Fenton Aqua opalescent ruffled bowl in Dragon and Lotus

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Posted by jade02
17 years ago
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My Mom bought this plate at an auction and when looking through her Fenton book,  we noticed one just like it for $2,200. We started looking on Ebay and see them anywhere from $35 & up. How do we tell the difference between the "cheaper" plate & the plate worth the large amount of money?

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Category Glassware and Crystal
Condition Good
Size and dimensions of this item 9" diameter
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patsheba 🌱 Newbie 17 years ago

<p>Did you see this?</p><p><a href="http://www.glass.co.nz/Fenton.html">http://www.glass.co.nz/Fenton.html<… Fenton mark can also help you know, also, on these items, I understand the smoother the bottom rim, the liklier it is to be an original antique, older &amp; used a bit.</p><p>Unfortunately, it looks like their collector plate molds were broken, so the ones on EBay would not be original reissues, but reproductions.</p><p>Here&#39;s more Fenton history which may assist on how the original would look:</p><p><a href="http://www.fentonscollectibles.com/">http://www.fentonscollectibles.com… last paragraph of this gives some clues on spotting Fenton reproductions:</p><p> <a href="http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/antiques_and_collectibles/43604">ht…;

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