I know this is going to be an incredible shock to some of you, but I love ironstone and blue transferware.  I would say it’s out of hand, but I do sell far more than I keep, so it’s not totally out of hand.  You can tell the minute you step in my house, though, that it’s a soft spot. So, when Kriste told me she spotted a bunch of blue & white transferware pitchers she thought I would like at a local antique shop, my ears perked up.  She pulled up a picture she snapped of them on her phone.  I knew immediately from the shape and faded blue pattern that they were old and the kind I specifically hunt for.   “How much were they?” “Oh, I don’t know.  About $10-15/each, I think.” I just about fell off my chair. “You bought them all, didn’t you?!?“ Kriste looked

If you’re an ironstone collector, then you know that cake pedestals are like the Holy Grail of ironstone.  Well, maybe not the Holy Grail, but they are rare and expensive when they do surface.  I snagged one with my pooled birthday money last year and I’m so glad I did.  It really is one of my favorite things. So, my jaw dropped and I got all giddy when I spotted another one in an antique mall a couple of weeks ago.  It’s obviously not as high and it’s has a blue & white transferware pattern, but it is heavy and old and still an ironstone cake pedestal. And it was a steal…$25, which is crazy, given that these sell for $300 or so on eBay. This piece has a pretty sizable chip on it, but that doesn’t bother me at all. The hallmark is one of the loveliest I’ve ever seen…