October 28th, 2009 @ Kathy // No Comments
Reason #9 to collect depression glass is that it is stylish! Here is a super example from Heisey Glass, a footed tumbler is gorgeous cut crystal. Vintage stemware can’t be beat. It’s going to make your table look different than anyone else’s and it’s going to give you a sense of style. Face it. The [...]
Category : Vintage Stemware & Goblets
October 25th, 2009 @ Kathy // No Comments
Last week we talked about green depression glass and showed how it is a grass green, the color of green crayons. This Fostoria Glass Argus green water goblet is a later piece of glass, made in the 1960s or 1970s. See how the color is a darker green with olive tones. This darker green is [...]
Category : Vintage Stemware & Goblets
September 26th, 2009 @ Kathy // No Comments
Let’s talk about sherbets and champagnes and champagne sherbets. You’ve noticed that there seem to be a zillion names for different shapes of goblets – wines, waters, goblets, ice tea, so on – and you’ve probably seen several shapes called “sherbets”. A sherbet is basically something to hold a small dish of ice cream, or [...]
Category : Vintage Stemware & Goblets
September 17th, 2009 @ Kathy // One Comment
Have some Christmas to do? Here’s the start to our gift buying guide for 2009 Christmas and the fall holidays. Vintage etched crystal stemware is a great gift for your friends who love wine or like to try out a new cocktail every week. Wouldn’t this super elegant cocktail stem be great for that person [...]
Category : Gift Buying Guide - Collectible Glass
August 28th, 2009 @ Kathy // One Comment
Here’s one of the best reasons to collect depression glass: Your home will be a reflection of you, not the neighbors, not Pottery Barn, not the current fad. You will have your style – whether elegant vintage crystal like this Fostoria Chintz etched goblet or pink depression glass or gaily decorated Swanky Swigs. Your friends [...]
Category : Depression Glass Guide
August 13th, 2009 @ Kathy // No Comments
Do you like high quality, unique design, graceful shapes? And would you like your stemware and glasses to be these things? Yes, I would too! Reason #9 is: You can find vintage glass that is higher quality at affordable prices that is unique, stylish and yes, stemware you can use and enjoy on your table! [...]
Category : Vintage Stemware & Goblets
July 3rd, 2009 @ Kathy // No Comments
Here is another piece of Fostoria’s Versailles etched elegant glass. This design is pretty in pink but comes to life in this wonderful azure blue. The color is soft but sparkles with life and is perfectly offset by the crystal foot and short stem. Fostoria made Versailles blue from 1928 to 1940, one of their [...]
Category : Fostoria Glass
May 25th, 2009 @ Kathy // No Comments
Tiffin Glass is one of the elegant glass makers that we carry in our elegant depression glass stores. Tiffin made an incredible array of glass, from detailed cuttings to very beautiful etches, and many, many stemware patterns. The stemware we’re showing today are cut and have intricate stems. The one pictured is June [...]
Category : Tiffin Elegant Glass
May 1st, 2009 @ Kathy // No Comments
Isn’t this a pretty etch? It has flower baskets alternating with tassels all connected by generous swags and an intricate border above. For some reason Cambridge Glass didn’t have a pattern name for this, which is a shame as it is one of their more notable etchings. We are showing the water goblet [...]
Category : Cambridge Glass
April 10th, 2009 @ Kathy // No Comments
Isn’t this a neat design? Fostoria Glass Contour elegant pattern comes by its great mid-century modern looks honestly, as it was produced from 1955 to 1971. The wavy stem is unique and distinctive. All the Contour shapes are interesting, with extra waves or curls. It helps show off the gorgeous crystal glass. This [...]
Category : Fostoria Glass
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