Category: Dinnerware

A staple of any Mid-Century themed bar collection, Culver glass was founded in Brooklyn, New York in 1939. The original vintage 22 karat gold patterns of Culver are extensive - from gilded mushrooms, owls, cats, Egyptian and Asian inspired design themes, scrolling leaf patterns, holiday designs, sports motifs and many others. The gilded Moroccan-style trellis and raised emerald green diamonds of...

I ran into some dinnerware pieces recently that had the original manufacture mark stamped on the underside, but also included an unfamiliar-to-me mark: "Ovington Bros NY". This led me to do some online research and although I couldn't find much information I decided to compile what I did find out here. In the mid-1800s the Ovington brothers had trade in sculpture, ceramics, pottery, and table...