Fenton Flute in celeste - a startling discovery (it's in
England!)
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At the Carnival Glass Society
(UK) annual get-together in September, 2009, we organised a seminar and display on
vases.
Some of the items that were
brought along for the display were surprises and we were not aware of them in advance. As the
display began to be assembled, and more vases were brought for inclusion, we spotted one in the
middle of the display that we had not seen before.
Nestled between an Imperial Loganberry vase and a
Millersburg Hobnail vase, was a lovely celeste blue piece. The shape was familiar – Fenton Flute –
but not in celeste, surely? Well, yes, it was indeed a celeste Fenton Flute vase
and it is (to the best of our knowledge) the first reported in that rare colour. The vase
was brought to the AGM by Brian and Roni
Randall.
A
beautiful and unusual vase that we are privileged to be able to record here for the first
time.
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You can see the lovely stretchy
pastel iridescence on the vase. The distinctive foot of
the Fenton Flute vase can be seen in the centre photos.
Vases in celeste blue are not
easy to find. Here, on the right, we present not one, but two vases in Fenton’s Fine Rib – in celeste. Only a
handful of these are known.
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Did you spot the
other very unusual vase at the front of the group photo at the top of this article?
Pat yourself on
the back if you noticed that it is another very rare item; Dugan’s Panelled Treetrunk in
amethyst. This beauty was brought to the
AGM by Alan Henderson.
Other lovely
vases on show in that photo include a marigold Brockwitz Asters (bottom right), Dugan’s Formal in
amethyst, an Imperial Thumbprint & Oval, a swung Palm Beach (U. S. Glass), as well as a white
Corn vase and an aqua opal Daisy & Drape both by Northwood.
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