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SOME OF MY FAVORITE PIECES OF FENTON HOBNAIL | Fenton Glass267 of 330 | ![STUNNING AND RARE FENTON TOPAZ [VASELINE] OPALESCENT HOBNAIL FAN TRAY](http://cf.collectorsweekly.com/stories/7kC9lBWlMFCo4QOzSIjmxA-thumb.jpg) | ![COLLECTION OF FENTON TOPAZ [VASELINE] OPALESCENT HOBNAIL BASKETS](http://cf.collectorsweekly.com/stories/a8V-DPbaL7sMUYpQ0om-WQ-thumb.jpg) |
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these are some of my favorite pieces. i love the shape of the small fan vases...they are very heavy and have great coloring. the blue kettle is a rarity. it is very hard to find in blue opalescent. it is meant to be a match holder. it was never put into the regular fenton line in this color. i also have the rare one just like this but in french opalescent..i showed it in an earlier post. hope you all like these as much as i do.
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LOVE this color. another member had a beautiful collection of blue.
http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/10170-fenton-blue-hobnail-collection?in=609
i have i think all those pieces as well. i will try to post them on here as i begin to unpack! i like to mix the colors rather than separate them color by color. thanks for the link! i love to see other collections!