There are no antique shops where we live, zero, nada, zilch. In order to relieve my glass withdrawal symptoms I went through my photos for my favorites.
This console bowl, one of my favorites, is from Cambridge. I have never seen another one and regret selling it.
While we are looking at bowls, here are some more gorgeous etched ones from Cambridge, Fostoria and Central Glass and New Martinsville.
Cambridge Glass etch 739 bowl has an interesting shape that shows off the urns and scrolls in the etch.
Trojan from Fostoria comes in this lovely clear topaz yellow or pink. We had the bowl and candle holders and they made a stunning combination. I’ll show more Trojan in future posts.
Fostoria made their graceful Versailles etch around the same time as Trojan and used some of the same blanks. Versailles looks more formal. Here is the pink console bowl with rolled rim.
We had a Fostoria green Versailles bowl with a different shape.
For a while I looked for pieces from Central Glass for the exquisite designs and workmanship. Here is the Balda bowl.
Last on the elegant console bowls, let’s check out this one from New Martinsville, one of their square-ish patterns.
All the pieces today have been colored elegant glass. Just to show a change of pace, here are three depression glass bowls, Diana from Federal, Petal Swirl from Jeannette and Adams Rib from Diamond.
Why are these called console bowls? Because they were originally used on side hall tables, called console tables, often grouped with candle holders.