What is a Fenton Sample?
A Fenton sample is usually a rather rare piece often one of a kind. Samples are usually made for one of two reasons. The first is when a piece is experimental and one or a few samples are made to see how they will look and to decide whether or not Fenton is going to decide to have them in their regular line. If they are not chosen for the line they are usually sent to the Gift shop where they are sold as samples. The other way a sample may be made is in the development of a Fenton exclusive. As the dealer or individual who commissions the piece works with the artist to decide upon the decoration that they want to have put on the glass a few pieces may be made and presented until it is decided which one is the design they want to have produced. In this case usually the dealer or individual ends up with the preliminary samples leading up to the final designs as well but in some cases these are also sent to the gift shop and sold as samples.
