Collected....Antique & Vintage Trophy Cups

Fall arrived this past week...the long awaited gorgeous season that seems to be a fave for many of us. Our days are still warm in the afternoons, the nights are cool & crisp, the kind of clear nights when you run back inside for your sweater or hoodie. I usually shop each week for Rue 27 Maison & this week was no exception...I am moving into a wonderful gallery, Vignettes in San Diego. Vignettes is a beautiful & fanciful collective, I am very excited to be showing there. I will post pics when I move in the middle of October. Now, back to the shopping, I found many treasures this week, one of my faves was a Silverplate large trophy cup from the 1920's, it is in wonderful condition & has the older hand engraving. This week when I decorated the sideboard I had to include it, it really makes a statement with the bright orange ornamental pumpkins on stems. The older trophy cups have become much harder to find, they are wonderful mementos of the past. I love that most of them come engraved with their own history.  Sharing with you my fave ideas for using these gorgeous trophy cups...

Fall buffet at Rue 27 Maison....

Trophy cups are perfect for flowers, ornamental pumpkins...

 Fabulous holding napkins & silverware...

Looks wonderful grouped together...from Edith & Evelyn Vintage

Love the English antique ones...

Displayed with antique & vintage decanters at Rue 27 Maison...

Until next time...Cheers!

Hello, September...

As Indian Summer rolls into fall...September arrives...warm days with cool nights...can you believe the first day of fall is the 22th of September...less than two weeks away!  Autumn, that inspiring & beautiful season that gives us an abundance of riches...the trees will soon be in all their glory...bright reds & golds will appear  overnight...the light in the sky has a softer but  richer glow and the shadows more pronounced. I love fall, I love everything about it...the gorgeous golden leaves, fall mums, fall fashion, the crisp air, the food and the beginning of the Holiday season. I also love the antique fairs & markets in fall in Southern Cali...always fresh items & always an large variety of markets. We went to the new location of The Groves Antique Market last weekend....a gorgeous day...lots of fabulous antiques & very friendly vendors. Sharing with you a few faves of fabulous finds, the fall table...fall flowers & antiquing in SoCal...

The Groves Antique Market in Orange County....

Lots of fabulous finds...the tents are set up before sunrise...the buyers arrive early...

found several wonderful urns for fall displays...

After antiquing...for guests a dessert buffet...pumpkin macaroons & a delicious French pear tart...

campanilla & green pumpkins fit well in this vintage wood utilitarian box...

Orange zinnias are perfect for this vintage urn...

adding touches of Fall...

the ruffled copper bowl has wonderful patina...

Fall table at Rue 27 Maison...

glowing candles in lantern at twilight...

Until next time...Cheers ♥