Comments on: Sharon Depression Glass Pattern by Federal Glass Company

By: beth

beth — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 20:17:17 +0000

Doe any one have a price list for the pink rose of sharon set???

By: Carole

Carole — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 21:12:40 +0000

*fell in

By: Carole

Carole — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 21:12:24 +0000

hello, I fellin love with the cabbage rose pattern made by federal when I seen a pink cake plate my grandmother had for years and years. I was told by my aunts that she got it in the 1930′s. I have started to collect these cake plates and have one in pink, crystal clear and amber. I am seeking the green one. If anyone knows where I can find one please let me know as I wisht o complete this set with the intentions of passing one down to each of my four children as they get married. ( the first to get married will be this fall). any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

By: Hans

Hans — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 04:31:43 +0000

Hello there, I am now retired and for many years had collected 200 pieces of the Fostoria pattern Versaille and all in the madonna BLUE. Now, I’d like to sell it but do not want to get a web site or do the ebay thing. Is there a depression magazine like the DAZE was that still accepts typed listings to sell with out photos? Thanks

By: angela

angela — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 16:25:58 +0000

that is amazing to have hundreds of pieces.Make sure you do your research on the glass because some pretty slimy people are just waiting to get it for nothing if you plan to sell.The green tumblers and pitcher are a very hard find,I actually have the green pitcher with the ice lip but nobody right now can afford what it is worth when I was trying to sell it.Good luck

By: Isa Hinchcliffe

Isa Hinchcliffe — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 04:55:40 +0000

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By: Lora

Lora — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 03:28:41 +0000

My comment is regarding the dishes found in attic by Mike. I have over a hundred pieces of Sharon Cabbage Rose. Given to me by my mother in law. She purchase all of them in 1935-1936. She is still alive at the age of 93. All of mine are original and in mint condition. The picture of the cup shown is a little different from mine, but I had to look very closely. At the bottom of pattern where it looks like stars, I have leaves coming off one or two of stars/leaves. Yours have none.

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:36:02 +0000

ps to my post of 1/28 re Sharon cream soup bowls and Eric’s post of 12/07/08. I don’t think that Eric could have looked very closely–you can clearly see in the 1st jpeg above that the larger leaves have 6 veins. Here’s the link to the eBay page–it should be up for another month or so–
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170281077320

I thought that the description is right on the money and the photos show that Eric is mistaken.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:03:38 +0000

I have a small collection of what is believed to be the sharon amber dishes. Is there someone I can take them to to see if they are real or reproductions?

By: Mike Lally

Mike Lally — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:01:22 +0000

Hi–I sold the bowls on e-Bay to the folks writing above and took them right back because that’s my policy, even though I lose money on shipping. These bowls, a butter dish, and a creamer and sugar came out of an attic, with all the pieces wrapped in 1938 newspapers. If they were faked, it’s one of the most elaborate frauds I’ve seen for something not worth a pile of money. I’m attaching a link to a couple of jpegs. Copy and paste the links below into your browser. Judge for yourselves. Take a look at the close-up of the pattern, paying attention to the detail in the leaf veining and the definition in the petals. Repro molds are typically sloppy. Sharon was a long-lived pattern and probably had molds redone as they lost sharpness, which may be the reason for some differences in design. Re condition being “too good,” when these pieces got used, they show it; when they got put away, they don’t. A friend some years ago bought 2 Sylvan luncheon sets, including original boxes, which had been stored in an attic and NEVER used. 2 absolutely mint butter dishes–NIB–that probably won’t happen again.

http://content.glidesociety.com/image.aspx?id=1b922d68-9b25-4c6d-8cdf-1ba80aef7da4

http://content.glidesociety.com/image.aspx?id=7f160424-ede8-4e4c-85dd-53d31f377434

By: Katie

Katie — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 06:50:00 +0000

Same problem. Got two Sharon tumblers 3 15/16 inches tall. The roses aren’t well done. I am not a Sharon collector so I didn’t know to look for certain sizes. Compared to some cups which I have, the color is very close.
What fooled me was the feel of the glass.
I should have known better, as the condition was too good.

By: ladymacbeth

ladymacbeth — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 18:17:39 +0000

Can you snap a photo of one for us to check out?

By: Eric

Eric — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 04:39:53 +0000

Thanks Robbi..
I appreciate you looking into this for me… Wifes’ been collecting for about 15 years and just started getting back into it… These bowls make us a little uneasy on looking now… especially online… those 6 were just too clean looking as I stated… and the first one I had unwrapped
had several tiny little bubbles in the bottom base. and the glass was just too perfect… Know what I mean? some of the older stuff seemed to have a swirl or rippled…That may not sound right or I’m describing it wrong but there’s just something about old glass…
Anyway I will certainly watch the leaves closer now….

By: ladymacbeth

ladymacbeth — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 07:06:15 +0000

Eric. There were a lot of reproductions of this pattern made, which makes it hard for some of the newer collectors. while I”m not sure about any that are currently in production I wouldn’t be at all surprised.. Let me do a bit of homework and get back to you this week. the issues that you state made you return them are absolutely what you’re going to find in nearly any reproduction. most of them are done quickly, and many are done overseas, so they are not going to stand up to the ones you have in any way at all.
I was actually just doing a piece on reproduction depression glass, so let me see what I can find about your bowls
Robbi.

By: Eric

Eric — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 04:55:17 +0000

Posting here also….
Was wondering anyone knows
of the Cabbage Rose (Sharon) Pattern – Pink Soup bowls being reproduced?
Bought a set of 6 off ebay last week for my wife for Christmas…. We only had
3 in the collection and she’s starting to want to pick up the collecting again…
Well after these 6 arrived I compared them to the 3 we have… the leaves are not
near as detailed as the 3 we have now… also one of the new bowls had several
small bubbles in the bottom of the base…. There where no swirls in these 6 glass as some
of the older glass has…. they were perfect, mint with the exception of the detail in the flowers and leaves.
On our orignal 3 bowls…. the larger leavers have 6 veins to where these new 6 have 4.

Of our 3 bowls, one we’ve had for 10+ years the other 2 we bought after picking
through a set of 5 at an antique mall a few months ago….the 2 choosen where by, of course
condition… the rest had scratches and chips…. yet these 3 all have the same detail though
being bought years and places apart.

the 6 from ebay…. I just felt they where too mint and patterns weren’t 100% as the others.
the seller took them right back no questions asked… which also made me wonder..
Anyway any word on the soup bowls would be wonderful….
Thanks for your time

By: ladymacbeth

ladymacbeth — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:21:13 +0000

I did take a look around in some of my resource materials an online for you Joel, but so far no luck. I’ll keep looking, however I will warn you that the price is likely going to be steep for what you’re looking for.
Robbi.

By: Joel

Joel — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:07:05 +0000

My mother collects this pattern and is apparently only missing the very rare cabbage rose lamp. I’m looking to purchase this as a gift for her but its really nowhere to be found. Any ideas where I might find the cabbage rose lamp? ANY suggestions would be very appreciated.

By: Linda

Linda — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:39:06 +0000

I have the genuine cheese dish in mint condition. I purchased it in 1972 through the depression glass daze newspaper. I have the entire rose of sharon set. (pink) I need to sell this glass. How and where can I go to get the best deal.

By: Barb

Barb — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 22:22:07 +0000

I found this article very helpful, especially in the identification of repros.