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The Davidson company
made a
number of vases in various Cloud Colours. Production of vases in Cloud Colours
ceased during the Second World War. When Topaz-Briar was introduced in 1957,
they only made two styles of vases in the new Topaz-Briar Cloud.
Davidson Pattern
No: 1 Known Cloud Colours:
Amber, Blue, Green, Purple, Orange Size(s): 5.5 inches
high Date
Range:
1912 to 1942 Description:
This small vase was also sold as a Parfait (pattern No 1, 6 oz).
The parfait first appears in their 1912 catalogue. It is not known when
Davidson started selling it as a vase.
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Davidson Pattern
No: 34 VG and SVG Known Cloud
Colours: Amber, Blue, Purple, Green, Orange Size(s):
7 inches (34VG) 6 inches (34SVG) Date Range:
1934 to 1942 Description:
The first mention of this vase is in the Pottery Gazette report for the
1934 British Industries fair. This vase is rare and so was probably not
sold in large quantities.
Another variant of this design was the 34S/10. This was a 34VG in which
the neck was made wider to take a No 10 Grid fitting.
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Davidson Pattern
No: 34 S Lamp Base Known Cloud
Colours: Amber, Green Size(s): 6 inches Date Range:
1934 to 1936 Description: This is a 34 SVG
with a narrow neck which is flattened at the top. A chrome lamp fixing
could then be held in place with three screws. A hole was drilled into the
side near the base to take the electrical cable. Only very small quantities
of this style were made over a 2 year period.
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Davidson Pattern
No: 34 SVF, VF Known Cloud
Colours: Amber, Blue, Purple, Green, Orange Size(s):
7 inches (34VF) 6 inches (34SVF) Date Range:
1934 to 1942 Description: This is another
variation of the 34VG vase above. It is even more rare than the 34VG
variety. Davidson even had problems remembering which one was which!
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Davidson Pattern
No: 50 Known
Cloud Colours: Amber, Blue, Purple, Green, Orange Size(s): 8.5
inches Date
Range:
1928 to 1939 (?) Description: A tall elegant
vase. The vase does not appear in the 1940 catalogue which suggests
Davidson may have stopped making it before then.
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Davidson Pattern
No: 51 Known
Cloud Colours: Amber, Blue, Purple, Green, Orange Size(s): 7.25
inches Date
Range:
1928 to 1954? Description: This is similar shape
to Vase No 50.
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Davidson Pattern
No: 273,275,277 Known Cloud
Colours: Blue, Purple, Topaz-Briar (?) Size(s):
10 inches (275), 16 inches (273) and 18 inches (277) Date
Range: 1912 to early 1960s Description:
Although this vase first appears in the 1912 catalogue, very few pieces
are known in Cloud Colours. This style of vase was made by a number of
different manufacturers.
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 Davidson Pattern
No: 278,278D, 278 Oval Known Cloud
Colours: Amber, Green, Purple, Blue, Orange, Red (Ora) Size(s):
7.5 inches high (278, 278 Oval), 6 inches high (278D) Date
Range: 1923 to 1937 Description:
This vase came in four known versions. The 278/10 had a round top and was
fitted with a "Grid" support. The 278 Oval, shown far right, had
the top compressed to form an oval rim and was fitted with a 5.5 inch oval
Premier support The 278 round (below left) also had a 5.5 inch Premier support, but
unsurprisingly, was round rather than oval. The 278D, shown in the leftmost
photograph, had a turned over rim and was
fitted with a 4.5 inch round Premier support. Why Davidson made the 278D is unclear as by turning
over the rim, the band of decoration at the top of the vase is hidden.
The Grid support was originally made for the 10/1910 flower set and was
only later used in other vases such as the 278 and 290/10. The Oval version
does not appear to have been made in any Cloud Colours.
The Premier flower support was a registered design of the Stourbridge
Glass company and was registered in 1923. This vase was introduced
sometime after then.
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 Davidson Pattern
No: 279, 279D Known
Cloud Colours: Amber, Blue, Purple, Green, Orange, Red
"ORA" Size(s):
6, 8 and 10 inches Date
Range: 1928 to 1942 Description: Commonly
known as the "Column Vase", this came in three sizes and two
styles. The "D" style has a turned over rim and was matt on the
outside and polished in the inside. The side of the vase is divided into 9
segments which give it a column like appearance. A matt version of the 279
was also produced.
The 8 inch size was the most popular. Production of the 6 and 10 inch
versions in Cloud Glass stopped in about 1938.
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Davidson Pattern
No: Celery 283 Known
Cloud Colours: Amber, Blue, Purple Size(s):
7 inches Date
Range: 1912 to 1942 Description:
Not strictly speaking a vase, as Davidson sold it as a celery. As
it is very similar in shape to pattern No 293, we have included it in this
section. The celery was introduced sometime after 1912. Although this vase
was produced in flint up until WWII, it was only made in Cloud Glass in
the 1920s.
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Davidson Pattern
No: 284 Known
Cloud Colours: ?? Size(s):
9 inches Date
Range: 1931 to 1942 Description:
This rare vase has 8 sides and is similar to one made by Walther.
Davidson only made this pattern in one size. It is not known whether this
was made in Cloud Colours.
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Davidson Pattern
No: 286 Violet Vase Known
Cloud Colours: Amber Size(s):
2.5 inches tall Date
Range: 1925(?) to 1942 Description:
This pretty violet vase is one of the few truly Art Deco designs
produced by Davidson. It is extremely rare to find this in Cloud Glass and
the only known cloud colour is Amber. The style was made in other colours
until the late 1950s.
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 Davidson Pattern
No: 293 Known Cloud
Colours: Amber, Blue, Purple, Green, Orange Size(s): 5.5
inches Date
Range:
1931 to 1936 Description: This vase came in two
styles, the most common being with a turned over rim. Unlike other
Davidson patterns, the version with the turned over rim is not called the
"D" pattern. The vase came with a 2.5 inch dome flower block.
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Davidson Pattern
No: 294 Known Cloud Colours:
Amber, Blue, Purple, Green, Orange Size(s): 6 inches Date Range:
1931 to 1936 Description:
This vase is similar to the 293, but with a turned in rim. The vase came
with a 2 inch dome flower block.
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Davidson Pattern
No: 296 Known
Cloud Colours: Topaz-Briar Size(s):
5.5 inches high, 4 inches wide Date
Range: 1938 to 1965 Description: The
design for the "Fan" vase was registered in 1938. As far as we
know it was made in plain colours and Briar Cloud Glass. It is rare to
find an example with its original flower support.
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Davidson Pattern
No: 701 & 721 Known
Cloud Colours: Amber, Blue, Purple, Green, Orange Size(s):
8.5 inches diameter (701), 7 inches diameter (721) Date
Range: 1931 to 1934 Description:
A simple cylindrical shaped vase. The vase came with a 5 inch flower dome.
The 701 vase featured in one of the very few colour adverts Davidson
published in the Pottery Gazette and Glass Trades Review.
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Davidson Pattern
No: 702 & 722 Known
Cloud Colours: Amber, Blue, Purple, Green Size(s):
9.5 inches diameter (702), 8 inches diameter (722) Date
Range: 1931 to 1936 Description:
This pattern is based on the 701/721 design, but has a turned over rim and
slightly convex sides. The vase came with a 5 inch dome flower block.
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Davidson Pattern
No: 703 & 723 Known
Cloud Colours: Amber, Blue, Purple, Green, Orange Size(s):
8.5 inches diameter (703), 7 inches diameter(723) Date
Range: 1931 to 1936 Description:
This pattern is again based on the 701/721 design, but has a
bulbous shape. The vase came with a 5 inch dome flower block.
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Davidson Pattern
No: 712 Known
Cloud Colours: Amber, Blue, Purple, Green, Orange Size(s):
8 and 10 inches high Date
Range: 1931 to 1942 Description:
This is a simple and elegant vase, basically a cylinder with
slightly turned over rim. This vase is not seen in great numbers and is
sometimes known as the "Daffodil" vase.
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Davidson Pattern
No: 741 Known
Cloud Colours: Amber, Topaz-Briar Size(s):
5, 7, 9 and 11 inches Date
Range: 1939 to 1965 Description: The
ripple pattern was registered in 1939. It was not made in any Cloud
Colours other than Amber and Topaz-Briar which was introduced in 1957. The vase came
with a wheel flower support.
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