How do you not stop at an antique mall with a giant pink elephant standing guard outside? Last month we stopped at the Pink Elephant antique mall in Livingston Illinois and a second mall a little further north on the way home from St. Louis.
We got several pieces of Franciscan Apple dishes from this booth at the second mall. My Mom’s dishes are showing their age – she got some of them in the 1950s – and we wanted the butter dish and a few more small dinner plates.
Franciscan Apple Dishes
Here is a good beverage set of Patrician Spoke amber depression glass with the tumblers and pitcher. Patrician continues to be more available and affordable than many depression patterns. The price tag doesn’t show in this photo but I recall the set was under $100, a reasonable price for depression glass tumblers and pitcher.
Patrician Amber Tumblers and Pitcher
Nice Cloverleaf pink cup was all alone.
Cloverleaf Pink Depression Glass Cup
We have Cambridge Rose Point crystal stemware, relish trays, bowls and a pitcher, and I’ve considered getting dessert plates. This is a nice set here and the relish tray is also Rose Point.
Cambridge Rose Point Plates
Our wedding crystal was Fostoria Argus cobalt blue; we only wanted the tumblers as neither Dave nor I care for such heavy goblets. Here is a set of Argus in ruby, a gorgeous deep red.
Fostoria Argus Ruby Goblets
Fostoria used their 6037 stem line which has little nubs along the stem for its lovely Heather etch in the 1950s and 1960s. This stem shape goes well with Century dinnerware as you can see in this photo.
Fostoria Heather Goblets, Sherbets and Accessory Pieces
This set of Fostoria Versailles etched plates and cups was tempting!
Fostoria Versailles Topaz Plates and Cups
I don’t see Duncan Miller glass as often as Fostoria or Cambridge, and it’s often not labeled. This dealer has the Canterbury covered candy dish with the First Love etch, so pretty. One easy way to spot First Love is the big urn with flowers.
Duncan Miller First Love Covered Candy Dish
How do you like this display of Cambridge Caprice in four colors? Can you visualize it on a dinner table along with crystal stemware? Stunning!
Cambridge Caprice Rainbow Set
This last set is from the 1940s and 1950s, Rainbow from Anchor Hocking. They produced full dinnerware sets in multiple colors – tangerine, cobalt, yellow, green, plus others. The pieces are opaque.
Anchor Hocking Rainbow Creamer Sugar Cups & Saucers
Look closely at the handles on the creamer and sugar. See the little curlicue on the corner? That’s just like the shapes Hocking used for Cameo and Block Optic depression ware.
Anchor Hocking Rainbow Glass with Price Sheet
We had fun antiquing!