The Big Book of Fenton Glass - (Schiffer Book for Collectors) 5th Edition by John Walk (Paperback)

About the Book

This popular tour of sumptuous glass colors, decorative treatments, and forms (from baskets and bowls to sandwich trays and vases) produced by the famous Fenton Art Glass Company is back in a new edition, complete with over 800 photographs.

Book Synopsis

This popular tour of sumptuous glass colors, decorative treatments, and forms (from baskets and bowls to sandwich trays and vases) produced by the famous Fenton Art Glass Company is back in a new edition, complete with over 800 photographs.

The Fenton Art Glass Company is well-known for its lush decorative designs, striking color palettes, and well-chosen details. This book chronicles its offerings from 1940 to 1970.

The book includes:

A history of the Fenton Art Glass Company Listings of factory ware and mold numbers, plus a chronicle of the various colors produced in the company's many product lines 840+ color photographs providing a visual feast of the company's popular products, plus rare, unlisted, and experimental items

Well suited to art collectors and avid glassblowers alike, this book is a useful resource for anyone with a passion for the artform.

About the Author

John Walk, owner of Memory Lane Antiques, has been in the antiques business for over twenty years. He has collected and specialized in Fenton for over thirteen years now. He currently travels a thirty state area, regularly, both buying and selling Fenton. John lives in Mulberry Grove, IL.