Lot 069: Lot of Vintage Homewares Sundries, including Fenton Iridescent Bowl

Current bid: $9 AUD.

A diverse collection of vintage homewares sundries featuring ceramic, glass, and metal items, including a large rectangular platter, a clover-motif tea sifter, a cabbage-shaped lidded dish, an iridescent Fenton glass bowl, a silver-plated basket with glass insert, and a glass sugar shaker with a chrome lid. A diverse collection of vintage homewares sundries featuring ceramic, glass, and metal items, including a large rectangular platter, a clover-motif tea sifter, a cabbage-shaped lidded dish, an iridescent Fenton glass bowl, a silver-plated basket with glass insert, and a glass sugar shaker with a chrome lid. - View 2 A diverse collection of vintage homewares sundries featuring ceramic, glass, and metal items, including a large rectangular platter, a clover-motif tea sifter, a cabbage-shaped lidded dish, an iridescent Fenton glass bowl, a silver-plated basket with glass insert, and a glass sugar shaker with a chrome lid. - View 3 A diverse collection of vintage homewares sundries featuring ceramic, glass, and metal items, including a large rectangular platter, a clover-motif tea sifter, a cabbage-shaped lidded dish, an iridescent Fenton glass bowl, a silver-plated basket with glass insert, and a glass sugar shaker with a chrome lid. - View 4 A diverse collection of vintage homewares sundries featuring ceramic, glass, and metal items, including a large rectangular platter, a clover-motif tea sifter, a cabbage-shaped lidded dish, an iridescent Fenton glass bowl, a silver-plated basket with glass insert, and a glass sugar shaker with a chrome lid. - View 5 A diverse collection of vintage homewares sundries featuring ceramic, glass, and metal items, including a large rectangular platter, a clover-motif tea sifter, a cabbage-shaped lidded dish, an iridescent Fenton glass bowl, a silver-plated basket with glass insert, and a glass sugar shaker with a chrome lid. - View 6 A diverse collection of vintage homewares sundries featuring ceramic, glass, and metal items, including a large rectangular platter, a clover-motif tea sifter, a cabbage-shaped lidded dish, an iridescent Fenton glass bowl, a silver-plated basket with glass insert, and a glass sugar shaker with a chrome lid. - View 7 A diverse collection of vintage homewares sundries featuring ceramic, glass, and metal items, including a large rectangular platter, a clover-motif tea sifter, a cabbage-shaped lidded dish, an iridescent Fenton glass bowl, a silver-plated basket with glass insert, and a glass sugar shaker with a chrome lid. - View 8

Description

This diverse collection of vintage homewares sundries features several charming pieces from the mid-20th century, including an identified Fenton iridescent glass bowl, alongside various ceramic and metal serving items. It represents a common assortment of household decorative and functional objects from the era, appealing to collectors of vintage kitchenalia and decorative arts. Key Details: * Origin/Era: Mid-20th Century * Material: Ceramic, Glass, Chrome-plated Metal, Silver-plated Metal * Style: Retro, Mid-Century Modern elements * Brands: Fenton (bowl), Preciosa (sifter) Condition: Overall wear consistent with age and use is present across the lot, including minor scratches, scuffs, and some tarnishing on the metal components. The ceramic items show slight glaze imperfections typical of their manufacturing period, and the Fenton bowl is in good condition with minor surface wear. Interesting fact: * Fenton Art Glass Company, founded in 1905, was renowned for its iridescent "Carnival Glass" and later for its opalescent and milk glass pieces, making the identified bowl a notable inclusion in this lot. * Many mid-century homeware pieces, like the cabbage-shaped dish, reflect a playful and nature-inspired aesthetic popular in post-war domestic design. Use: Ideal for collectors of vintage kitchen and dining accessories, or for adding authentic retro accents to a home interior.

Condition Report

Minor scratches and scuffs on various surfaces, tarnishing on metal components (sifter, basket, sugar shaker lid), and slight glaze imperfections on ceramic items are visible.

Specifications

CategoryVintage
Lot ReferenceLOT-069
Buyer's Premium20%

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