Antique china with a martini anyone?

This trade includes:
~ 10 lovely Victoria Austria antique porcelain dinner plates (9.5" in diameter). Each plate has the Victoria Austria emblem on the back. The plates have pink flowers with blue ribbons on them. These have been well cared for. They've never been washed in a dishwasher and are just beautiful. There is some minor wear and one has a very small chip.
~ Vintage martini set from 1950s with an Asian design--6 glasses with a glass and gold plated shaker and golden spoon. The shaker has a spout with a lid. Some of the photos make the shaker look tarnished. It is not. The martini glasses show some wear on the design but no cracks or chips.

Someone pinch us! Not only did Tess drive here all the way from Kansas to pick up the tub, she brought her lovely antique china as well as a really cool vintage martini set!

The china is absolutely gorgeous! Photos do not do either of these items justice! For instance, the gold rims on these items does not show up very well. On the martini glasses and shaker there's an Asian woman praying or bowing on each that is not clear in in my amatuer photos.

We couldn't wait to ask Tess what she was going to do with the antique tub. She says she and her husband are going to put it in the 1930s farmhouse they are renovating. She seems as excited about the tub as we are about her trade items! Hooray for Tess!!! A million thanks to Tess! And to Karen L. for trading the tub to us!!

Before Tess left she told us she hopes we get our bus. She said she was happy to be a part of our journey. She was very awesome!!! I (Heather) couldn't help but give her a hug and thank her for coming all this way and for the gorgeous items she gave us for the bath tub. We're very happy with the experience and have absolutely no regrets. It was a win/win situation and we met a really cool person too! The boys were thrilled with the china and martini set too! As soon as we brought it in the house they wanted to see everything. Priceless!

If anyone out there is interested in these items, please let us know. We'd love to include your choice of ingredients to make yourself a tasty martini, so you can use the really fabulous vintage martini set. Maybe we'll just have a martini with you, if you'd like! Cheers!


All our joy,
The Brown family