s [...]

Category : Vintage Relish Trays

Forgotten Fostoria – Coronet Crystal Ice Bucket

July 1st, 2010 @ Kathy // No Comments

Forgotten Fostoria – Coronet Crystal Ice Bucket

One Fostoria pattern that is consistently overlooked and under appreciated is Coronet.  You can see it’s an entrancing pattern because the super simple three wavy lines, elegant turned out feet and graceful shapes.  Yet is is one of the less well known designs, both as the undecorated blank and with cut and etched adornments. Fostoria [...]

Category : Other Fostoria Glass

Tablescape Thursday – Fostoria Navarre Etched Wine & Cheese Evening

June 23rd, 2010 @ Kathy // 7 Comments

Tablescape Thursday – Fostoria Navarre Etched Wine & Cheese Evening

We’re having a little wine and cheese party today. Let’s use Navarre etched crystal, one of the most collected glass patterns from Fostoria. I don’t have many pieces, just enough for a glass of wine, a plate of crackers and a glass of champagne. The goblets are the claret wines, larger than the regular wine [...]

Category : Tablescapes

Fostoria Romance – Ribbons and Bows All Tied in a Posy

June 21st, 2010 @ Kathy // No Comments

Fostoria Romance – Ribbons and Bows All Tied in a Posy

Last week I bought a large set of Fostoria Romance etched crystal, mostly stems with a few serving pieces.  I like Romance for its graceful pattern of flowers tied in ribbons and bows, the lovely clear crystal and clean lines of the Contour blank. Fostoria made Romance into the 1960s so it is more available [...]

Category : Romance Ribbons & Bows Etched Crystal

Why Light Just One Candle? Fostoria Navarre Etched Duo Candle Holder

June 13th, 2010 @ Kathy // No Comments

Why Light Just One Candle? Fostoria Navarre Etched Duo Candle Holder

Do you know the saying “It’s better to light a candle than to curse the darkness”?  It’s a good way to live. Somehow that is what crossed my mind when I saw this candle holder today.   Normally I don’t get too profound with glass – it is after all beautiful memories.  But this piece [...]

Category : Fostoria Glass

Pick a Pretty Nosegay – Fostoria Delicately Cut Crystal

June 2nd, 2010 @ Kathy // No Comments

Pick a Pretty Nosegay – Fostoria Delicately Cut Crystal

How do you like this combination of modernistic styled round forms with the delicate floral sprays cutting?  This is the Nosegay cutting on Contour blank by Fostoria Glass.  No surprise Fostoria made this in the 1950s – that mid century modern style demanded curvy shapes. I like the Contour shapes.  That curved free form looking [...]

Category : Antiquing Together / Fostoria Glass