A gentler time, an elegant way of life.....

Time to show off another piece of my collection.  These were part of my mother's collection - I have two decanters and four tea glasses.  These are so very nice and I'd love to live in a time, where they would be used more often.  (menfolk do not understand the sweetness of pink glass!)
The closeup here shows the detail and crispness of the pattern.  I believe my mum had these tea glasses in her collection from the late 50's.  I seem to remember picking up one of the decanters on one of my 'picking' expeditions and presenting it to her, only to discover she already had one... oh well, it balances the table to place two out for service. 
I'll have to unbury the next item I want to show off, that cabinet is so well packed...  Never mind - time to dust anyway....

Brushing away the Cobwebs ..........

Cough, cough, cough....splutter......

Can you see me?     Let me clear a bit more of this dust away.......

Yes, I know.....other obsessions got in the way for awhile......  check out my main blog to see what I've been up to for the past year or so....  (hope you like sheep!)
It's time in my life to purge my collection - a girl can only display so much glassware.  I cannot be just picking up everything I see - anything pink.        I really, really can't.
In order to be selective, I've thinned it out a bit here and there and have decided that to sell my glassware, ebay has become a bit too prohibitive, especially when it comes to the cost of postage.  Trash & Treasure, Garage or Yard Sales, or Sunday Markets also are the wrong venue - people expect to pay way below the value of what I have to offer.    Therefore - Antique & Collectable Markets !!!!!!


I'm off to one tomorrow - will have my little car loaded up - my goal is to come home with less than I set out with.
For all that read this in time:  Sassafrass Antique & Collectable Fair will be held at the Sassafrass Primary School on Easter Saturday - 6 April 2012.   This is my 2nd time back into the market arena.  My last dip of the big toe was over a year ago in December 2010
I'll try to remember to take photos (in my less busy moments - between selling all my stock to eager customers!)
Let me leave you with a quick snap of my cupboard - a wee bit of Mayfair....

Pink Saturday - July 24 - Antique fair finds

For something different this time around, I show you some pink items found today at a local Antique Fair.
The first stand I came to had a piece of "Mum's Pattern" - Hocking Glass Company - Mayfair. You can see the small pink dessert bowl here (second bowl from the left). I was tempted to pick it up, as today would have been Mum's 80th birthday, but as I already have 12 of these bowls, decided to leave it to another collector. The little pink bowl to the very left, I believe to be Australian Crown Crystal. You can just see the difference between Australian Pink and American Pink glass. The American Pink Depression Glass is more a watermelon pink, where the Aussie Pink has a slight peachy tone. (Don't you just love the blue comport with a pink tassel? The green jar is also cute, but I have to now be very particular what I purchase. If I gave in to everything that was pretty, my house would be bulging at the seams!)
I also love the epergne found at the next table, certainly way out of my price range, but isn't it pretty? I would be having caniptions every time somebody walked past the table it was on, or if the cat would ever jump onto the cabinet it was set on. (The lady who was selling it said I could take the photo, and asked that I mention her name on my blog: Oscar Brown's in Surrey Hills Vic. If you are in the market for such an epergne, leave me a message and I'll put you in contact with her)

On one of the next stalls, I found this small selection of Clarice Cliff -
I am not sure what the pattern is called, possibly Delicia Fruit? Please let me know if I'm right or wrong!
My mother in law has a big fruit bowl in this pattern - she used to throw her car keys into it (shudder) I like the little trio (shhh I may have found her Christmas present! hehe!)

I hope you enjoyed the bit of pink I found today on my travels.

Pink Saturday - Mayfair Sandwich Platter

Here I am ready for Pink Saturday - this time an artsy pic of the handle for the Mayfair Sandwich Platter - yes..ok.. it's the same pattern as last week, but I seem to have so much of it to show off. this would look so lovely at a tea party full of cucumber sandwiches. Why do I have to live in a house of men who don't appreciate pink and dainty????

Collecting Pink Depression Glass

Welcome to my first blog post about my Pink Glass.
Most glass featured on this blog will be available for sale - Photos will follow over the following weeks.

How did my collection start?
I blame my mother - She was given 6 pink 'Mayfair' Water Goblets as a wedding present in 1950, and over the years would pick up any pink glass on her travels - especially if it were 'her pattern'. 'Royal Lace' became a favourite too, and as I grew up and was able to be trusted inside antique shops, developed an affinity with the pink glass too.
As a young adult, I would keep an eye out for 'Mum's Pattern' and pick up the odd piece or two whenever I could. The intention was always to forward it to Mum for her collection, but somehow one or two pieces stayed with me. I seem to have a selection of 'Old Colony' that Mum never picked up.
In August 2007, Mum passed away - and her collection of Pink Glass came to me. I thought that Mum had about 30-40 pieces which would combine nicely with my 20-30 pieces.
WRONG - we each had over 80 pieces - which means I now have over 160 pieces of Pink Glass in my collection - Mostly Mayfair and Royal Lace patterns.
Being the mother of two boys, who are not so enthused about the colour pink - or washing the glass when it's been used on the table - it is time to thin down my collection somewhat.

Please leave a comment - I am only to happy to answer any questions and share any knowlege with new collectors.