L139 VINTAGE FENTON ART GLASS COLONIAL BLUE COMPOTE HAND PAINTED SIGNED C. SMITH

LOT # 139 Detailed Photos Estate Road Show L139 VINTAGE FENTON ART GLASS COLONIAL BLUE COMPOTE HAND PAINTED SIGNED C. SMITH Item Description We are pleased to offer this stunning Fenton Art Glass Compote - 9223-CB - for your bidding consideration. This Colonial Blue beauty features pretty Flowers/Pansies, hand painted and signed by C. Smith. It has a double crimped rim and is from the 1990s-2006. It is 6" in diameter and 6" tall. This will be an excellent gift for Mothers Day! Please see our other listings for more outstanding Art Glass from Fenton. The Fenton Art Glass Company was founded in 1905 by Frank L Fenton and his brother John W. Fenton in an old glass factory building in Martins Ferry, Ohio . They began by painting decorations on glass blanks made by other glass manufacturers. Soon, being unable to get the glass they needed, they decided to produce their own glass. The first glass from the new Fenton factory in Williamstown , West Virginia , was made on January 2, 1907. During the years from 1905 to the 1920s, Fenton design was influenced by the artists at Tiffany and Steuben. In late 1907, Fenton changed the glass making industry forever with its introduction of Iridescent (Carnival) glass that is highly collectible to this very day. In the late 1940s, the top three members of the Fenton management team passed, leaving Frank M. Fenton, age 33, and Wilmer C. (Bill) Fenton, age 25, to step in and take over as President and Vice President. In spite of other glass factories closing at a rapid rate, Frank and Bill led the Fenton factory through significant American growth for the next 30 years. In the last quarter of the 20th century, and into the new millennia, Fenton Art Glass has continued to supply some of the finest mold blown, satin & Carnival formulas plus incredible hand signed & painted examples of every shape & color. We thank the official Fenton Glass web site for providing this concise historical information. Research consulted: Fenton Art Glass Patterns 1939 to 1980 2nd Ed., And Fenton Art Glass Colors 1939 to 1980 / all by Margaret & Kenn Whitmyer. Retail Value Estimate: $95-$115 Condition: Exc. Cond - no flaws Weight: 1lb 1oz Measurements (LxWxH): 6 inches x 6 inches x 6 inches Estate Road Show read more