Is this a Fenton lamp?

[pernst]

Hi!  I inherited this lamp from Grandma and she told me that it is Fenton but I have searched and searched and cannot find it anywhere.  Can anyone help?

[Randell15501]

Maybe?    http://www.peternoonan.co.uk/images/fenton_sm1.jpg

[KC]

I believe they call this a cranberry opalescent swirl lamp - I do not have the Fostoria book, maybe D&b has one and will take a peek tomorrow.  I have also seen this style referred to as a desk lamp?!?!?

[cogar]

KC, did you mis-type that when you stated Fostoria? 

Anyway, it most probably is Fenton. See here, to wit:

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.phyllisantiques.com/fenton_cranberry_swirl_4in.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.phyllisantiques.com/fenton_lamp_glass.htm&usg=__iGoesjgHZQ28dIQA5bi0ZhboJAU=&h=1800&w=1390&sz=324&hl=en&start=4&tbnid=DSQrPpLOR5TyQM:&tbnh=150&tbnw=116&prev=/images%3Fq%3DFenton%2Blamp%2Bcranberry%2Bopalescent%2Bshade%26gbv%3D2%26ndsp%3D20%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN

[D&b antiques]

I agree it's fenton. it would sell in the $ 250.00 to $ 300.00 Dollar range.

[KC]

Wow...I did know it was Fenton...they both began with F and my eldest was trying her best to distract me! (shame on you fingers)!  So sorry!

Thanks cogar and D&b for the recovery!  At least got the Cranberry opalescent swirl right

[pernst]

Fostoria or Fenton?  Hmmmmmmmm.......... ...I even know the difference between those!!    Actually, Grandma had lots of Fenton AND Fostoria!! 

Thanks for all the info.  Now I need to sit down and look over the web sites you gave me.  I cannot find any marks on the globe that indicate that it is Fenton.  Is this unusual? 

Thanks again and have a really great weekend.

[cogar]

Pernst, Fenton used paper labels to mark their glass up through 1969 then the name was molded into the glass. Lamp globes were probably never marked. I don’t think Fostoria ever marked their glassware, one just has to know what they are looking at.