Bidspirit auction | Fenton Hand Painted Custard Glass
Fenton Hand Painted Custard Glass Chickadee Fairy Lamp Dome - This piece is a custard glass dome for a fairy lamp, attributed to the Fenton Art Glass Company. The dome is constructed from opaque custard glass, a type of uranium glass that presents as a pale yellow-green under natural light and exhibits a bright green fluorescence when viewed under ultraviolet (UV) light. The exterior features a hand-painted enamel decoration depicting two black-capped chickadees perched upon a pine branch with green needles and small red berries. The form is cylindrical with a slight taper and a distinctive ruffled or pie-crust band around the lower rim. No maker marks or artist signatures are visible in the provided images.