Hello you fabulous Bakers! Anyone have great suggestions for where I might find a beautiful Vintage Crystal Cake Dome? I have a few pedestals at home but would love a more elegant way to display baked goods and cheese plates. I've scoured the Bay and Etsy. Lots of cute glass options but not many cut crystal options. (Sad to ponder that maybe many of these old beauties are broken and retired...) I did find one at Amazon for $5K...so not gonna' happen... As always I do appreciate your terrific help and suggestions! Happy holidays!
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The best place to start looking is at antique stores and flea markets. At the antique stores, ask about where to find one but don't let them know that you really really want one. Prices always seem to go up when they think that you can't live without something!! Reach for the moon, even if you miss, you will land among the stars. nnyhagen1321326735.347142 PostsRegistered 3/20/2005 Really good advice Sister. Most area antique stores are malls so I can stay a bit anonymous. Availability for these spotty, though. We also have a local store that specializes in Dishes from the Past but I've batted zero there, too. Really don't want a plain W-S glass or Anchor glass dome. Hoping we'll get some additional sourcing ideas. Thinking beautiful 3-layer Chocolate Cake beneath my new dome... Yum! nnyhagen1321366949.763142 PostsRegistered 3/20/2005 rosie031321368417.41652 PostsRegistered 10/30/2007 check out on line comany Victorian Trading Company Sabatini21321371375.9472131 PostsRegistered 11/13/2010 Hi nnyhagen! Do you ever check out Ruby Lane? Currently, there aren't any cut crystal domes, but my advice would be to haunt it religiously. It's a great site, & you never know what's gonna turn up. Just for the heck of it, here are some plain cake stands: Cake stands on Ruby Lane! I hope you'll soon find a beauty, & that you won't have to break the bank. Good luck! Last edited on 11/15/2011 Sabatini21321380027.3572131 PostsRegistered 11/13/2010 Hmmm. I know how it is when you're looking for something & need to exhaust every avenue. Also, when others offer suggestions, it's often difficult because we're all so taste specific! That being said..... Do you like this? Cute? Or? nnyhagen1321399184.01142 PostsRegistered 3/20/2005 Sabatini! What treasures! I have not been to Tia's in forever. Great call! Can I hire you to be my Personal Shopper?  Thank you! Sabatini21321399278.2972131 PostsRegistered 11/13/2010 On 11/15/2011 nnyhagen said: Sabatini! What treasures! I have not been to Tia's in forever. Great call! Can I hire you to be my Personal Shopper? Thank you! Aw shucks.  It was my pleasure! I had fun looking! forrestwolf1321741412.5634372 PostsRegistered 6/20/2010Deep in South Georgia Maybe check out this site as well..........Some expensive, some not Ther is a really nice cut glass stand/dome, I think, on page 2......... http://www.classichostess.com/cakestands.aspx "For the strength of the pack is the wolf, and the strength of the wolf is the pack"
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EDUCATE........NOT ERADICATE qmis1321769489.47740 PostsRegistered 9/25/2010 I have 2 anchor hocking cake domes and they are simply beautiful!! Paid less than $15 for each one ;) Desertdi1321770875.34312108 PostsRegistered 7/14/2007Surface of the Sun I saw a beautiful one in BB&B's bridal department this week. Don't recall the price, but it was "up there".......... I found one at my local Humane Society Thrift Store. "Charity" thrifts don't charge tax, either. depglass1321814846.53719243 PostsRegistered 11/14/2006 I am a retired antiques dealer. You will pay an absolute fortune for a true vintage cut crystal cake dome. Settle for a new one if you absolutely must have cut glass. I think you would be happy with a pressed glass vintage dome, it looks cut. Legally crystal can mean anything, including plain old clear glass. Lead crystal must have 24% lead content. The site posted by forest wolf shows a good variety of new domes. Anything new will be imported. chickenbutt1321816936.48320457 PostsRegistered 1/16/2006Crazytown I don't know if glass is ok, in lieu of crystal, but I have a glass one that I think is really beautiful and I paid like $20 for it several years ago. The dome is all ribbed glass (so much prettier than just plain glass!) and it has a nice stand that has ribbing on the base. I got it from one of those cheapy little catalogs that you get in the mail all the time. I'll try to find one online to show you. ETA: THIS one looks a lot like mine (link takes you to an amazon product page). In fact, it might be the same one. I love ribbed glass. I think it looks so nice. Last edited on 11/20/2011 "Everything isn't black or white. The grey areas are where reality lies."
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