Description: Fenton Violets in the Snow Footed Large Compote. The Fenton Art Glass Company produced the lovely "Violets in the Snow" pattern. a pretty hand-painted compote on a Silver Crest The compote This pretty compote was made by the The Fenton Art Glass Company 1968 Or 1969 This stunning piece is The pretty hand painting has been done exceptionally well This is a wonderful piece of Violets in the Snow to add to your Fenton collection. The piece was Fenton Art Glass made sometime from 1968 Or 1969 After in 1970 the Fenton Logo was a large Embossed Oval with Fenton in the middle made in to the art piece in the 1980's smaller Logo with a 8 was added and in the 1990's a 9 was added then in 2000 a 0 was added that is a good way to date your Fenton art work by the decade Violets in The Snow on Silver Crest- Decorated Violets introduced in July 1968 was the first Louise Piper decoration developed for Fenton. Inspiration for the decoration came from Carl Voigt, a Fenton sales representative from New York. The decoration consists of small hand-painted violets on a milk glass background. The pattern later became known as Violets in the Snow. This pattern was extremely popular and stayed in the Fenton line until 1984. While Silver Crest was the pattern most often decorated with the Violets in the Snow decoration, Fenton decorated other patterns with this popular hand painted decoration as well. Silver Crest- Silver Crest was formed by applying a crystal edge to milk glass pieces Silver Crest was the most popular and longest running Crest pattern that Fenton produced . Fenton introduced Silver Crest into the line in 1942. Silver Crest was an instant success. In the 1950s Silver Crest production diminished when producing milk glass However, during the 1960s there was an renewed interest in Silver Crest. Pristine Condition No Damage with any Hand Crafted item there will be imperfections unique to each itemwhich makes each piece of art one of a kind. From the individual paintingsto the blending of colors of molted glass bubbles are part of the charm of ahand-blown piece and add character to each work of art a small part of the artistbreath is encased in glass forever The items may look similar but with each artists there will be slight differences so I take multiple photo's of all angles to give you the best representation I possibly can. PLEASE LOOK AT ALL PHOTOS BEFORE BIDDINGI ship within 2 business days after receiving payment I take care in wrapping all items, in most cases I double boxTo insure your piece of history arrives to your house safelyIf box is damaged PLEASE TAKE A PHOTO BEFORE OPENINGContact me for resolution if item is damaged THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME item will be insured but because of nature of item if any damage occurs you must file postal claim because they will need broken pieces and packaging we only ship to addresses in the United States
Price: 85.55 USD
Location: Houston, Texas
End Time: 2024-02-22T16:00:42.000Z
Shipping Cost: 15 USD
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Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Origin: West Virginia
Antique: Yes
Blank Used: Silver Crest
UPC: Does Not Apply
Year Manufactured: 1968-1969
Vintage: Yes
Item: Large Compote
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
Style: Contemporary
Features: Hand Painted
Production Style: Art Glass
Handmade: Yes
Pattern: Violets in the Snow
Color: White
Material: Glass
Circa: 1968 to 1969
Brand: Fenton
Type: candy dish
Era: Mid 20th Century (1941-1969)
Object Type: Compote / Comport
Theme: Flowers
Company Maker: The Fenton Art Glass Company
Time Period Manufactured: 1968-1969
Production Technique: Hand Blown Glass
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States