These glasses were without a doubt one of the best finds ever. A set of eight of them were unearthed from the dusty recesses of a high cupboard in a former apartment. With no way to track them back to the original owners, they have graced our table ever since and proven surprisingly versatile.
I'm fairly certain that these were originally cocktail glasses of the 3-Martini-Lunch variety. I certainly use them as such, and find that serving chilled manhattans in these glasses makes a party feel instantly classy
These glasses are also a nice shape for serving scoops of sorbet or little pot de crèmes. They hold just enough that no one can say they're too full for dessert.
And flipped upside down, these vintage glasses become miniature bell jars for table centerpieces. I like to gather a few bits from around the yard - fallen acorns, pretty stones, or snips of flowers - and arrange them under the dome. They're not so large that they block anyone's view and add a bit of whimsy and elegance to the table.
Do you own any vintage tableware?
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Comments (15)
I think these are sherbet glasses, actually. We just unearthed some at my grandmother's house.
That is a pretty cup but I don't think it was a cocktail glass. Too frilly. Probably a sherbet glass as PP said.
I have a lot of vintage barware and I love to use it. I also have some still-in-production vintage glass from Waterford. I loathe big clumsy modern cocktail glasses.
My mom has these! But only 2. She would be jealous of your 8. She uses them for dessert. Puddings and ice creams, mostly. They look so pretty and don't hold too much.
Great find! I love collecting unique glasses, vases, and jars. They are so versatile.
My mother had water goblets in this pattern but Kitalita is correct--these pictured here are sherbet dishes. And you're absolutely right--we need to get these lovely pieces out of the cupboards and USE them!
Apparently this pattern is called "Boopie" for any curious parties! Sherbet bowls or otherwise, I'm going to keep sipping cocktails from them! :)
I heard that pattern referred to as "Candlewick" by my Mother-in-law, who had quite a collection.
Sometimes the best thing about buying (or finding) something unmarked is that you automatically open up your mind to different possibilities for multi use.
Sherbert, cocktail, whatever, these are beautiful! Nice! I love the idea for the place setting in the first pic.
Candlewick is the pattern.
My MIL used to serve shrimp cocktail in those. Nice memories.
My mother served pudding and jello in these glasses! In fact we were pretty impressed when she made whipped jello and served it in these glasses.
There are actually several patterns that look extremely similar (I believe they were made by competing companies) - Candlewick, Berwick, and Boopie. Some places I've read imply that Boopie is just a nickname for Berwick. I'm pretty sure that these are Boopie glasses. It's so fun to read up on the history of this stuff!
(I have a few of these glasses as well - mine smaller cordial-sized glasses, though.)
these glasses are gorgeous. I need to go raid my local vintage thrift store and grab some!
I have a complete set of vintage glasses in 8 different styles - the whole thing is over 100 pieces: water glasses, wine, iced tea, cordial glasses, champagne and who knows what the rest are?
I use them to serve rhubarb, sorbet, wine in the stemless water goblets (I think that is what they are?)
It's a Champagne/Tall Sherbert glass of Boopie by Anchor-Hocking: http://www.replacements.com/webquote/AHCBOO.htm