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Heisey – Etch#500 – Belvedere

31 Saturday Jan 2015

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Heisey Belvedere (2)These two glasses – the cordial (smaller glass) and the soda – show Heisey’s beautiful plate etch #500 – Belvedere.  The blank is line #4090 – Coventry.  This line had a brief production period of 1937-1939.

I was thrilled to find the cordials online.  They looked gorgeous in the photo, but they were far more attractive ‘in person’.

I started searching for them on and off and finally found a set of four of the sodas.  Very lovely.  The etch is quite complex and the blank has a nice solid look and feel.Heisey Belvedere Water (1)

I was lucky to find another four of the sodas.  I am hoping to find some water goblets at some point.  I am still using my Belle le Rose stems for my dressier table settings, but I think that this pattern could prove to be as, or even more, beautiful.

 

 

Heisey #3390 – Carcassone with Etch 448 – Old Colony in Sahara

26 Monday Jan 2015

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Heisey #3390, Carcassone with Etch #448 in Sahara (5)Aren’t these cute?  These are little sherberts in Heisey’s line #3390 – Carcassone.  I really like the square feet.  This line was in production from  1930 – 1938.

They are etched with etch #448 – Old Colony.  I have acquired water goblets on a different blank with this etch – yet to be seen.  I like the bead detail on the stem as well.

The colour is Heisey’s yellow – Sahara.  Each company’s colours are slightly different.  I find that the yellows aren’t my favourite.  I like the blues and greens the best I think.

Nonetheless these are really sweet.

Live Again! Heisey Champagne – Blank #3389 – Dusquesne, etch – #480 – Normandie

23 Friday Jan 2015

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Heisey #3389, Etch #480 (1)In November I was performing an update when my site crashed after experiencing a fatal error.

I didn’t know how to fix it. I wasn’t too bothered as I wondered if I was interested in keeping it going anyway! After all, it is not the Huffington Post! My readership is slim, but…what the heck…..

The wonderful people at Dreamhost – my hosting site fixed it and it is live again.

In the intervening months I have bought, and sold, some beautiful pieces. I will start posting them again.

Seems fitting to start with a beautiful piece from  my favourite company – Heisey.Heisey #3389, Etch #480 (2)

The shape/blank is #3389 – Dusquesne and the etch is #480 – Normandie.

The production years for this line were 1935 – 1938.

The stem on this champagne is neat.  It has ribbed edges with pretty detailing at the base of the stem.

The entire shape is gorgeous.

These glasses are particularly bright, don’t know why.  Very pretty.