Owned and Curated by Glen and Stephen Thistlewood
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Apple Tree - Fenton
Apple Tree - Fenton
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Fenton’s Apple Tree is an attractive pattern which was only made in water sets (pitcher and tumbler) plus a few "whimsey" vases that were made from the pitcher mould without the handle being applied.
The tumbler stands around 4 inches in height and it is reasonably available in marigold, blue and white. Bob is fortunate enough to have the one-only known example of the Apple Tree tumbler in marigold on moonstone – let’s let Bob take up the story … “The only known example of the Marigold over Moonstone Apple Tree surfaced back in the early 1990s. It came out of a collection from the Virginia area. At the time I confess that I was confused about the difference between milk glass and the opaque moonstone colour and sent it to several authors who wrote it up as milk glass. In the mid 1990s I attended a HOACGA convention (Heart of America Carnival Glass Association) which the late Frank Fenton also attended. He took a look at it and said.” I knew that a small batch of these were made, but this is the first one that I have ever seen.” One could not ask for better authentication. Thistlewoods’ footnote:
Contemporary Reissues |
Apple Tree, marigold on moonstone, Fenton
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In the late 1980s and the 1990s, Fenton reissued the Apple Tree pitcher and tumbler in a variety of Contemporary Carnival colours, including pink, blue and (spruce) green shown on the right, as well as red, purple and marigold (which they called "honey"). Except for marigold, the Contemporary colours are different from the Classic Apple Tree items, and the Contemporary pieces are marked with the Fenton oval logo so collectors should have no difficulty in identifying them. |
Contemporary Apple Tree in pink, blue and green Carnival
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