Saturday, January 28, 2012

Hunted:: Gathered: 01/28/12

The Glass Menagerie

This week's finds have one thing in common. They are all glass! Glass is such a tricky item and I am continuously learning about it. With so many things made in China, it's incredibly hard to be able to decipher what is vintage and what is new imitating a vintage shape.


This piece is one that falls into the mystery category. It isn't marked and I have not been able to identify the shape. The way that the top flares out flatly is reminiscent of some Holmegaard pieces and the olive green color was also used heavily in the past. It may or may not be vintage. Anyone out there have any leads, otherwise only time will tell.


These little guys are my first find of the Eva Zeisel Prestige line for Federal Glass. I actually found eight but I sent four of them to a friend who appreciates some EZ design. They weren't a thrift store find, instead they were from a little antique shop en route home from work.


This piece I haven't been able to pinpoint either but I'm pretty convinced it is a Bo Borgstrom design for Aseda. It is incredibly heavy and thick, very similar to this one.


Since I'm continuously trying to refine my glass identifying skills, these were fresh in my mind when I saw them. They are American Modern glasses designed by Russel Wright for Morgantown. They were from a local estate sale and were priced at $1 each. I had one hesitation, they appeared to have hard water deposits. I asked the lady running the estate sale if she knew how to clean-up the glasses and she mentioned that she didn't get a chance to wash them. It turns out they were just dirty! Not only that, but she gave them to me as a gift. The catch was that I had just purchased a pretty pricey danish dining set. That's right, I straight out bought a dining set (that I intend to keep, but more on that later).


Lastly, I must not forget to mention that I also bought this 10.5" bad boy at the same estate sale. It was one of the lures of the estate sale to begin with. For those who don't know what it is, it is a Timo Sarpaneva Orkidea vase. It is signed and dated 1958.

This estate sale was a dream. The homeowners took great pride in maintaining their home and really took care of their possessions. Not only that but the lady who held it is an absolute sweetheart who runs estate sales as her passion. Her full-time job is as a realtor.



The one thing I left behind is this couch. It was priced very well but we just don't need another couch right now. The boy was open to adding this to our home, but I think it would just be too chaotic for the time being. Especially since we live on the third floor and are looking to move soon!

How about you? What did you find this week? Hope to see you at Selena's and Sophie's!

24 comments:

  1. Love the blue glasses and reading your adventures! Keep up the good work. Love to see a pic posted of the your new dining set.

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    1. Thanks so much! Love looking through your finds as well, will post the dining set soonish...

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  2. Ya know, I like how they have that black couch with the clean lines right next to the old wingback chair.

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  3. A dream of an estate sale! Just the orkidea vase makes me smile. Great haul, and hope to see your dining set soon!

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    1. It was a dream, it was a lucky haul that's for sure!

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    1. Me too! To think that people just bypassed them over and over!

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  5. What a fantastic sale! Love the blue glasses, I learn something from your posts each time I visit.

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    1. I'm so glad to hear it! If I can impart just a bit of knowledge then I deem it a success :)

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    1. Thanks, I am really happy with them! The boy however is not too thrilled with the dining set :/

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  7. go back and get that couch.
    this is not the time to be thinking with a rational head and a practical head. it is the time to hoard!

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    1. I'm so happy the couch was gone when I went to pick up the dining set on sunday. It would have been way too tempting! It really was a great couch...

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  8. Great glass finds! The Orkidea vase is awesome..

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    1. My heart stopped when I saw it. The sale advertised a Timo Sarpaneva piece so I frantically scanned through ALL of the glass and found it! It was tucked behind another piece... phew!

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  9. I am such a sucker for anything glass. I especially love the blue glasses. Great finds!

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    1. Glass really does have much allure, especially in blue hues!

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  10. Oh, the glass is overwhelming to me. Luckily there are posts like yours to help me out! Love the Morgantown glasses.

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    1. Glad to be of some help, glass really is overwhelming!

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  11. I'd snap those aqua glasses up in a micro minute.

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    1. Wow, that's quite fast! It took me a couple of passes and corner glances to succumb to their call. It was eating away at me.

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  12. Wow, love the glass. What a 'tidy' estate sale

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    1. I'm so grateful for the tidy ones sometimes. The grimy and cluttered ones can be a bit unnerving, especially with crowds!

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