Delicious it is! A relatively recent pattern by Pier 1 (2010-2015), I missed it in stores, but saw the plates on Pinterest at some point and the hunt was on.
Replacements had nothing, likewise eBay. Not deterred, I requested Replacements to “find this for me” and put out an alert on eBay. In time, my patience was duly rewarded. A few months ago, I got a set of four on eBay for – wait for it – $15.
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- Pomme (apple)
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- Raisin (grapes)
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- Poire (pear)
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- Prune (plum)
My first thought was to set a table for four with the smoke blue napkins from Pottery Barn I had acquired years ago, along with the Grace white & gold dinner plates (discontinued) and Gold Luster chargers, from Pier 1.
I had found these ’60s, Mad Men-esque tumblers when I was sourcing some vintage beer glasses for a certain son-in-law’s Father’s Day gift (more on that in another post). They’re called “Four Seasons” by Libbey and they were also very reasonable: $60 for 8 glasses. At first, I hadn’t thought of putting them together with the Delicious plates, but the idea came to me on one of my morning walks.
In the meantime, I acquired the bird napkin rings on Amazon
And found the quite realistic faux pears at Pier 1 (now out of stock, I think.)
The second set of plates became available on eBay just a few weeks ago. They were a bit more than $15, but I wasn’t willing to wait for another such killer deal. I wanted to set the table!
It looked even prettier at a night.
The gilded tea lights are from a zillion years ago.
And the hydrangea are from the garden. They’re in a bark-covered vases from Save-on-Crafts.
The only “spendy” item (as my business partner, Gordon calls it), are the antique Venetian glasses. Absent those, the table is my Deal Of The Century: You Too Can Have a Baroque Antique Gold Look For Less! Doesn’t it look like an advertisement for Old Hollywood?
The Twig flatware is from World Market. I like the way it echoes the texture of the grape stem.
The Beaded Gold chargers are from Pottery Barn, several years ago, but they still sell them.
I love it when a table come together from disparate parts that you didn’t really think would work together, or never occurred to you to put together.
Last but not least:
Even the open salts have a soft gold gilding. They were from Etsy a long time ago, but were ridiculously inexpensive (as in $5 for three, I recall).
Thanks for visiting, everyone!
I’m sharing this post with Between Naps on the Porch.
You do set an elegant table. I really admire your taste. 🙂
Thank you so much, Yolie! I have a great time putting them together. It’s fun!
I love all the gold in this table. It is just exquisite. And those salts. So fun. So much prettiness.
Many thanks, Lorri. I found the soft, glowing tones really appealing.:)
How your table all ties together is just wonderful.
Thanks so much, Linda. It was a blast putting it all together! 🙂
Absolutely stunning!
Thanks, Jenna!
This is so beautiful. The softness, the Frenchness, the blueness, I love it all. The Venetian stemware is amazing. You could not have added another thing to make this table better. It is perfect. Dianne
Thanks, Dianne. It’s one of my very favourite tables, out of all the ones I have set. I don’t know why some of them just strike the right note, but this one does. It took me a while to track down the plates on eBay. I’d seen them somewhere, and they stuck in my mind. Then I found the tumblers and it all clicked. Thanks for visiting!
Wonderful, Helen!!
Really great how you put all these elements together. You inspire me. The Mad men drink tumblers are so desirable and made cool again. I remember neighbors had rum and Coke or something in these in playroom basement bar for block parties. The cool parents we kids thought.
Aren’t the glasses fabulous? I’m not a huge fan of mid-century modern, but these really spoke to me. This is my web-designer and partner-in-crime’s favourite table. 🙂
I can see why. Gilded gorgeous!
You’ve reminded me of these plates. Maybe time to bring them out for another whirl!
I scored an online order with 4 plates: one of each Delicious fruit designs. A rare find!! Excited to use inspiration you gave me and put a golden delicious tablescape of my own together. Order comes in a week or so. Meanwhile, “shopping the house” is going well. I found 2 gold tall taper candles in back of cupboard, etc.
What a find. Those plates can be used in any season, really. Wouldn’t they make a divine Christmas setting – all that gilding? Maybe some sugared fruit?