utility, affordability, everyday style
The lidded candy dish is a widely available piece in the Wexford series. The taper of the body with the footed base gives this dish a unique silhouette. Dimensions: Dish: Height: 4.25″ Width: Mid: Base: 4.25″ Lip: 6.75″ Dimensions: Lid: Height: 4″ Width: 6.75″ diameter Pattern Details: Jar: Edge detail: Fluted band Band width: .25″ […]
Read More the candy dishWhile there are many pieces in the Wexford line with a hexagonal base, there is exactly one plate. I normally find them individually for about $3 to $6 thrifting. Online searches can find them up to $13 to $16 apiece, but multi-piece listings with find some lots closer to thrift store prices if the shipping […]
Read More the vexing hexOr, perhaps, just “The Ice Bucket”… This piece is widely available online, sans chrome band/handle” as a cookie jar, but I’ve seen none “in box” as such. The ice bucket, individually listed at $18.00, was sold in a set with metal tongs and four rocks glasses. The jar, like the canisters in the line, is […]
Read More the cookie jar/ice bucketApparently, Wexford had a payday that encouraged many similar designs and knock-offs. At the start of my Wexford journey, I accepted psuedo-Wexford companion pieces. As my collection grew, I sent most of them back into the thrift cycle. I still have the almost-Wexford bell, and the goes-well-with-Wexford glass drink coasters. But then there is this […]
Read More the mysterious misfitAlthough I have aquired two chip & dip sets (and a dozen or so individual “dip” bowls) via piece-by-piece discovery, I recently found a boxed set from a local thrift store. This isn’t the first “in box” Wexford that I’ve found, but it is the most modern box design. The seasonal motive leaves me curious […]
Read More the chip & dipThe most obvious companion piece to the footed centerpiece would be the footed fruit bowl. Also listed in the original Wexford catalog at $14.00. An online search will yield current prices from $10.00 to $38.00 from auction sites. Although the above web search yeilded a half dozen of this piece, I have found exactly one […]
Read More the footed fruit bowlWhat I would call a compote, the Wexford catalog lists as “Bowl, 8″, ftd. centerpiece” and at one point listed for $14.00. While Replacements.com currently lists it for $59.99 (on sale), I’ve found mine most consistently around $5.99. This is among my favorite pieces for the volume it holds and the height it adds to […]
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