Wade Whimsies Circus set – complete and gingerbread man

This is a darling complete set of 15 Wade Whimsies circus animals that came in the Red Rose Tea in 1996.

We even have the cardboard cutout from the tea box with the list of all the pieces.

$95 set

Wade Whimsies Circus Set $95

Wade Whimsies Circus Set
$95

Wade Whimsies box description.

Wade Whimsies box description.

and we have two RARE gingerbread men from the Nursery Rhyme figurine set

$45 each

Gingerbread whimsies. $45 each

Gingerbread whimsies.
$45 each

Hummel look-alikes!

Just in!

A large, interesting collection of Japanese Hummel look-alikes.

They are fake Hummels but are beautifully made and have sweet faces.

Japanese Hummel look-alikes. $4 and $6 each.

Japanese Hummel look-alikes. $4 and $6 each.

Hummel look-alikes. $4 and $6 each

Hummel look-alikes.
$4 and $6 each

Japanese Hummel look-alikes $4 and $6 (large) each.

Japanese Hummel look-alikes
$4 and $6 (large) each.

Japanese Hummel look-alikes. $4 and $6 (large) each.

Japanese Hummel look-alikes.
$4 and $6 (large) each.

Vintage Chalet and Lorraine glass

We love the glow and sparkle of all this beautiful, heavy glass.

Chalet was in business from 1962 to 1975. They had a factory in Cornwall, Ontario.

Three master glass artisans from Venice: Angelo Tedesco, Luigi Tedesco and Sergio Pagnin founded the factory. As business flourished, they hired more glassblowers.

As Conrad Biernacki writes in an article on this glass “The jewel tones of Chalet Glass caught everyone’s attention in the 1960s.The brilliant transparent colours were delightfully appealing”.. Without the use of moulds, no two examples were perfectly identical… The final free-form result was so fluid that it could nobly be described as a flight of the imagination”.

Biernacki goes on to explain why one could and might collect Chalet glass now:

1. Design historians appreciate its originality in shape and colour.

2. They complement a retro decor.

3. Chalet and Lorraine glass are represented in the collections of the Royal Ontario Museum.

We think it is just gorgeous and are happy to have these pieces all from the same collector.

Vintage Canadian Chalet and Lorraine glass. Sparkly! Various prices.

Vintage Canadian Chalet and Lorraine glass.
Sparkly!
Various prices.

Susie Cooper espresso set

This is a delightful Susie Cooper design espresso set.

The pattern is called Grey Feather and dates from 1936. Made in England.

With the coffee pot, cream and sugar and six cups and saucers, it would be a lovely way to end any meal.

$395 set

Vintage Susie Cooper espresso set Pattern 1163: Grey feather: 1936 Just beautiful! $395 set

Vintage Susie Cooper espresso set
Pattern 1163: Grey feather: 1936
Just beautiful! $395 set

Close up of coffee cup  in Grey Feather Susie Cooper pattern.

Close up of coffee cup
in Grey Feather Susie Cooper pattern.