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Northwood Hearts and Flowers Compote

23 Thursday Aug 2012

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We went to Cobourg on the weekend for the Rotary Ribfest.  I wanted to stop at the Antique store next t Meet at 66 King East.  I was in there a couple months ago and saw a hand vase that I should have bought, but didn’t.  So…I thought I’d see if it was still hanging around (it wasn’t).

I saw this piece and fell in love.  It was more expensive than I usually pay so I couldn’t buy it without some research.  Came home, researched, went back the next day and bought it.

This is my first piece of Northwood Glass.  It was made in the first decade of the 20th century.  It is carnival glass.  This piece is white with a coloured irridesence.  The pattern extends down the stem of the compote.  Very intricate and very pretty.  The pattern comes in a number of beautiful colours and on other pieces as well.

The more I read about Carnival glass and the more pieces I see, the more interest I have.  I have another Northwood piece coming in the mail  Looking forward to seeing it.

Indiana Glass Large Blue Teardrop Compote

09 Saturday Jun 2012

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In the last six years I have been to Cuba five times, and to Honduras and El Salvador once each.  We love the beach holidays when the winter gets cold here in Canada.  I inevitably collect seashells, although I don’t really know why.  I have them stashed all over the place – mostly hidden away.  As you can see, this pretty blue compote serves as one of those storage containers.  See the big sand dollar in the foreground.  It’s very cool!

I have another Teardrop compote in green.  It’s smaller, but also made by Indiana Glass.

This compote comes in many, many different light and dark colours and finishes – carnival, frosted/satin, clear, iridescent, etc.  I like this shade of blue.

Fenton Water Lily Amber Compote

11 Wednesday Apr 2012

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This pretty compote has an opalescent ruffled rim.  The amber is very rich and the contrast with the ruffle is very attractive.  I bought this recently, although I don’t recall where – perhaps in Fenelon Falls.

The pattern is quite pronounced – open water lily blooms and another flower head in profile.  I can’t decide whether it is a closed water lily or a tulip.

The piece is signed.  It has the word Fenton, enclosed in an oval, with the teensiest number “8” beneath the oval.  Carnival Glass 101 identifies this mark to indicate a production date of the 1980s.  Check this site out if you are trying to identify a glass mark- it’s great!