Deidra and I went antiquing Monday, Tuesday and Thursday this week looking for great glass finds. We didn't find a lot of great finds but we still had fun! Today we went to a huge store, … [Read more...]
American Sweetheart Pretty in Pink MacBeth Evans Depression Glass
Last week we saw some MacBeth Evans translucent white and cream glass, Monax, Cremax and Ivrene, and it's time to share a look at their colored glass. MacBeth Evans is best known for American … [Read more...]
Royal Lace Pink Depression Glass Footed Sugar Bowl
A couple months ago we found a Royal Lace pink creamer and sugar set at an antique show and I didn't buy it. I didn't have a good feeling about the pieces although they appeared perfect and … [Read more...]
Scott’s Rainbow Depression Glass – Colors Galore!
Scott sent me this picture of their Easter table set for 19 people. I love how he mixed colored glass from several patterns, including depression glass and more modern pieces. How many … [Read more...]
What’s Pink and Pretty and Good For Ice Cream?
The answer? This Hazel Atlas pink depression glass sherbet, the Florentine #1 pattern. It certainly qualifies as pink and pretty, but if you want to use it with fruit instead of ice cream, then I … [Read more...]
Pretty in Yellow and in Pink and Maybe in Green!
Readers liked last week's post about the Royal Lace candle holder (read it here) and that got me thinking. What other patterns did Hazel Atlas make candle holders? All I could think of was … [Read more...]
Popular and Rainbow Colors – Royal Lace Depression Glass
Last weekend we went to an antique fair that included more depression glass than we've seen for a while, including this Royal Lace pink depression glass creamer and sugar. The set was $15 for … [Read more...]
Pretty and Pink and It Will Light Up Your Life
Royal Lace is one of those great depression glass patterns that has lots of pieces, comes in gorgeous colors and is so much fun to collect. It's not ubiquitous - you won't find pieces every time … [Read more...]
What Does the Queen of England Have In Common With Depression Glass?
Did you know the royal house of England is called Windsor? Back in the depression people were fascinated with British royalty and glass companies liked to borrow the cachet of the royal family by … [Read more...]
What Is Pink, Pretty and Way Down in Price?
Depression glass prices sure aren't what they used to be. I am listing pieces this week and am marveling at how much prices have dropped. If you like depression glass this is a good time to … [Read more...]