Fenton or Wavecrest

This piece measures 6" in diameter and 4.5" tall. The bottom center appears polished. Both lips are cut. The lip to the lid has chips pretty much all the way around. I know Fenton has this shape, number 6080. Fenton calls it wavecrest, but there was a company called Wavecrest that made similar pieces as well. Any thoughts are appreciated.

 

I think Wavecrest...but I've only had one.

 

Wave Crest is a trade name used by C. F. Monroe company for their decorated/painted ware. They were a decorating cutting company buying blanks from manufactures. One of the items was a box that looked like this but the catalog pages and Cohen's book all show the boxes with an ormelu hinge and rims. I would call this Fenton production.

 

It's Fenton Glass. Here is one that is decorated.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fenton-Viol...741705?hash=item33ae9b3e49:g:g2EAAOSw~otWdOt7

 

Wavecrest pieces are more often thinner glass. Yours looks thick in comparison. Wavecrest likely decorated similar, as shown here, but would be valued at maybe 20% of their thinner, more decorative pieces.

 

Just a thought, would Fenton have had a ground and polished pontil?

 

Fenton couold have a polished pontil but most often not. There soes not appear to be any usage marks on the base which I would expct to see from a 1900 piece. On the other hand the interior rim nicks look like maybe somebody removed an ormelu rim. Tom do you know where Monroe bought these blanks?

 

I'm not a Fenton collector, but thought most of their ware was blown and and not always with a completely polished down pontil. Did they also have moulds with poured glass? The subject of this thread I had thought poured.

 

This piece is mold blown. If pressed in a mold the interior would have been smooth and not followed the pattern in reverse. Fenton did both..

 

This IS a Fenton piece, probably from the 1960s. Fenton's Wave Crest design was inspired by Frank M. Fenton's purchase of an antique Wave Crest jewelry box. The pattern was used until Fenton closed down.

 

Robert Barber items from 1976 for Fenton have Pontil marks. Earlier Fenton Art Glass items have pontil marks. None of the other Fenton items have pontil marks. Maybe some One-of- a- kind have pontil marks. The white covered box is Fenton. Not worth very much because of the Chips. No Fenton Carnival Glass have pontil marks.