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Federal Madrid Blue Covered Butter or Cheese Dish

02 Monday Jul 2012

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Butter Dish, Cheese Dish, Depression

It’s been ages since I’ve posted anything.  I simply ran out of things to write about.  I do have some odds and sods of glass and crystal around that I haven’t featured, but they are kind of ‘meh’.  Nothing to share.

At the same time I decided that I really have to stop buying stuff.  I am running out of room and I’m not even selling anything to make space.  It’s summer and I’d rather be in my garden!

Nonetheless we are off to Tennessee on a road trip this month and I plan to stop by the Heisey Museum in Newark, Ohio.  Looking forward to that!

I did pick this pretty little piece up at an auction on Friday.  My resolve to stick to a budget, and NOT buy things, went to heck, when I got this (actually I bought two) for $7.00 each.  I have some pieces of the Madrid, but not in the blue.  The blue seems less common, as does this piece.  I’ve seen it online as a butter OR cheese dish -who knows?

The blue is very summery and I have one stashed away on a white shelf, with a million of other pieces, and one decorating my pine box.

Pieces to augment the ‘blue’ collection.

Federal Normandie Footed Creamer and Sugar

23 Wednesday May 2012

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Creamer, Depression, Sugar

I bought these pieces at a local auction in Newtonville in a box lot of Depression glass.  I haven’t done anything with them as I have a collection of creamers and sugars that I change up on a regular basis.  They’ve been collecting dust in a cupboard.

These pieces were made by the Federal Glass Company between 1933-1939.  They are called Normandie and/or Bouquet & Lattice – a more descriptive name.

The iridescent colour is quite pretty.  I think these pieces are very showy, particularly for an autumn decorating palette.  They were also produced in pink, but I don’t have any in the pink, or any plans to acquire any!

L.E. Smith Black Amethyst Trophy Vase

02 Wednesday May 2012

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Depression, Vase

I wanted to see one of these vases in the ‘flesh’ ever since I’d seen a photo. So I kept my eye out for one at a decent price.  We were at the Antique Mall in St. Jacob’s and I saw this one.  Saw several actually at widely varying prices!

This vase stands about 7 inches high and has an obvious ruffled edge.  The dancing figures on the front are “Nymphs” I gather.

This piece was produced in the thirties, and I think that I have read that it was produced for a time in the fifties, although I’ve only seen that information referenced once.

Supposedly the colour is black amethyst – you can see the dark purple colour in a strong light.  Not enough sunlight today to see it (I just brought it home yesterday).  Looks just black to me.

It’s kind of neat.  I’m looking forward to putting some bright flowers in it.  The dark colour will set them off nicely.

 

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