Let’s look at some of the gorgeous glass we saw at the National Depression Glass Association show in Tiffin Ohio. I took pictures of several dealers’ booths and hopefully noted whose glass was whose (forgiveness please if I goofed)!
Mike and Leegh Wyse had several pieces of Cambridge Apple Blossom in green, blue and more colors. Apple Blossom is a gorgeous etched pattern that Cambridge made during the 1930s in yellow, amber, green, pink green, crystal, Heatherbloom, multiple shades of blue, amethyst and crystal. They used the Line 3400 blank for dinnerware pieces.
Apple Blossom Green Cup & Saucer Leegh and Mike Wyse
Apple Blossom Blue Glass Oval Bowl Leegh & Mike Wyse
Apple Blossom Green Glass Leegh & Mike Wyse
These Apple Blossom pieces are exquisite!
I noticed several booths had Jeannette Sierra pieces. This pattern rarely shows up in antique malls or sales around here. Jeannette made Sierra in green and pink from 1931 to 1933. Plates and bowls have a pinwheel sawtooth rim that gets chipped easily so always check the rim on its top, bottom and edge for nicks. Cups, pitchers and tumblers have smooth rims; the pinwheel shape is on the body and not the rim.
The pink plate in front is Sierra with Old Colony behind and to the right, Madrid amber on the left and pink Doric on the left edge. Very nice pieces!
Doric, Sierra, Madrid, Old Colony Leegh & Mike Wyse
Tulip from Dell seemed a bit blah in pictures in my books but it’s gorgeous in person. The tulip motif is easier to see and the beaded centers catch a lot of light and sparkle. Moral of the story: Go to a glass show!
Dell made Tulip in the late 1930s in this beautiful blue, a duller green, amethyst and crystal. I’ve never seen the amethyst and only a couple pieces of green. Two dealers had modest displays of blue Tulip, see what you think of the pattern.
Doric, Sierra, Madrid, Old Colony Leegh & Mike Wyse
Tulip Blue Depression Glass Oval Bowl John & Dovie Fields
Tulip Blue Depression Glass Oval Bowl Base John & Dovie Fields
I’ve had a soft spot for Florentine from Hazel Atlas ever since buying a few yellow tumblers and plates. It’s a beautiful design of poppies that Hazel Atlas used on two shapes, the round Florentine 2 and scalloped Florentine 1.
Here are some Florentine pieces, both #1 and #2, in cobalt blue, topaz, pink and green.
Florentine Poppy Glass in Blue, Yellow and Green Jim & eora Leasure
I hope you enjoyed a quick tour of a few of the highlights of this year’s depression glass show! We’ll start a new series on Normandie depression glass next week, but I’ll slip in a few more posts about the beautiful glass in Tiffin too.