Here's an all over crystal table to show how a place setting would have looked for lunch 60 years ago. Contemporary hostesses often combine crystal plates with china, allowing the crystal to add … [Read more...]
Angles and Points – Block Optic Depression Glass Variety
Take a good look at these two cups. Both are Block Optic green depression glass from Hocking but see the difference in the handles? The one on the left is called a pointed handle cup and the one on … [Read more...]
Pink Saturday – Something Different – Limoges Fine China
Today let's take a break from pink depression glass and look at your other must-have to set a fine table, elegant china dessert plates from French china maker Tressemann and Vogt. Most of us mix … [Read more...]
Detective Work – Viking Glass Georgian Ruby Red Honeycomb Iced Tea
Do you enjoy detective stories? This isn't a whodunit with dead bodies or great bank heists, but a safe quiet hunt to identify exactly what this goblet is. My grandma had a set of red … [Read more...]
Green Glassware that’s Not Depression Glass
When you go antiquing do you find green glass like this? Is it depression glass? If not, then what is it? If you are reading this by email then please try this link to see the video. It's … [Read more...]
All That Glows Is Not Vaseline Glass
Does Doric & Pansy Ultramarine Glass Glow under Black Light? Today Debbie contacted me through my store to ask whether Doric & Pansy ultra marine / teal glass glowed under black light. … [Read more...]
Pink Saturday – Jeannette Floral Poinsettia Depression Glass
Welcome to Pink Saturday! Remember Beverly of How Sweet the Sound has a challenge to all of us to visit at least one new blog every week. It's always fun to see everyones visions of pink. This … [Read more...]
Perfect Christmas Gifts for That Hard to Shop For Person
Do you have someone hard to shop for on your Christmas list? Is your mother-in-law a little picky about what she puts in her house? You won't go wrong with a gift in perfect taste that is beautiful, … [Read more...]
Tablescape Thursday – Enjoy Crystal Cut and Etched
Today we have a small table setting with just a few pieces of elegant glass. The plates are cut crystal from Seneca Glass and the etched water goblets are from Cambridge and the combination makes a … [Read more...]
Pink Saturday – Miss America Coming Down the Runway
Here she is... Miss America. Miss America depression glass that is. Welcome to Pink Saturday. Today we have one of the most beloved depression glass patterns, Miss … [Read more...]