Interesting points....

alysten brought up a cogent point about lead in old glazed pottery. Not a problem with glass, but I don't really want glass dishes, I don't think. So I'm leaning toward new in an ironstone style.

SOme options:

Sur la Table

Pottery Barn

Willaims-Sonoma

Mikasa 1

Mikasa 2

Villeroy and Boch

We did spend part of the day trolling for antiques, but it was rainy. :-( The one thing I regret passing up, as I didn't have much cash on me - a set of four black hobnail milk glass goblets. Would have been faboo in either a black and white or Halloween place setting. You start to see how my mind works.

ANd in case anybody was curious, some of the sorts of "extras" I like:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Depression-Glass-SHELL-PINK-Harp-Pedistal-Ftd-Cakestand_W0QQitemZ380155799946QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item58830d298a&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

http://cgi.ebay.com/BLACK-HOBNAIL-Glass-PEDESTAL-CAKE-STAND-Halloween-Plate_W0QQitemZ140200179431QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item20a494f6e7&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-4-Jeannette-Shell-Pink-Milk-Glass-Goblets_W0QQitemZ120464998934QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item1c0c460216&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

http://cgi.ebay.com/3-5-Lovely-Blue-Compote-Cup-Chalice-Depression-Glass_W0QQitemZ300343982781QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item45ede57abd&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

http://cgi.ebay.com/Depression-Glass-AUNT-POLLY-BLUE-Dessert-Plate_W0QQitemZ380155817221QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item58830d6d05&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Turquoise-Milk-Glass-Pyrex-Pie-Plate-8-5-USA_W0QQitemZ230374516016QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item35a3642530&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Shawnee-Pink-and-Green-Ceramic-Pie-Bird_W0QQitemZ390091522846QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item5ad344431e&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

ANd, of course, some vintage barware. ;-)