Hobnail, Fenton

Fenton made (and makes) its Hobnail pattern in a great variety of shapes and quite a few colors, as well as milk glass and other non-iridized pieces. They first issued the pattern in amethyst in 1980. Fenton also made items in Hobnail for Levay and other marketers.

Covered bowl, amethyst. About 7 inches long. $50 to $70.Pitcher in blue, 7 1/2 inches tall, with certificate and signed by members of Fenton Family. $75 to $100Fairy lamp in red, 3 pieces, 6-7" tall. Sold for $45 in 1999; eBay auctions, 2004, $70 and $74. Violet, 9" tall, eBay 2004, $47 and $50
Cruet in amethyst, for Levay, 1977. Sell for between $60 and $120.Banana bowl in aqua opal for Levay, 1984, 12 inches long. $50 to $75Epergne in blue, 3 lily, $154, eBay 2004. Red, 3 lily, $69, eBay 2004. Aqua opal, 3 lily, for Levay, live auction 1998, $140 Ten-inch tall in purple, $204, eBay 2004.
Spittoons were made as room display awards for the Heart of America club conventions beginning in 1984. Color and age seem to make little difference in price; they sell from $20 to as much as $90 with the average about $40. Rosebowl in plum opal. Sold at live auction in 1999 for $40. A similar one sold on eBay in 2003 for $27; a blue example sold on eBay in 2003 for $10.Compote in peach opal for Dorothy Taylor. Sold for $33 at live auction in 1999. A plum opal compote sold on eBay in 2003 for $43.
Fan vase in plum opal, 8 inches tall. EBay 2004 for $73. Bud vase in amethyst. About $15 on eBay.Jack-in-the-pulpit vase in ruby. $37 on eBay, 2004.Toothpick holder in amethyst. About $15 on eBay.
Hobnail bells in aqua opal and peach opal were made for the Lincoln-Land club. They sell for between $20 and $30. In purple or blue they're worth about the same amount.Other items
Water set, 7-piece, aqua opal for Levay, 180, live auction 1998, $180
Wine decanter, 12 inches tall, ruby, made in 1977, live auction 1998, $120
Basket, white with teal crest and handle, 8" tall, 1980s, live auction 2001, $18
Shoe, with cat, 5 1/2 inch, ice blue, $10 to $12, eBay
Fairy lamp, lavender, hand painted, 5 inch, $35, eBay 2004
In 2004, Singleton Bailey commissiond Fenton to make these 16-inch cobalt vases for him. He began by selling groups of 12 of the first and seconds on eBay, generally for the equivalent of about $15 each. When they began selling individually on eBay, they have brought $20 to $25.

7/12/04