We recently moved from Michigan to the sunny Caribbean and one thing I’ve found already is… Ta Da! There is a dearth of glass shows, antique malls, used junk stores, estate sales, meaning, no glass to find, no antiquing fun!
Oh my! This is bad news in a way because I love going to glass shows and antique malls and seeing what is there. On the other hand, I’m no longer buying glass to resell and we have more glass than we “need”, and far less than I want! You can relate to this no doubt.
Another silver lining is that when we return to the US on visits we’ll spend time in Florida, which is crammed with antique malls and vintage glass. (Crammed that is, relative to our island!)
In the meantime I’m enjoying browsing my photos and waiting for the beautiful glass we own to be delivered in our shipment from the US. Here are a few photos from the last glass show we went to in July, 2019.
First up is this unusual cream soup with liner plate; it is Cambridge Apple Blossom in amber, 3400 shape. Dave and I bought a center handled server and gorgeous squared oval bowl with handles in this same pattern and color. I don’t have photos of my pieces though, silly me.
Cambridge Apple Blossom 3400 Amber Cream Soup and Liner Plate from 2019 NDGA Glass Show
This gorgeous glass is Cambridge Minerva gold-encrusted crystal. The gold makes the pattern much easier to see in photographs. Cambridge made a similar etch called Valencia that has crosshatching that goes straight up and down, compared to the diamond shapes in Minerva.
ambridge Minerva Gold Encrusted Crystal
We saw quite a lot of Rose Point, of course we looked for it since we both love the pattern and have several pieces. This first photo shows an unusual gold-encrusted piece, the plate from the cheese and cracker set with a gold handle. I think this was in one of the display-only sections. If you go to a glass show be sure to walk around all the collections.
Rose Point Gold-Encrusted Cheese and Cracker Plate with Gold Handle
This display shows several Rose Point stems and tumblers.
Rose Point Stemware and Tumblers from 2019 NDGA Glass Show
One of my favorite pieces at the show was this Art Deco candle holder. It’s from Duncan Miller made in the 1930s. We own the matching oval bowl in amber and I would have enjoyed getting this candle holder too. It’s a spectacular shape.
Duncan Miller #16 Art Deco Green Candle Holder
We have several more photos from the show to share, but will stop here. The National Depression Glass Association canceled their shows in 2020 and 2021 and intend to have the 2021 show July 9 and 10 in Wellington, Kansas. Remember Wellington hosts the national museum which has gorgeous glass and is well worth your time. Here is the link to the show on the NDGA.net page.
Glass shows are fun to browse and the dealers are friendly and willing to share their love and knowledge of glass. The shows have more than depression glass, you’ll find elegant glass and some kitchen ware and even some glass from later eras. Look at the locl calendar listings on the NDGA page to find shows near you.