Cameo Ballerina Depression Glass

I definitely inherited my love of vintage items from my mother and grandmother. My grandmother ran a booth in a consignment shop in Texas for a little while. When she decided to stop she gave my mother some of the items that were left over. One of the items was a green creamer and sugar depression glass set. We were taking some items out of boxes and came across them the other day.

 I decided to do some research on the set and found some surprises. First, the design is called Cameo Ballerina and it was manufactured from 1930 to 1934 by the Hocking Company before they merged to be now known as Anchor Hocking. In the middle of the design is an engraving of a ballerina doing a pirouette! It's really hard to make out the ballerina at first. I initially thought that the design was a letter P (dummy)!

The glass comes in green, yellow, and pink with pink being very rare and expensive. The goblets and plates are hard to find and are the higher dollar items.

This weekend I was looking around and found a Cameo Ballerina platter for $10 which is a really good deal, so I had to buy it! I now am eyeing green Depression glass wherever I go so I can add to the collection! Of course the creamer and sugar set will always be my favorite. Nothing is more valuable than sentimental value!!