FENTON - UNDERWATER DREAM AQUAMARINE SWUNG VASE - NEW

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This hand painted, Art Glass VASE, on Aquamarine Stretch Swung glass and was produced by Fenton Glass in 2005. Their designer "Frances Burton" captures the mystery and majesty of the ocean's depths with this wonderful "Seahorse" design. The approximate size is 13"" tall; it was painted and signed on the bottom rim by M. Young. It also has the embossed Fenton "F" and silver label. In 2005 this item retailed for $119.50 - this item is MINT never used and/or displayed. Fenton Art Glass Company is the largest manufacturer of handmade colored glass in the United States.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. Frank L. Fenton's desire to develop new and unusual colors helped to keep Fenton in the forefront of the handmade industry. During the years from 1905 to the 1920's, Fenton design was heavily influenced by the artists at Tiffany and Steuben. In late 1907, Fenton introduced "Iridescent" glass. This glass, now known as "Carnival" glass, is a read more