Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Do You Love White Ironstone ?


I mean vintage or antique ironstone?

would you pay the prices to add piece-by-piece
to end up with a great collection?












it's funny how our taste's and the styles change, isn't it?


I have 12 of these beautiful
Arte Italica Vetro Silver Chargers
they are fine crystal glass, handmade just outside Florence,
etched by artisans, embellished with sterling silver (not pewter).
they are a large 13 3/4" wide
Vetro Silver Charger

I can use them with many of my various china patterns, but I wanted them to
go with Amelia Castillo's artisan Black Panther dinnerware, which I purchased at her
studio in Mexico in 2002.  All of the pieces are black with a sterling silver black panther
draped across the top of each plate, the coffee cups have sterling silver panther handles.


So, those plates on these silver & crystal chargers...imagine.







I'm showing you the gold one so you can see the details better, that's all.
I don't have the gold.
Vetro Gold Charger




Why would a woman who has leaned to this sort of sophistication all her life
suddenly love white ironstone?







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9 comments:

  1. Isn't that funny... I have started collecting Mikasa French Countryside dishware... My cabinets are overflowing. I am totally in love with the off-white finish (this allows me to mix and match my Veitri serving pieces nicely!)I have been keeping my eyes open for some sort of charger that I can use for a 'not so formal' setting but that still gives the table that special something... still looking.
    As always, Marsha... thanks for sharing and enjoy your day. Jalon
    P.S. as I was writing this comment - the BeeGees started singing and my boyfriend walked into the room and joined in and started singing to me! (Thanks, Marsha!)

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  2. To keep things intereting, of course! Who wants to be predictable, after all? And if one doesn't have contrast, I think it's hard to appreciate the full beauty of each piece. X

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  3. I think that it's all about the artistic eye....and I believe that our artistic eye experiences different seasons....different passions will float in and out during those seasons. Just all part of the journey. I do know that no matter what I decided was my new passion, I'd never get rid of those glorious chargers. The gold ones are on my "list."...Someday. Thanks for inviting us for a peak. Cherry Kay

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  4. Oh no, I won't part with anything I've collected over decades. Everything like this is precious to me. I used to entertain several times a month so I used everything I own all the time, but times have changed. The ironstone makes me happy now because it's white, sleek & monochromatic. Just saying.....

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  5. I wrote a comment and it disappeared! basically I was commenting on how much I love white ironstone and how glad I am it survived the "Country" look. No more baskets, wreaths and herbs hanging from the rafters, but it survived because it is timeless. Thanks for this great post.

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  6. I love ironstone.
    Someone recently told me it was "out" - well, now how can that be when I love it so much! Surly either I don't care or they are just wrong! I looks so clean and cheery compared with my more elegant dishes. It's like an LBD to me... I can dress it up or down!
    Bisous-
    Angela

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  7. Gorgeous ironstone!! I love your first image and I can never get to much white!

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  8. I have had a large collection of vintage and antique ironstone for decades. I love the warm white color and I am currently displaying it en masse on my dessert buffet. The monochromatic aspect appeals to me, especially in contrast to my newly painted warm gray walls. I also have a collection of antique Minton china -- with lots and lots of gold. who says you cannot love it all. Not I.
    XO Victoria

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  9. I've always loved the Vetro pattern, gold or silver. You lucky dog, you own a dozen chargers!! I am an Arte fan! Also, I love vintage ironstone, but when I see the prices, I come to my senses and buy copies. I think it's fun to have a variety of things, when you love to entertain it's nice to change things up.

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