the regency continues…

A stunning new piece for the Hollywood Regency setup for the fireplace has arrived. And it is glorious: It makes an excellent addition to the recently arrived pedestal bowl, and our inherited Scales of Justice. I have coveted a Wexford ashtray stand since my early collecting days, shortly after discovering the measly five pages dedicated […]

how it’s going: checking in, part 2

The decision to move forward strictly with Wexford glassware from my thrifting excursions was easy to make: that long ago, the shelves were packed with the double-diamond details of the prolific late-ish Anchor Hocking pattern. It was too old to be new, too new to be ‘valuable’ old, and it had belonged to everyone’s mother […]