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Glen, remember me saying I was going to buy Carnival, well..

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BJB:
..here is my newest buy, not quite orange,as the base colour is amethyst, but it does have an orange glow :lol:

Its not marked anywhere so I've no idea who made it or when, but its a little comport thing, with a huge burst airbubble on the side which I didn't notice until I got it home :(

Can you help with identification, but knowing me it was made last week in some Shang-Hi sweat shop :wink:


http://tinypic.com/jkxa34.jpg ......................top

http://tinypic.com/jkxag5.jpg ................pattern

http://tinypic.com/jkxao9.jpg ................... base

Many thanks,
Barbara


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Glen:
Oh, it's beautiful Barbara. Congratulations on an exquisite piece. It's Classic era Carnival Glass, dating from the early days, and it was made by Fenton (who recently celebrated their centenary). The pattern is "Holly" (some collectors also refer to it as "Carnival Holly"). It is, as you note, a stemmed comport.

The colour is actually rather hard to be certain of. It does look amethyst, but of course, different monitors show colours differently. For a moment I even suspected it might be red! Can you take a photo of it outside sometime? Hold it up to the light and show me the pedestal base, if you can.

A beautiful piece. Congratulations.

Glen

BJB:
Hi Glen,

Thank you so much for the info, its only a little piece just 4" tall and 4.5" wide and even my OH likes it :D

I've held it up to the kitchen light and its odd, the rim of the base looks purple but it seems to have a reddish tinge nearer the middle. I'll try and take a picture of the base lit by the halogen bulb in the conservatory which should show it up. I can't see us getting any sunny days in the near future :(

Thanks once again, I'm working my way towards orange... honest

Barbara

David555:
Hi Barbara

I think it is lovely as well, you can see lots of information on David Doty's site - I know Glen has a fantastic site but this David's site is like an endless library on Carnival. As you will see there are a lot of colours to collect not just in the Fenton Holly pattern but in the 'Fenton Holly Pattern Compote' section alone. There is extra information by the compote info by 'Alan and Lorraine Pickup' who seem to have specialised in collecting these and are missing a few very rare ones.

Barbara, when you say you are working your way towards orange, do you mean 'marigold'. I love this colour but it is the most common colour and your amethyst one is much more valuable. I see that a 'red opal’ colour is quoted as being worth up to $1,600

http://www.ddoty.com/holly.html

Glen, how do you rate David Doty's site. I see it as one of the most comprehensive guides (maybe it's just that wow factor), why would I buy a book when he seems to cover so much, although you have tidied up little details he has left out (Windmill pattern variations) for me in the past!

Do you know him, how has he put together such a massive database and how does he support it? If the question is out of order, just ignore it. I know you have as much knowledge and experience and I always ask you on GMB rather emailing the site as 1) he states he does not respond, 2) it is so vast with so many entries, I sometimes get lost in it :oops:

Adam P

BJB:
Hi Adam P,

Yes I mean Marigold, and as to why I find it hard to "like" is a woman thing. When I was pregnant with first daughter, little things used to set off the dreaded morning sickness, and as well as the ususal tea, coffee cuppa soup etc was the pair of marigold carnival glass plates my mum had on her wall. I don't know why, but I only had to catch sight of them and, well you get the idea. I have disliked all carnival glass since, but hated marigold with a passion :lol: , so I'm working towards a "cure" and decided to start with a small easy pretty colour and take it "a day at a time" :wink:

Barbara.

That site is lovely, really useful and have added it to my favorites

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