Another Imperial Glass pattern, mostly made a bit later than the depression era is Vintage, full of grapes with leaves and twining vines. The only piece we had was this dinner plate in milk glass (no … [Read more...]
Exciting Find – Rare Maple Leaf Cake Plate from US Glass – Pink Depression Glass
This is one of the more unusual and hard to find items that we have, Maple Leaf pink depression glass cake plate made by US Glass in the mid 1930s. When I buy cake plates the challenge is finding … [Read more...]
Tips to Identify Glass – Example #1 from Facebook Requests
There are people who can look at a stem and recognize the maker instantly. Not me. I am by no means an expert but there are a few tricks I've learned. This post will walk us through … [Read more...]
Lesser Known Depression Glass from Imperial – Reeded or Spun, #701
Reeded is a handsome pattern Imperial made in the mid 1930s in rich colors like Ritz Blue (mid cobalt), Stiegel Green (rich dark green), ruby, amber, crystal and a tangerine shade. Later … [Read more...]
Lesser Known Depression Glass from Imperial – Molly, #725
I've had a few pieces of Molly, all decorative items like this footed bowl. This is actually one of the earliest pieces I bought - and it took me many years to discover its identity. I was browsing … [Read more...]
Valuing Your Glass – Tips to Determine Worth
The two questions I get the most are 1) "What is it?" and 2) "What is it worth?". I'm happy to help with the first question - sometimes I can identify glass or point someone in the right … [Read more...]
Ooh and Ah Time! Texas Antiquing Pictures
Last week Deidra and I went antiquing in several malls near San Antonio. We found several lovely pieces of glass - identified correctly, clean and pretty - in a mall in Gruene Texas plus a couple … [Read more...]
Collecting Cameo Depression Glass
Mary S bought a few pieces of Cameo green depression glass from me and sent me a photo of part of her collection. It's a beautiful pattern that looks wonderful grouped … [Read more...]
Saying Good-Bye to a Favorite Piece – Cambridge Cheese and Cracker Set
I'm a glass dealer. That means I get to go antiquing, ooh and ah, buy glass, get it home, ooh and ah, clean it up, photograph, ooh and ah, then list and hopefully, eventually, sell it. With lots of … [Read more...]
Lesser Known Depression Glass from Imperial – Olive aka Old English
Gene Florence calls this pattern "Olive" and Replacements calls it "Old English" and I found listings under both names on eBay. For this post let's call it Olive since Indiana made a neat depression … [Read more...]