Last time Dave and I went antiquing we saw so many neat things that it’s taking me a while to show them to you! Here are the previous posts in case you missed them:
Elegant Glass and More – Antiquing Together in Downtown Kalamazoo
Beautiful Depression Glass – Antiquing Together in Downtown Kalamazoo
Of course I gravitated to the glass of which there were some lovely examples. Several sellers had Candlewick pieces.
I’m not sure what these are. The bottom plate is huge and I’m guessing it’s the liner for the punch bowl or a torte plate. It’s a good idea to use a liner under a punch bowl to protect from drips, but where would you store a piece this big in between uses?
Candlewick Very Large Under Plate and Lemon Plate
This next one was collecting dust, an unusual relish dish that was a new piece to me. Imperial made several sugar bowls and this is one of the more common styles.
Lots of people had a piece of two of Candlewick, even if they used other crystal stemware. Jewelry and department stores marketed the pattern as gift ware and it was popular for a very long time.
Candlewick Relish and Sugar Bowl
Last piece of Candlewick for today.
Candlewick and Cambridge Decagon Blue Bowl at Kalamazoo Downtown Antique Mall
Moving right along we came to an uneasy booth. I always check out the art but these were all prints. How about that skull?? What was that booth owner thinking?
Grotesque Combo – Old Pictures and Skull
Let’s go look at some glass, shall we?
Several sellers had milk glass. I don’t recognize all these pieces; the little cruet is Paneled Grape by Westmoreland. At one time this pattern was highly sought after and it still is quite popular.
The candle holder on the right is Fenton Hobnail and the white covered box hiding behind the cruet is Beaded Grape.
More Milk Glass – Paneled Grape Cruet
One booth in the corner had only a few pieces, in fact I wondered how they sold enough to stay afloat. Most of the pieces were milk glass. These two shelves held most of their wares. The one handled nappy is Fenton Hobnail.
Milk Glass, Fenton and Several Unknowns
This shelf has another decorated plate. It matches the girl plate above.
Even More Milk Glass
Even though I’m not fond of milk glass the covered hens, cats, rabbits, deer and other wildlife are cute. Here’s a cat box.
Milk Glass Cat on a Baske
Mary Gregory glass has side views of children painted on the glass. The name came from the lady who originally decorated glass like this, but people call anything in that style “Mary Gregory”. There are lots of imitators out there and I have no idea how to tell originals, which were decorated by the real Mary Gregory, from the imitators.
This next shelf has a Mary Gregorycreamer and a horse in vivid chartreuse green. I wonder whether the horse is Heisey.
Mary Gregory Style Glass, Neat Horse
Next booth we found this very cute frog planter. I collect vintage animal planters (in fact have a whole bookcase with them) but I managed to leave him behind. Now that I see him again I’m tempted to go back and bring him home! Do you ever do that?
Very Cute Froggy Planter, Why Didn’t I Get Him
One of the dealers had this display of cobalt blue glass. It is a pretty color but it is not depression glass and I don’t think it is old. They wanted $150 for the set.
Cobalt Glass – But NOT Depression Glass
Now this glass will look familiar to just about anyone who’s ever gone to a flea market or antique mall. Originally these came packed full of Big Top peanut butter and thus they have the pattern name “Big Top”. The glass maker produced mostly footed tumblers, these sherbets plus a few other pieces including a plate. If you decide to get Big Top be sure to check those square edges on the design, especially the horizontal panel on the top and bottom, for nicks.
Peanut Butter Glasses
Last shelf of glass for this post had this very pretty Fenton Hobnail cranberry opalescent basket. Nice piece!
Pink Opalescent Hobnail Basket and Bird Figurines at Kalamazoo Downtown Antique Mall
I hope you enjoyed antiquing with me!