Featured Fenton Art Glass Vase... With some oddities

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  1. LizardDan

    LizardDan Active Member

    You know what? I've been clearing out this estate from a deceased, distant relative (they were going to throw away 20+ boxes of old glass until I said, "NO NO NO NO NO NO") and everything has been pretty straight forward. Carnival glass, The popular Hocking stuff like fire-king, and a LOT of Fenton.

    But this ruffled 10"[​IMG] Fenton vase is KILLING me. I'm assuming it's pre 1973 because there is zero marking whatsoever, likely a washed off paper label. It's blue on the outside, pink on the inside, Fenton produced colors exactly like this, but I haven't [​IMG] been able to find them together in a similar way. The HANDLE and SHAPE are killing me though! I've spent hours researching this :(, any way I can have some assistance in determining worth? I'm estimating the $20-50 range on eBay. Greatly appreciated, photos attached!

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  2. johnnycb09

    johnnycb09 Well-Known Member

    Cant help,but I love those colors ! My knee jerk reaction was Italian . Are those hairline cracks around the lip ?
     
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  3. Cherryhill

    Cherryhill Well-Known Member

    If that's a ground pontil (center of bottom) it probably is NOT Fenton. They'd developed a method of avoiding that.
     
  4. LizardDan

    LizardDan Active Member


    Oh, no, I used my window lighting: six big windows with large wooden sills between all of them - so you're just seeing some of my living room in the reflection I think!


    Hmmm, I've been seeing a lot of Fenton pieces w/ sticker and signed that featured a similar concave bottom. I'm not sure it's so much a ground pontil but a stylistic choice on the foot
     
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  5. George Nesmith

    George Nesmith Well-Known Member

    It doesn't say Fenton to me but possibly mainland Italy.
     
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  6. LizardDan

    LizardDan Active Member


    Definitely possibly, the relative has close heritage in Italy. Her husband was 100% Italian.
     
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  7. LizardDan

    LizardDan Active Member

    One of my reasons for saying fenton is because of pieces like this:
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    that are fenton with a VERY similar top.
     
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  8. Ghopper1924

    Ghopper1924 Well-Known Member

    Hmmm, looks green on the outside to me! :angelic: Anyway, I like it, but I'm kind of a "Fenton Sucker."
     
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  9. TallCakes

    TallCakes Well-Known Member

    definitely not Fenton... I'd call it an ewer rather than a vase.
    very pretty tho'...
     
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  10. George Nesmith

    George Nesmith Well-Known Member

    Lots of that type of glass was imported from Italy 30-60 years ago.
     
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  11. LizardDan

    LizardDan Active Member

    Maybe closer to 30? Seam goes all the way up and stops at the lip. Murano looks the to be the closest in style..
     
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  12. LizardDan

    LizardDan Active Member

    Great call on that, it is a ewer! Thank you :)
     
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  13. clutteredcloset49

    clutteredcloset49 Well-Known Member

    I can find only one piece made in that color combination.

    Fenton Lilac Wave Crest. I can not find any other pieces made other than this pitcher. Made in 1956.
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    Fenton did make glass on order for other companies. So it is possible it was made by Fenton, but distributed under another company's name. I just have not been able to find anything else.
     
  14. clutteredcloset49

    clutteredcloset49 Well-Known Member

  15. LizardDan

    LizardDan Active Member


    All I know is for sure is that the style and color combination is absolutely beautiful, thanks for all the replies, by the way! I'll let you guys know when I find out anything concrete. That one piece Clutteredcloset found is so, so, so similar
     
  16. SBSVC

    SBSVC Well-Known Member

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