Window Shopping
July 12, 2008 by Marye Audet
Filed under Beautiful Things
One of the things I loved about having a tea room was arranging the tea foods on vintage tiered plates. When the business folded we had to sell all of the beautiful antiques that I I loved, vintage plates among them.
So today, I am shopping for tiered plates. They are great for setting up a tea, for serving snacks, and for displaying small things. Every once in awhile I find one in a thrift shop…My favorites are the china tiered plates with floral motifs.
I think putting cupcakes or truffles on this scalloped, rose strewn cake plate would make a gorgeous tea table.
A selection of fruit and cheese would be perfect on this lustreware piece.
Currier and Ives AND blue transferware. Imagine THIS in the midst of a holiday table.
A pale pastel tiered dish that would be perfect for a wedding shower, baby shower or anything spring-y.
Meissen. Antique. Roses. Yeah. Sigh.
Fenton Silver Crest is so pretty with the clear stripe around the edge. I have a similar cake plate to this teirplate..but I think it is called spanish lace? It has a raised lacy design..Anyway..this is awesome.
I admit to a weakness for Art Deco and this clear glass deco piece is amazing.
Found a cake stand I actually like better than mine. Fenton French..looks very much like the Moonstone pattern..I have not seen this before. Gorgeous.
This Limoges is awesome. I love the colors. Someday.
Pink, scallops and roses. I am hooked. This one is my favorite..I think.
So, did you see anything you liked?
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Oh my! You do have excellent taste! Have you considered making them for yourself? (I’m certain that Suzanne of At Home with The Farmer’s Wife did a tutorial on this not too long ago.)
I hadn’t thought about that Vee, I will have to take a look!
These are certainly lovely. If you ever get to Detroit, go to the DIA and to their French furniture section – they have a simulation where they serve you an 18th century multi-course meal on amazing china and crystal. It’s wonderful.
Wow Jen! that sounds awesome!
I love all of these things! Tiered serving dishes are my weakness!! Really, anything that sits up on a pedestal.
they are fun to use,aren’t they?
So lovely….they wouldn’t last 5 minutes in this house, but I can admire them from afar….
Yeah Monica..me too..