Sunday, December 28, 2014

Count down to 2015!

Bits and pieces of glamorous barware, collected all year long for this time of year! Wishing all of you a very happy 2015!


Soon to be listed on Etsy in our shop Sophisticated Florida!

Fab oversize champagne bucket with lions head handles and gryphon monogram - 65.00
Vintage Perrier Jouet Belle Epoque flutes (two of four pictured). Set of four - 58.00
Napier sterling jigger (obscured by the shaker) with muddling spoon attached. Rarely found in sterling - 80.00
Incredible silverplated trophy pitcher from the exclusive Massachusetts Oyster Harbor Club. It's really worth taking a close up look on Etsy, you'll enjoy the stylish detail! - 85.00
Set of four lovely vintage Gorham appetizer forks - 60.00
Silverplated Italian "bottoms up" stemmed jigger - classic & fun - 45.00
Superb vintage German small cocktail shaker with interior juicer, glasses & shots. A rare find! - 95.00
Terrific post modern footed strainer - another piece worth a closer look, because it's such fun! - 30.00
Two sterling silver drink long stem muddlers - $45
Set of four mid-century shot glasses - Daquiri, Martini, Manhattan & Sours - 18.00
And you can't have a party without party animals! A whimsical collection of mid-century Dansk animal paperweights (designed by folks like Gunnar Cyren), with a jungle theme - giraffes, elephants, lion, hippo & rhino - 22.00 each


Of course, some of us never do last long enough to shut the party down and usher in the new year. We'll just wish you sweet dreams and all our best in 2015!


You can find Sophisticated Vintage - Florida
on Etsy as Sophisticated Florida,
or email us at info@sophisticatedvintage.com

Saturday, December 6, 2014

A Few of My Favorite Things

A fun day of shop-hopping to some of my favorite haunts - such a delight to see champagne buckets filled with greenery and golden ornaments - enough so to put even the Bah Humbugs among us in the holiday mood.

This was always a time of year that we filled the shop window with fabulous items collected over the year especially for our holiday windows. Oh how we loved enormous silvery entree domes, clean white ironstone, gilded architectural fragments and cherubs - a piled-high collection of our most special finds.

This year I'll resort to a virtual window and share some of my favorite things with you, minus greenery. I'm working to have more things posted for online shopping this weekend. So much to do, so little time! Must be the holidays!

Antique French apothecary jar, red coral, architectural fragment on stand and mercury glass stoppers




I love Mid-Century! Tack Schmid's "Spanish Fly" egghead, Gunnary Cyren's iconic antelope, Fornasetti's whimsical recipe plate and classic architectural design espresso cup.

Who doesn't love an Abercrombie leather bulldog footstool, or the humble style of his carved folk art friend?
The graceful form of a swan's head on a gilded chair

 Happy shopping, wherever you are! Wishing you all your favorite things - marilyn

Have a question or want to reach me? Email info@sophisticatedvintage.com!


Friday, November 14, 2014

Maisie, I've a feeling we're not in Chestertown anymore!

Perhaps it was the palm trees that gave us the first clue. Or the fact that instead of furry boots, scarves and coats we're breaking out the sandals. But maybe it's just the tropical blue skies. Regardless, here we are.

If you've followed Sophisticated Vintage in the past you know that it was a charming little weekend shop in historic downtown Chestertown on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. But life changes, and we move forward. And in this case, forward is to Florida where Sophisticated Vintage has gone virtual on Etsy

We're calling this endeavor Sophisticated Florida, and we'll have our usual array of fab finds so you can browse our finds in your PJs. Meanwhile, my plate's a little full right now with another new addition, our wire fox terrier puppy Maisie. As you can see, she's already a fan of zebra!


So here's to new adventures in Florida. We'll be sure to keep you posted!