Here's What's New for Summer 2009

I'm always amazed at what I find at estate sales... treasures for everyone! I'm trying to keep these affordable for all of us and rescue them from the junk pile or a thrift store at the same time. We can have nice, pretty things... good quality items... they are "out there" - and I'm doing my best to give them a new life!

This is a really nice clear glass vase by E.O. Brody. When I think of Brody, I usually think milk glass, so I was happy to see this pretty clear glass item. I think the pattern is unusual and interesting, and I can see this filled with flowers, marbles, botanicals, or sitting on a shelf with a collection of crystal and sparkling glassware.

















I don't know who made this vase - or the pattern name, but I think it's a beautiful piece... the lines are so unusual... vertical ribs and diamond points. And like the Brody vase, it is in mint condition.





















What is it with me and punch bowls?! This one is HUGE, and it is in excellent condition - no chips, cracks, nicks. Don't know the pattern or maker on this one either, but it comes with 8 matching cups!















These vases are Capodimonte... a well-known Italian porcelain. The hallmark of Capodimonte is the hand-formed components, like the roses on these vases... you can still see faint fingerprints in the flower petals! These two vases are in amazingly good condition. So much of Capodimonte is broken and chipped, due to the delicacy of the work. These have some chips and breakage on the flowers, but it is minimal. I saw one vase similar to these listed on an antiques website for $65... I'm asking $100 for both of these.

Blue/Cream RS Prussia Biscuit Jar with Roses and Moriage

This piece has sold!

This piece is listed on eBay - #370058411492

This is an exquisite RS Prussia china cracker/biscuit jar with lid and gilded “handles.” This piece stands approximately 7” tall to the tip of the lid’s topper and is approximately 6” wide at the handles, tapering to a base that is 4½” in diameter. The primary color is cream, with tinges of blue that range from a pale “baby blue” to deep turquoise and cobalt. Delicate roses and other pink flowers decorate the gentle curves of the jar itself and the lid. Moriage flowers and dots accent both the base and lid. The lid itself is scalloped to fit inside the fluted edge of the jar and is topped with a 3-pointed, gilded knob that deepens to a beautiful teal blue. The edges of the lid are gently spackled with gold.The jar itself is a “bean pot” shape of sorts, with gentle valleys that are decorated with golden arrows. The deep teal blue “handles” are tinged with gold, and pink roses and white moriage dots accent the curves. Swags of roses are tied with painted deep blue ribbons in a delicate swirl on the sides of the jar. The top “gathers” and ruffles into a saw-toothed edge of points that are tipped in gold. The base is accented with gold banding.

The mark on the bottom is the wreath/tree and red RS Prussia.

THIS JAR DOES HAVE A CRACK, but it does not affect the overall beauty and integrity of this piece, in my opinion. I purchased it from someone who said it had been glued, but I cannot determine this, as the piece does not appear to have been broken, but rather cracked. I would guess that someone dropped this jar, as there is the tiniest chip in the side (see composite photo) and a “splinter crack” from there. I can only see one small spot inside where the crack goes all the way through. Depending on how you place this jar on a shelf, the crack may never be visible.

When I first saw this piece, it took my breath. I instinctively knew it was RS Prussia, and the mark confirmed it. This would be a stunning addition to any collection.