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Northwood (?) Smooth Rays Compote

16 Sunday Sep 2012

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I bought this pretty piece online  It was advertised as Northwood Smooth Rays pattern.  The vendor said that it had Northwood’s “Alaskan” finish which gave it a particular shine.  Hard to capture in the photos.

It IS pretty, I love the dark green glass, but now that I have it I am not convinced it is Northwood.  It is not signed, nor does it have the Northwood “button”.  As well I can’t find the shape in Northwood’s or Fenton’s Smooth Ray pieces.

Of course I should have investigated more fully before I bought it, but it wasn’t expensive and now I have something more to investigate!

Fenton Persian Medallion Compote

28 Tuesday Aug 2012

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This is a sample of carelessness.  This is a pretty little compote that I bought in Waterloo this past weekend.  The tag on the compote said that it was a piece of Fenton.  I checked the piece for marks, but couldn’t see any.  I figured that it might be an older piece of Fenton, if Fenton at all.

Found the pattern – Persian Medallion.  The piece I was reading mentioned that this pattern was reproduced in the compote in the eighties.  I went back and looked at the stem.  Sure enough there was the Fenton mark with the number “8” beneath it.  I must have had my thumb on the bottom while looking at it!

I likely would not have purchased it knowing it was made in the ’80s.  Oh well.  It still is pretty!