What is a Fenton exclusive?
A Fenton Exclusive is a piece of glass that has been commissioned by a Fenton dealer or an individual. They are usually made from leftover Fenton blanks and are normally very highly sought after in the collecting community because of the limited number and rarity of the piece. The dealer or individual who commissions Exclusive pieces works with one of the Fenton artists and decides upon the design of the piece and then when they know what they want the piece to look like Fenton produces the pieces specifically for that individual or dealer. These pieces are not so easily identified since they do not appear in any of the Fenton literature. It is normally up to the collector to seek those pieces out themselves. Here is an article by Mary C. Walrath on Giving Birth to an Exclusive Limited Edition — http://www.glassexclusives.com/wklyltr7.
