Vintage Fenton Sea Green Satin Holly & Berries 8½ " Ruffled Bowl QVC C9611 GE
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Vintage Fenton Sea Green Satin Holly & Berries 8½" Ruffled Bowl QVC C9611 GEC9611 GEWe have been Fenton Art Glass Lovers and Collectors for over 50 years.
This is a piece from our personal collection.
Fenton for QVC Sea Green Satin Holly & Berries Bowl
Made Ca: 1998
We purchased this item new from QVC and have displayed it in our home.
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Ship Weight: 3.00 lbs 0.00 oz Founded in 1905 by brothers Frank L. and John W. Fenton, the Fenton Art Glass Company ranked among the world's foremost producers of handmade art glass. For many years Fenton was the largest manufacturer of handmade colored glass in the United States, and the company was renowned for innovative glass colors as well as hand-painted decorations on pressed and blown glassware.
For more than a century, Fenton developed new colors and patterns, including items enhanced with hand-painted floral decorations and 22K gold accents. Fenton glass appeals to many types of people. Over the years, this appeal has led to the company's success and longevity. Almost all of the hundreds of handmade glass factories that once existed in the United States, including Fenton, are no longer in the business of producing handmade glassware. Each piece of Fenton glass was handmade by skilled artisans, using centuries old techniques.
The results are outstanding works of art. Being handmade, no two Fenton pieces are exactly the same and no piece is "machine-made" perfect. Each piece has it's own unique character comprised of the individual skills of many glass workers and decorators that worked on the piece along with the individual tools and molds used to make the piece. Once you have watched a glass worker gather a molten glob glass from a pot and start it on its journey passing from worker to worker to be transformed into a piece of handmade glass you can truly appreciate its uniqueness and true beauty. Fenton Art Glass Company was one of the largest manufacturers 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 art glass 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 popular collectible today.
During the 1930's and 1940's, Fenton produced practical items, such as mixing bowls and tableware to get through the depression and WWII shortages. They continued working on developing a wide array of new colors. In the late 1940's, the top three members of the Fenton management team died, 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 1986, the leadership of the company passed on to the third generation, with George W. Fenton, Frank M's son, taking over as President. Fenton family members worked together along with skilled glass making employees to create handmade glass artistry that is loved by collectors around the world. Fenton is known for its beautiful colors and patterns. Each piece of glass is an artistic creation by skilled glass workers and decorators.
The Fenton Art Glass Company announced (August 9, 2007) that it would cease its operations over the next few months.
"This decision was difficult, " company President George W. Fenton said. "Since the announcement in June regarding our efforts toward financial restructuring, we took many steps to try to continue the company's operations. Ultimately, those efforts were not successful." However, in December of that year, the company announced in a press release that "due to an unexpected buying frenzy, " the company would stay open at least until spring of 2008. The future past that point was uncertain.
After flirting with financial difficulties for a number of years, this family-owned company officially closed its doors in 2011. As the largest producer of handmade colored glass in the country, the Fenton factory was the hub of tourism in its neck of West Virginia by offering facility tours, a yearly tent sale, and a museum filled with beautiful glass to visitors who will surely miss this popular destination.
In 2011 Fenton announced that they were having to cease operation after years of struggling and trying to maintain a profitable business. The Fenton Art Glass Company was the last of the great handmade glass companies of North America to remain in business. They celebrated their 100th year in operation in 2005. It is sad that government regulations, rising cost of materials, and labor, used in the production of their products coupled with increased competition from China, Spain and other countries caused the USA to finally loose it's last great handmade glass company. The Fenton factory was the hub of tourism in its neck of West Virginia by offering facility tours, a yearly tent sale, and a museum filled with beautiful glass to visitors who will surely miss this popular destination.
The remaining production assets of the Fenton Art Glass Company were sold at auction.
Currently the Fenton Gift Shop Hand Decorates limited quantities of glass purchased from other glass companies (many using molds originally owned by Fenton). As far as we know the only glass items that Fenton is producing is Glass Beads used in production of Jewelry. “International Buyer" Please Note:Your country may or may not impose additional charges on your purchase. Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer’s responsibility. Please check with your country’s customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying.” “These charges are normally collected by the delivering freight (shipping) company or when you pick the item up. Do not confuse them for additional shipping charges.”“We do not mark merchandise values below value or mark items as ‘gifts’. US and International government regulations prohibit such behavior.”Payment expected within 7 days of auction close ... if your intend to purchase additional items from us and wish to have them shipped combined with the above items, please request a combined invoice after purchasing the additional items so that you can make a single payment for all items.Buyer to pay calculated rate shipping and handling for delivery to USA addresses. Please use the shipping Calculator below to determine the shipping costs to your zip code or Country. Payments using checkout will automatically calculate the correct shipping amount. We are happy to combine shipment of multiple items, when possible, to save on shipping costs. Note: combined shipping of large items or a large item combined with a small item is not always less expensive than shipping the items individually due to the box size or wasted space. Only items combined into a combined order and paid for with one payment transaction are eligible for a combined shipping discount. If you are bidding on multiple items and want to combine shipping do not pay for them individually ... let us know that you are bidding on multiple items and again when you are ready for a combined invoice. International customers can also determine shipping cost of single items using the shipping Calculator. We carefully pack using packing peanuts and / or bubble wrap and a sturdy box.We personally assume responsibility for the safe delivery of your item. We can not accept responsibility for the arrival of items shipped to an incorrect or non compliant mailing address provided by you via the eBay Managed Payments System. When paying for an item make sure that your shipping address is current and correct. Washington State residents subject to 8.9 % state sales tax.
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This is a piece from our personal collection.
Fenton for QVC Sea Green Satin Holly & Berries Bowl
Made Ca: 1998
We purchased this item new from QVC and have displayed it in our home.
Pictures are enlarged to comply with eBay standards
Do Not&nbs...p;Rely on the pictures to determine product size
Actual Item may be smaller or larger than it appears in the picture
Actual size shown below
Size: 8½" x 8½" x 3" Tall
The beverage can in the picture (if any) is intended to be a visual aid to help you to determine size of the item being sold. It is not a part of the listing and is not included.
Ship Weight: 3.00 lbs 0.00 oz Founded in 1905 by brothers Frank L. and John W. Fenton, the Fenton Art Glass Company ranked among the world's foremost producers of handmade art glass. For many years Fenton was the largest manufacturer of handmade colored glass in the United States, and the company was renowned for innovative glass colors as well as hand-painted decorations on pressed and blown glassware.
For more than a century, Fenton developed new colors and patterns, including items enhanced with hand-painted floral decorations and 22K gold accents. Fenton glass appeals to many types of people. Over the years, this appeal has led to the company's success and longevity. Almost all of the hundreds of handmade glass factories that once existed in the United States, including Fenton, are no longer in the business of producing handmade glassware. Each piece of Fenton glass was handmade by skilled artisans, using centuries old techniques.
The results are outstanding works of art. Being handmade, no two Fenton pieces are exactly the same and no piece is "machine-made" perfect. Each piece has it's own unique character comprised of the individual skills of many glass workers and decorators that worked on the piece along with the individual tools and molds used to make the piece. Once you have watched a glass worker gather a molten glob glass from a pot and start it on its journey passing from worker to worker to be transformed into a piece of handmade glass you can truly appreciate its uniqueness and true beauty. Fenton Art Glass Company was one of the largest manufacturers 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 art glass 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 popular collectible today.
During the 1930's and 1940's, Fenton produced practical items, such as mixing bowls and tableware to get through the depression and WWII shortages. They continued working on developing a wide array of new colors. In the late 1940's, the top three members of the Fenton management team died, 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 1986, the leadership of the company passed on to the third generation, with George W. Fenton, Frank M's son, taking over as President. Fenton family members worked together along with skilled glass making employees to create handmade glass artistry that is loved by collectors around the world. Fenton is known for its beautiful colors and patterns. Each piece of glass is an artistic creation by skilled glass workers and decorators.
The Fenton Art Glass Company announced (August 9, 2007) that it would cease its operations over the next few months.
"This decision was difficult, " company President George W. Fenton said. "Since the announcement in June regarding our efforts toward financial restructuring, we took many steps to try to continue the company's operations. Ultimately, those efforts were not successful." However, in December of that year, the company announced in a press release that "due to an unexpected buying frenzy, " the company would stay open at least until spring of 2008. The future past that point was uncertain.
After flirting with financial difficulties for a number of years, this family-owned company officially closed its doors in 2011. As the largest producer of handmade colored glass in the country, the Fenton factory was the hub of tourism in its neck of West Virginia by offering facility tours, a yearly tent sale, and a museum filled with beautiful glass to visitors who will surely miss this popular destination.
In 2011 Fenton announced that they were having to cease operation after years of struggling and trying to maintain a profitable business. The Fenton Art Glass Company was the last of the great handmade glass companies of North America to remain in business. They celebrated their 100th year in operation in 2005. It is sad that government regulations, rising cost of materials, and labor, used in the production of their products coupled with increased competition from China, Spain and other countries caused the USA to finally loose it's last great handmade glass company. The Fenton factory was the hub of tourism in its neck of West Virginia by offering facility tours, a yearly tent sale, and a museum filled with beautiful glass to visitors who will surely miss this popular destination.
The remaining production assets of the Fenton Art Glass Company were sold at auction.
Currently the Fenton Gift Shop Hand Decorates limited quantities of glass purchased from other glass companies (many using molds originally owned by Fenton). As far as we know the only glass items that Fenton is producing is Glass Beads used in production of Jewelry. “International Buyer" Please Note:Your country may or may not impose additional charges on your purchase. Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer’s responsibility. Please check with your country’s customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying.” “These charges are normally collected by the delivering freight (shipping) company or when you pick the item up. Do not confuse them for additional shipping charges.”“We do not mark merchandise values below value or mark items as ‘gifts’. US and International government regulations prohibit such behavior.”Payment expected within 7 days of auction close ... if your intend to purchase additional items from us and wish to have them shipped combined with the above items, please request a combined invoice after purchasing the additional items so that you can make a single payment for all items.Buyer to pay calculated rate shipping and handling for delivery to USA addresses. Please use the shipping Calculator below to determine the shipping costs to your zip code or Country. Payments using checkout will automatically calculate the correct shipping amount. We are happy to combine shipment of multiple items, when possible, to save on shipping costs. Note: combined shipping of large items or a large item combined with a small item is not always less expensive than shipping the items individually due to the box size or wasted space. Only items combined into a combined order and paid for with one payment transaction are eligible for a combined shipping discount. If you are bidding on multiple items and want to combine shipping do not pay for them individually ... let us know that you are bidding on multiple items and again when you are ready for a combined invoice. International customers can also determine shipping cost of single items using the shipping Calculator. We carefully pack using packing peanuts and / or bubble wrap and a sturdy box.We personally assume responsibility for the safe delivery of your item. We can not accept responsibility for the arrival of items shipped to an incorrect or non compliant mailing address provided by you via the eBay Managed Payments System. When paying for an item make sure that your shipping address is current and correct. Washington State residents subject to 8.9 % state sales tax.
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