Old World Table Finishing Pieces – Vases, Pitchers, Carafes & Decorative Towels

Not every table begins with a plan.

Sometimes it begins with someone stopping in the market because a little vase caught the light. A pitcher that Reginaled decided looked like it belonged on a summer table. A tea towel reminded him of apples cooling near the window, or flowers gathered for a lady who insisted she did not need anything.

That was how the Old World Collection grew: not from matching for the sake of matching, but from the small finishing pieces people notice when they are thinking of someone else. The pieces that turn a set table into a kept table. The vase for flowers. The pitcher for water or lemonade. The carafe for wine. The towel folded by the sink because even the kitchen deserves to belong to the season.

These pieces are designed to pair with the Old World Table Bundle, but they stand beautifully on their own. Choose the finishing piece that suits your table, your season, or the person you thought of the moment you saw it.

Choose Your Finishing Piece

Big Dottie Pitcher

A statement hand-blown hobnail glass pitcher with generous table presence. Use it for water, tea, lemonade, flowers, or as the centerpiece height your table has been missing.

Available in:

• Clear
• Pink
• Blue

Details:

• Hand-blown glass
• Hobnail texture
• 13.25" diameter x 8" high
• 72 fl. oz.
• Slight variations may occur due to the nature of hand-blown glass
• Dishwasher safe
• Made in India

Garden Pitcher

A smaller etched glass pitcher for lighter service and seasonal tables. Beautiful for water, garden drinks, flowers, or a softer sideboard moment.

Available in:

• Clear
• Jade

Details:

• Hand-blown glass
• Etched design throughout
• 3" diameter x 7.25" high
• 36 fl. oz.
• Slight variations may occur due to the nature of hand-blown glass
• Clear: dishwasher safe
• Jade: hand wash recommended
• Made in India

Celebration Carafe – Blush

A tall blush glass carafe for wine, water, dinner service, or a little height at the center of the table. Especially lovely with rose, harvest, and candlelit settings.

Details:

• Hand-blown glass
• Etched design throughout
• 3.25" diameter x 10.5" high
• 36 fl. oz.
• Slight variations may occur due to the nature of hand-blown glass
• Hand wash recommended
• Made in India

Fleur Vase – Clear

A formal clear etched vase for flowers, branches, or a polished centerpiece. Fleur is the piece to choose when you want height and elegance without adding another color to the table.

Details:

• Hand-blown glass
• Etched design throughout
• Coordinates with select tumblers and glasses
• 5.75" diameter x 9" high
• Slight variations may occur due to the nature of hand-blown glass
• Dishwasher safe
• Made in India

Fontainebleau Vase Set

A romantic set of two hand-blown vases with a warm distressed finish. Beautiful with roses, harvest tables, soft florals, and old-house candlelight.

Details:

• Hand-blown glass
• Set of 2
• 1.75" diameter x 6" high
• 4" diameter x 3.25" high
• Hand wash only
• Made in India

Versailles Vase Set – Gold

A formal antique-gold vase set for old-world tables, winter candlelight, and arrangements that need a little shimmer without becoming too bright.

Details:

• Hand-blown glass
• Set of 2
• 1.75" diameter x 6" high
• 4" diameter x 3.25" high
• Hand wash only
• Made in India

Petite Parisian Vase Set

A collected little trio of bud vases for scattered stems, sideboard flowers, or a table runner that needs movement. Petite Parisian feels like something gathered over time.

Details:

• Hand-blown glass
• Set of 3
• Teal vase: 2" diameter x 5" high
• Pink vase: 1.5" diameter x 6" high
• Green vase: 1.25" diameter x 4.75" high
• Hand wash only
• Made in India

Petite Lyon Vase Set

A fresh green-toned bud vase pair for garden tables, brunch flowers, and spring or summer centerlines.

Details:

• Hand-blown glass
• Set of 2
• Teal vase: 1.5" diameter x 5.5" high
• Green vase: 2.5" diameter x 4.25" high
• Hand wash only
• Made in India

Decorative Tea Towels

Watercolor-style cotton tea towels for the kitchen, serving table, bread basket, bar cart, or seasonal gifting.

Available designs:

• Bushel and a Peck — apples and pears
• Peony Watercolor
• Garden — wildflowers and butterflies

Details:

• 100% cotton
• 19" x 27"
• April Cornell watercolor artwork
• Watercolor-style artwork may lead to natural variation
• Machine wash cold
• Tumble dry low
• Warm iron

Pairing Notes

For Winter Hearth:
Clear glass, Fleur, Versailles, and the Big Dottie Pitcher in Clear add height and light without competing with Snowberry linens, antler texture, and winter candlelight.

For Spring Garden:
Blue, clear, green, and floral pieces pair beautifully with Rosehip linens, mixed Celebration glasses, cobalt candlesticks, and the softer garden-table mood.

For Summer Orchard:
Jade, green glass, strawberry-adjacent fruit towels, and lighter pitcher options suit bright meals, porch suppers, garden lunches, and sugared-fruit tables.

For Autumn Harvest:
Fontainebleau, Versailles, blush glass, Bushel and a Peck, and warmer metallic finishes work beautifully with Winter Rose linens, Victorian Rose lace, oak and acorn detail, and amethyst candlelight.

Vendor & Provenance Notes

These pieces are sourced primarily from April Cornell, a women-run, women-owned company founded in 1975 and based in Burlington, Vermont, with products made in India through their own factory near New Delhi. April Cornell’s home pieces were chosen for their romantic color, watercolor artwork, hand-blown glass, and old-world table presence.

A Note on Hand-Blown Glass

Many of the glass pieces in this collection are hand-blown. Slight variations in shape, color, size, and finish are expected and are part of the character of the piece.

Complete the Table

The Old World Table Bundle sets the foundation with linens, glassware, candlelight, and seasonal detail. These finishing pieces add height, movement, service, flowers, and the small touches that make a table feel truly gathered.