Never Say Never
The pieces shown here are ones about which you might very well have said “That’s not Chalet” when you came across them online or out in the Wild. But they are! So, the lesson to be learned is “Never say Never”. Turn everything over when out hunting and stop and read the descriptions in those listings that make you frown. I guarantee that sooner or later you are going to find your own personal “Never say Never” surprise Chalet. And remember, just because you haven’t seen a certain form or finish or colour or marking before, doesn’t make it “Not Chalet.” .
Cindy Bishop Laughlin and I have decided to call this a Chalet "lemon chiffon pie" piece.
VeryMerryVintage has found another Chalet prunt!
Cindy Bishop Laughlin is a huge collector and believer in the Chalet "Never say Never." To date, this is the only silver filled "Buddha" of which we know. He is also bullicante. Etched.
A perfect example of "Never say Never" now belongs to Jo Highland.
Photograph courtesy of Jonathon Tremblay.
Lisa Han Xiaohong "lit" us up with this shocker!
Yes - Chalet did tableware. In several lines. This cream and sugar set was carried in the "End of Day" line.
Cranberry Chalet wine glasses from their "Canadiana Cranberry" line.
More Chalet tableware. However, in yet again a different style and this bowl is hand blown - not hand molded.
Crazy Chalet forato ashtray!
A very elegant, heavily cased and most atypically coloured Chalet "hook and curls" centerpiece from the collection of Bob Burgess.
This solid purple Chalet dolphin fish figurine from the collection of Cathy Antonyshyn.
A vibrant yellow Chalet "spike and curls" centerpiece from the collection of Craig Brunetti.
From the collection of Dan Lof.
A Chalet "snifter" from the collection of Jo Highland.
A Chalet "Canada Art" engraved piece from the collection of Kevin Hall.
This Chalet millefiori basket from the collection of Kevin Hall.
This Chalet apple has a dimpled surface and coloured leaf and stem. From the collection of Jo Highland.
A "twisted nubs" uranium ashtray! From the collection of Marcus Wharton.
From the collection of Steve Allen.
A clear crystal Chalet deer figurine from the collection of Steve Allen.
An overcooked or "smoked" Chalet piece.
A Chalet cake plate carried by the American distributor Riekes Crisa in their John Riekes Collection.
A Chalet lemon. It has a "a ghiaccio" (crackled) surface finish. This piece was made by Maestro Giulio Gatto and touched when he gave it to me as as a gift of appreciation in 2010 for the work I had done to honour Chalet and its artists.
The Chalet molded mushroom is certainly NOT what comes to mind when you say "Chalet."
Another piece of Chalet tableware. This cranberry and crystal cake plate was also distributed in the United States by Riekes Crisa.
A Chalet piece distributed by Riekes Crisa. They described it in their catalog as a "flame."
An early Chalet style, this pedestal fish figurine not only retained an original Chalet sticker but was etched with an
Another Chalet "flame." this version does not have an interior ribbon of colour.
Etched "Chalet Canada."
Another "No way!" that really is a "Yes way!"
A Chalet "lemon drop."
This ashtray "made quite the splash" in the collection of Lise Legare-Kowalchuk.