Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Vintage Thingies Thurday: - Fruit/Cups




For an experience of a life time, join us for a treat at Vintage Thingies Thursday with Coloradolady. You will be greatly surprised at what great vintage items you will find.






Mini, small decorative fruit. All alabaster in fantastic colors. This fruit is from the 50's.

There are 11 pieces to this set. It includes, best I can determine, lemon, apple, orange, peach, plum, strawberry, pear, banana, apricot, and 2 figs.



I have previously shown my Occupied Japan figurines. While digging around, I found this little miniature cup and saucer.



This lovely yellow cup and saucer came from the estate of my in-laws. It is quite old.



21 comments:

Postcardy said...

Your cup and saucer are really cute.

★Carol★ said...

I would love to find some fruit like yours! I like them in that glass bowl, or they would look great in an old apothecary jar. Those cups and saucers are so pretty, especially the yellow pair!

Anonymous said...

hahaha i remember bowls full of those fruits!!..love, love, love your sweet little cups & saucers :)

Donna said...

Very very nice thingies!

Unknown said...

I've seen some alabaster fruit, but not such a complete collection. How wonderful!

Janet, said...

I love the cup and saucer.The yellow and red is beautiful.

CC said...

The tiny cup and saucer is so sweet..I love them and the fruit is so pretty. I remember seeing them "back in the day". Happy VTT..have a lovely weekend.

Cath's Pennies Designs said...

Such a pretty cup and saucer set. The colors are just so beautifully bright ... it really is amazing that they are as old as they are and still look so bright.
Very nice!
Cathy

farmlady said...

I know some folks who collect " made in occupied China" things, but this is the cutest little cup and saucer that I've seen.

Shall we have some fruit with our tea?

Coloradolady said...

I am so glad you have saved some of these wonderful treasures!! (don't you wish you would have saved more?)

The fruit is my favorite, so cute and small.....I am most glad you saved the fruit!!

Have a great VTT and a wonderful weekend.

Dawn said...

The fruit brings back memories of my grandmother. I love the cup and saucer, such pretty colors.
Dawn

Susan said...

Lovely cup and saucers and I, too, remember the fruit.

Miri said...

Very pretty little cups and saucers...nice that they're stamped Occupied Japan-very collectible!

Adorable fruit...how have you kept them all in such good condition?!

JEWELGIRL said...

The teacups are very pretty, love
the yellow colors! I don't see a
collection of fruits like this very often.. anywhere...very nice!

ClassyChassy said...

What a nice display for the day today! :)

Lakeshore Cottage Living said...

Oh my goodness! That fruit reminds me of the exact same fruit we had on our table growing up! I had forgotten all about it. I LOVED the banana. I would pick it up all the time and pretend it was a phone. Thank you for stirring this memory!

Kristine

mub said...

I love that teeny little banana, it's so funny. That second cup has such beautiful colors! What a great treasure.

Roslyn said...

My favorite is the yellow one! Sweet.....

Bea said...

Love that fruit. Your cups are beautiful. Love the yellow one.

Becky said...

That fruit looks yummy!

The tea cups are gorgeous!
Happy VTT!!

SmilingSally said...

You really have some treasure. Thanks for sharing.