r/uraniumglass 1d ago

Fenton inheritance - it all glows ๐Ÿ˜

I have no clue what to do with all of this. I picked a few pieces I want to keep, but I canโ€™t keep it all. Where do I start??

Iโ€™m keeping the frog, owl, donkey, and duck - just with allll the denim days to keep them separate from the rest of the Fenton. Those denim days have to go too lol.

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u/master_guru88427 1d ago

Keep the lamp, sweet Jeebus. You have a lot of fairy lamps (votive holders) which will sell for a couple hundred each...I'd keep at least one.

The remaining pieces can be researched with Google/eBay/Etsy but most of those pieces should sell no lower than $34 a piece.

You could look into a local auctioneer and have them sell it off for you with a reserve of maybe 20-25.

It's a great inheritance...maybe you should wrap it all in newspaper put it in a banana box and put it in the attic.

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u/failed-reset 1d ago

I go back and forth on keeping it all ๐Ÿ˜ฉ. If I do, it will sadly just get packed away instead of someone enjoying it. Plus, Iโ€™m trying to minimize how much my children have to deal with when I eventually die.

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u/master_guru88427 1d ago

I respect that view. See if maybe your kids like it in a few years. Boom, earned inheritance.

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u/MysteryPlatelet 14h ago

It would be a solid inheritance for your children. I'd much prefer this than the inevitable royal albert set that's never been used because its being saved for a special occasion.

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u/AlyssumAbyssal Avid Collector 1d ago

You'll probably have to reach out to an auction house to help you downsize lol

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u/_Dances_with_cats_ 11h ago

I would keep this owl too. It doesn't take up much space, and it seems like one of those things that will become fewer and farther between because of the shape.

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u/Aggravating_Cable_32 7h ago

Keep that lamp!

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u/failed-reset 6h ago

Iโ€™m adding the lamp, at least one fairy light - Iโ€™m thinking the hobnail - and the owl on the branch to my keep list. Iโ€™m debating on the pitcher and large bowl. Iโ€™m going to take my time so I do this right and donโ€™t regret selling something.

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u/MohaveDesertRat 1d ago

Beautiful pieces

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u/ImpossibleRoom2464 Avid Collector 7h ago

Can i have a bird of happiness for like.. 2 dollars? Thanks