This striking vase was designed by master sandcarver Michael Yates of the Fenton Glass Company. It is a limited edition - number 108 of 850. It is part of the Connoisseur Collection that Fenton introduced in 1983. The Connoisseur Collection strived for the unique - such as cased glass, iridized glass, and sandcarving. The company's intent was to develop more "collectible" items, thus relatively few items were made in this line...

This beautiful bowl was created by applying one or more layers of glass over a base color. A pattern was then cut through, exposing the base color. With this particular bowl, a 3/16" layer of white glass was applied to a 1/4" orange-red base. Thumbprint shaped areas were then cut away in three rows to expose the orange-red base color. These cuts appear to be hand made, as they all differ slightly from one another. This bowl is 5 3/8" tall...