Old Cafe Pink Depression Glass Candy Dish

Welcome to this week’s Pink Saturday hosted by Beverly of How Sweet the Sound.  Thank you for visiting me.

Today we have pink depression glass stealing the show.  This is the two-handled dish for candy or mints in Hocking’s Old Cafe pattern.  Old Cafe is a small pattern with only a few dinnerware pieces but several attractive accessory items like this candy plate, a deeper candy bowl with lid, an oval olive dish and a vase.

You’ve probably seen look-a-likes for the vase, not exactly repros but more an extended production of this for the floral market.  The design is a wide band between two narrower bands and all the bands are smooth on the inside and rounded on the outside.

Hocking made this depression glassware pattern in pink and clear and it is surprisingly attractive.  You wouldn’t think such a simple design would be so effective but like most of the geometric designed depression patterns Old Cafe has little extras.  You can see one on this candy dish.  The ribs that make up the pattern come together on the base to make a ridged bottom.  It looks great.

Buying information:  We have this piece and several others in our store Cat Lady Kate’s Elegant and Depression Glass at www.CatladykatesGlass.com.

Fostoria Glass Grape Brocade Etched Orchid Candleholder

Welcome to this week’s Pink Saturday hosted by Beverly of How Sweet the Sound.  Thank you for finding me.

This week I’m stretching “pink” to include Fostoria’s Orchid color which is a purply pink color.  Fostoria made a few patterns in this color and it was either not a good seller or was too costly to produce because they only made Orchid a few years.

The etch here looks mottled, doesn’t it?  In person the design itself is plain glass and the mottled looking background is actually raised above the surface.  It is very different from normal plate etchings and has a surface texture that feels good to touch.  You are seeing a brocade etch.

The etch is called Grape.  This isn’t a terribly imaginative name – nothing so fanciful as Bordeaux or Trailing Arbor or anything that took some thought to come up with – but it perfectly describes the pattern.  This has grape leaves and grape bunches and it really looks like brocade.

Other companies besides Fostoria made brocade etches but theirs are among the best known.  This is the rolled rim candle holder with the Grape brocade etch and we have it in stock.  Previously I’ve had the same candleholder in green and a gorgeous blue comport.   I like the brocade etches and hope you do too.

Buying information: Cat Lady Kate’s Elegant and Depression Glass where shopping is like antiquing with your best friend.

Sharon Cabbage Rose Pink Depression Glass Dinner Plate

It’s time for Pink Saturday with Beverly from How Sweet the Sound and her other guests, just in time to reward us for finishing another week. Pink Sharon depression glass is the star today.

Sharon is depression glass, which means it was mass produced during the 1930s and sold cheaply or given away as premiums with food or at the movie theater.  Even though we believe most depression glass was cheap – since so much was free for purchasing a product – it actually was not all that inexpensive given the overall lack of extra money.  For example, a family could send in coupons to get a whole set of glass to go with that free piece for a couple dollars, but that $2-3 represented several days wages.  Imagine today spending half your weekly paycheck on dishes.

What this means is that some patterns have pieces that are hard to find compared to others.  Bowls and tumblers are scarce in most patterns – you can understand tumblers because that is what we all break even today – but bowls?  Think about your dinnerware.  Most likely you had to buy bowls separately for your tableware and the same thing was true with depression glass.

With Sharon one of the eye-opening pieces is the salad plate, which is about 7 1/2 inches wide.  This small size plate is perfect for dessert, lunch or salad.  It runs about double the price of the dinner plate.

Federal Glass made Sharon from 1935 to 1939 in pink, amber and green and a few pieces of clear.  It has a beautiful design of big rose sprays and smaller bouquets on the rim.  It’s a pretty pattern.

If you like this, please check our pieces listed in our online store Cat Lady Kate’s Elegant and Depression Glass.  We have a good selection with more to list.  We specialize in certain patterns of depression glass, including Sharon Cabbage Rose, and elegant glass from Fostoria, Cambridge and Central.  Come see us today for best selection.

Tiffin Classic Etched Pink Elegant Depression Glass Tumbler

Thank you to Beverly from How Sweet the Sound for hosting Pink Saturday and allowing me to join the fun.

If you read my Tablescape Thursday post this week you saw a beautiful pink pitcher with a scarf-draped dancer swirling among the scrolls and swags.  Today we see the matching tumblers in this pretty pink pattern.

During the 1920s and 1930s a lot of glass companies made designs that featured nearly-nude dancers or nymphs.  You’ve probably seen Hocking’s Cameo depression glass and that was the poor man’s version of this delightful theme.  Monongah’s Springtime etch and Tiffin’s Psyche were plate etched, similar to the Classic etched tumbler shown here.

Just seeing the dancer on this stem makes me want to grab my scarf and join in.  It makes me happy just to look at it.  The color is a beautiful pink, not garish or in your face and not wishy washy either, just pink.

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.

Princess Pink Depression Glass Sherbet

Thank you to Beverly from How Sweet the Sound for hosting Pink Saturday.  What a perfect color for cheerful thoughts of spring.

Up today is our Princess.  This is pink depression glass from Hocking, made about 1931 to 1935 when the country was deep in the Great Depression.  Pink glassware – and blue, amber, green and amethyst – was given away as premiums or offered with coupons.  It was a good way for the thrifty housewife to get something beautiful for her family while saving money.

Today we can tell the pieces in patterns that were not popular premiums and those that ladies needed to send in hard-to-find cash to get.  Those are the pieces that are more expensive or harder to find.  Sherbets are fairly common in most depression glass patterns but not so readily available in pink Princess.

Sherbets are fun pieces.  You can use them for a fruit cup, to serve applesauce, yogurt or cottage cheese, fill them with berries, custard and cream, use them for cake with lemon sauce and even use them for sherbet.

Pink isn’t just for Saturday.  And pink depression glass is a fun way to enjoy pink, beautiful glass, and a link to our history.

We have a good selection of pink Princess in our store Cat Lady Kate’s Elegant and Depression Glass and offer coupons to our blog and newsletter subscribers.  Just use coupon news when you check out.

Dogwood Pink Depression Glass Tumbler

It’s cold outside and spring seems such a long time away.  Let’s cheer ourselves up with a few days of pink.  Pink isn’t just for Valentine’s Day any more.

Today I’m showing off one of our rare pieces of depression glass, the water tumbler in Dogwood depression glass from MacBeth Evans.  Tumblers are always among the more scarce pieces in vintage glassware patterns and Dogwood is no exception.  This one has the design screened on – not flat paint but a raised knobby like decoration.  It’s very pretty and this 12 ounce size is even harder to find than others.

If you like flowers you recognize the four petals as being Dogwood but for some reason this pattern is nicknamed Appleblossom.  Apple blossoms have five petals.  Maybe it’s because the design is just so pretty and feels like spring.

We have a good selection of Dogwood pink depression glass.  I was able to get several pieces from a dealer who was closing down and almost everything is in great shape.  As time passes it’s getting harder to find depression glass in such good shape, so come check us out.

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.

Petal Swirl Pink Depression Glass Salad Bowl

Now here is a pink depression glass pattern that is easy on the eyes, easy to collect and easy to enjoy.  The pattern is Swirl, called Petal Swirl by Jeannette Glass.

You can see the swirl design on the sides of the salad bowl and the scalloped rim around the top.  This is one of the pink depression glass patterns you can collect and enjoy every day if you choose.

Jeannette made this only two years, 1937 to 1938, and in a full dinner set with many accessory pieces like a vase, pitcher, butter dish, candle holder and candy dish.  It’s a good pattern that doesn’t have a lot of spots that nick easily; it’s reasonably sturdy.  Yet for some reason it is not terribly expensive.  People like it; they don’t pursue it as much as you would think.  For example the 9 inch salad bowl is under $30, certainly among the most affordable patterns.

Besides pink Jeannette made this in ultra marine teal and solid blue delphite.  The teal is really pretty too.

We have a good set of the pink so please check us out!

New Martinsville Square Pink Elegant Depression Glass Etched Bowl

Isn’t this pretty?  It is line number 36 from New Martinsville Glass in a beautiful medium pink.  It was sold to me as Cambridge and the photo wasn’t too good so I was surprised and delighted to have a mystery on my hands.

Recently someone told me they had a whole set of this but never knew what it was.  Since this was one of the more challenging id jobs lately, I thought you might like to follow the Glass Detective Lady as she solves tricky glass cases.

Several companies made square-ish glass, Fostoria’s Mayfair, Central’s line 1450, Paden City Crow’s Foot and of course, New Martinsville.   I started there.

This looked kinda sorta like a Paden City pattern I remembered seeing in my Paden City book.  Nope.  Not Paden City.  Ruling out Fostoria and Central was easy since they didn’t have the extra little nubs in the middle of the sides.  That left New Martinsville.

Unfortunately my New Martinsville book is not as helpful as my others – the photos are sparse and some are hard to make out – and it covers the more extensive patterns.  I use Replacements website for identification a lot but they didn’t have this line.  New Martinsville made similar shapes, one is called Fancy Squares but it has rounded scallops and corners, not these prominent little fingers in the corners and nubs on the edges.

New Martinsville Square Pink Glass Etched Candleholder

Somewhere in all this research I came across line 36 and noted it in my database but promptly forgot.  (Hard to be a detective when you can’t remember anything for more than 30 minutes.)  I didn’t have any luck finding the etch.  A few weeks ago I got the bowl out again to list it and checked the Chat About Depression Glass pattern gallery.  This is an excellent site backed by some true experts, and sure enough, there was my bowl.  Mystery solved.

The silly thing is when I listed it I realized I have the amber center handled server in the exact same pattern identified correctly.