This is a vase I picked up a few years ago. It has "McCoy" in raised letters on the bottom and is a beautiful swirl of reds.This particular line from McCoy was called "Cascade" and was only made in 1961, as far as I can tell, and was also made in shades of blue. This is a little wilder and a little more kitschy than most of the old sedate McCoy pottery line. It has a wonderful weight to it, and I just love it's shape and color. In fact, I never put flowers in it, maybe I should! I always pick other vases first.
The next is not McCoy, although it looks like American pottery. I just love the colors. I'm not sure what people did to arrange flowers in this shape. Maybe they used one of those spiny "frogs" on the bottom. I'm a terrible flower arranger, but I love vases. Figures.For more vintage goodness, visit Confessions of an Apron Queen.
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what great mccoy items. I have never seen that vase before. I love McCoy items.
ReplyDeleteVerrry unusual vases and visually stunning...I agree with you about flower arranging lol!! xx
ReplyDeleteI love the colors in that vase. It so pretty.
ReplyDeleteGreat retro vase!!! You should use it....flowers would look beautiful in there!!!
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Neat! I'm with you, though, can't arrange flowers! Of course, if I had cool vases like you I might try to learn ;)
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you told us it was McCoy. I am trying to learn about vintage valuables and that name keeps coming up.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoy the Real McCoy and other U.S. made pottery. I don't do great in flower arranging either but still enjoy buying these great looking pieces!
ReplyDeleteLove the McCoy pieces. You are so lucky.
ReplyDeleteWOW...I'm a "sucker" for anything breakable!!
ReplyDeleteThose are lovely items - I love collecting things like that :-)
ReplyDeleteLove the colors! I love vases too, they brighten a room.
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Lovely items. Give me anything pottery, anytime!
ReplyDeleteThey are both lovely.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure I could break them in less then a year. I know this is especially true if they are very expensive.
Wouldn't a colorful arrangement of peanut M&M's go nicely in the second one?
Oh my yes.
I really like that red vase a lot. :) Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThat really is a jazzy McCoy vase. My stuff is the more sedate, and I don't have any vases, just planters.
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