Cambridge Amber Glass - Windows Border Cup & Saucer

This is one of my favorite etches and the color is superb. This is Cambridge etch number 704, which glass author Gene Florence nicknamed Windows Border. The border has little clear ovals that look a bit like windows. The main part of the design is the swirled swagged paisley like design that goes around the midriff of the cup.

The color is Cambridge's amber, which is a rich shade of gold with a touch of red It is not quite right in this photo; the background was gray and you can see it is slightly on the blue side.

This is a superb cup and saucer set. We have it listed on both our TIAS and eBay stores.

Cambridge Roselyn Etch Ruffled Square Console Bowl

You've probably noticed we have a lot of bowls! I'm a sucker for etched bowls and have bought every one I could. This one came from eBay -

a good transaction, just as described - and is Roselyn etch by Cambridge.

What makes this a little different and special is that it is square and ruffled. It is not perfectly symmetrical and you can see the corner in the back left is raised higher than the other three corners. This reminds you that the glass from the 1950s still had a lot of handwork and took skilled artisans and craftsmanship. The bowl is beautiful!

Rose Point Creamer - Pretty Pieces to Grace Your Table

Rose Point was an extremely popular etching and Cambridge Glass made it for a long time. Probably the most common blank you will find is the 3121, which has three nubs around glass spheres in the stem. However, Cambridge used many of their most popular etchings on many different blanks, and Rose Point was made on several. The creamer we show here is the 3900 blank. The handle is fairly plain and the pieces lack the extra curlicues of other shapes.

This is also a little larger than some creamers, holding about 6 ounces when filled to overflowing. The matching sugar, which is also listed in our store, is the same size and holds 8 ounces.

We have a few other pieces of Rose Point to list this next week, including a small bowl and candle, and have some stems on order. Come check us out!

Romance of Vintage Stemware - Cambridge 701 Flower Basket Goblets

If you like baskets and swags of flowers this goblet is for you. This is Etch 701 from Cambridge Glass, just a beautiful design in a beautiful shape goblet. Etch 701 is one of the many Cambridge designs that never got a name and is thus less well-known than Rose Point or Elaine.

I got this on eBay, one of the successful purchases where the glass was just as described. I originally thought it was Tiffin Diana, which also has baskets, but it clearly is Cambridge. Tiffin's Diana has larger baskets and the swag is more dramatic, hanging from the top of the baskets. (Apollo Diana by Tiffin has the same basket and swag but adds a border etch along the top of the goblet.)

If you enjoy beautiful glass, take a look at our eBay and TIAS stores for many pieces from the elegant depression era.

Catladykate at eBay:
http://stores.ebay.com/Vintage-Elegant-Depression-Glass

Cat Lady Kate's Elegant and Depression Glass on TIAS: http://www.tias.com/stores/catladykate/

Happy 25th Anniversary - Silver Decorated Glass - Silver City's Springtime

Wouldn't this make an outstanding gift for your 25th wedding anniversary? It is a torte plate that would be perfect to hold cake or sandwiches or canapes at a party.

The glass itself is Caprice by Cambridge, easily told by the looped optic design and scalloped shape. The silver design, with its lavish blossoms and leaf sprays, is by Silver City. It is called Springtime, just a perfect name.

The banner reads 25th Anniversary. Silver City was one of several companies that decorated glass with silver and sometimes gold. Silver City, like Lotus Glass and others, purchased glass blanks from other companies and decorated for the gift ware market. This is a perfect example!

Cambridge Green Console Bowl Etch 727

Here is one of the less well-known etches from Cambridge Glass; this one is number 727. It reminds me of puffs of cotton balls or clover blossoms in a wide band with leaves and scrolls. It's a very appealing design that looks exceptionally good on a piece like this bowl that is big enough to show off the pattern.

Console bowls were made to be centerpieces, usually flanked by candles set in matching candle holders, on a table, or set on a side table. Side tables were called console tables, thus the name. Bowls with rolled rims, like this one, are dramatic pieces that are great settings for the wonderful etchings. You can even get glass frogs to set inside the bowl, yet the flowers and water will not obscure the beautiful etch.

Console bowls are a personal favorite and I hope to entice you to enjoy them too!

Beautiful Center Handled Server by Cambridge Glass

This is Cambridge Glass etch 732, which has large round stylized flowers flanked by elaborate scrolls and tassles. Yes, this is as gorgeous in person as it appears in the picture.

Center handled sandwich servers, CHS for short, are among the signature pieces of depression glass. They were used for small cakes, cookies or even small sandwiches. They are fun to use today and add a touch of class and elegance. Using this is one easy way to make your home memorable!

Many glass firms made center handled servers and you can distinguish them by the handle shape and other clues. This particular example has the gently rounded, slightly concave handle that you see and was made by Cambridge.

We offer this in our eBay store and our TIAS store.

Romance of Vintage Stemware - Cambridge Caprice

Vintage stemware adds a touch of class and romance to your home. Imagine a gift of delicate etched goblets from the depression, given with the best wishes for a marriage or life as long and gracious.

This stem is Cambridge Caprice, which is one of the last patterns released by this venerable elegant glass company. Most pieces of Caprice were pressed with graceful arched wide ribs but some of the stemware was light and airy with blown stems. This piece is one of those blown goblets.

Caprice stemware has fancy stems with the two rounded wafers and ribbed center section. You can see several colors, as if it were iridescent, in the bowl; that is due to the optic.

We're going to highlight many of our favorite stemware shapes and designs over the next few weeks, so look for more posts about stemware.

Cambridge Rosalie Etched Stemware - Beautiful Floral Etch

Cambridge Glass' Rosalie etched pattern is even more beautiful in person than in the photos. We found a few pieces this fall and have been listing them slowly. The odd thing about our pieces is that the blanks are not the usual Cambridge shapes that Rosalie is usually found etched. The blank is the basic glass without the etching and usually makers used more than one blank for their most popular etches. My books show Rosalie on six different stem shapes!

The goblet shown here is the number 3051 blank, quite plain with a nice shape bowl, slightly tapered stem and subtle optic. It is very pretty. My books show this in the cordial size yet we have the water goblet. Not surprising given Cambridge's range of stems, but interesting.

Rosalie has a flower and leaf scroll and swag etch but the easiest way to tell it from the myriad other flower and leaf etchings is by the squarish spiral. I don't know of any other pattern that has that motif.

We have this goblet and a matching flat tumbler listed in our store in the TIAS online collectible mall. http://www.tias.com/stores/catladykate/