Back in the day wine goblets were small - about 2-3 ounces - quite different from the large tall goblets we see today. Cambridge used their Rose Point etch on stemware for every size and purpose one … [Read more...]
Rose Point to the Rescue!
How do you serve strawberries with chocolate dip? How about using beautiful Rose Point crystal? Dave bought me this set at a depression glass show to use for cheese and crackers. In fact it is … [Read more...]
Saying Good-Bye to a Favorite Piece – Cambridge Cheese and Cracker Set
I'm a glass dealer. That means I get to go antiquing, ooh and ah, buy glass, get it home, ooh and ah, clean it up, photograph, ooh and ah, then list and hopefully, eventually, sell it. With lots of … [Read more...]
Cameo Patterns in Elegant Glass: Tiffin Cherokee Rose and Cambridge Rose Point
One of the enduring glass pattern motifs is a central, small design surrounded by swags or flower sprays. We see small cameo motifs in depression glass, such as the wonderful Cameo design itself … [Read more...]
Cambridge Diane – Etched Corinth Candle Holder, Unusual Piece in the 3900 Line
Cambridge used several lines for their lovely Diane etch; we showed the Martha sugar bowl in the last post and the stem 3122 before. They also used the 3900, Corinth shape, for a few pieces, notably … [Read more...]
Cambridge Diane Etched Crystal – Plates and Dinnerware
Last post I showed off a newly acquired Cambridge Diane juice goblet and thought it would be fun to look at some of the other Diane etched pieces available. Personally we have had very few … [Read more...]
Cambridge Diane Juice Stem – So Elegant a Design for Your Breakfast Table
Cambridge Diane etch grows on me; I like it more each time I see it. Dave went to an estate sale for me and found this nice juice stem in Diane. I photographed it this evening and thought how … [Read more...]
Cambridge Border Etched Designs – Number 520 – Byzantine
Number 520 is another of the Cambridge border etchings that Gene Florence tagged with a nickname, in this case Byzantine. He said it was intricate enough to deserve the name. I have never had … [Read more...]
Cambridge Border Etched Designs – Number 739 – Big Urn and Scrolls
This etch is a real winner, just beautiful with a big urn in the center of scrolls. It is another design that has no pattern name, just a number, #739. I love this etch and the footed … [Read more...]
Cambridge Border Etched Designs – Number 703 Florentine
Cambridge didn't give this lovely border design a pattern name other than number 703. Author Gene Florence tagged it as "Florentine", a pretty name for a lovely, graceful pattern. We've had … [Read more...]