Finds and Some Pretty Little Things

Some pictures of some pretty vintage things. I wanted to capture some images and post before I get too busy again.

This beautiful Fenton piece was found at a thrift store. It's not something I seek out or collect, but it's beauty grabbed me and I took it home.

Sweet little egg cups by Arcopal in the Scania pattern. 

I am a huge Bitossi fan. I always hope to find it at the thrift stores and it happens quite infrequently.  I happened to run into this ashtray and thrilled about it.

These are tiny butter pat dishes I found at the thrift.  I have a weakness for pretty dishes.  I have plenty of dishes so I justified buying these--tea bag holders!  Produced in Germany, Easterling Bavarian china dates 1950s.

Vintage Hawaii mug that hubby picked up.

I'm the proud owner of this beautiful McKee chalaine bowl that I received in a trade.  I took it in the garden recently to get a nice picture of her. This blue is incredible!!!

Single Hazel Atlas Ovide cup I picked up for a friend.

Pyrex Gourmet Promotional Casserole in Black and White

I was chatting with a fellow collector who asked to purchase something from me.  We were getting towards the end of the conversation when she said "look what I found today".  I told her that was one of the things on my wishlist for sometime now.  Instead of her doing a purchase we did a trade.  Both of us were very happy!

Here is some information from the Corelle Corner site, an excellent source on Pyrex.

A new variation on this pattern became available on a third 475 casserole during the mid 1960s.  With a plain opal background, the decoration is printed in black rather than gold, and the in-between bits of the design are absent.  It uses a different candle-warmer too, the same one that belongs to the Zodiac Casserole.
      
The black & white version could be purchased from direct-selling catalogue companies like Popular Club Plan.  Its original box has no name on it at all, so it might not be officially named "Gourmet Casserole".

You can read more here:

http://www.corellecorner.com/pyrex-pattern-profiles/611-gourmet-casserole-1961.html