The Walther company produced a large range of distinctive styles
in bowls and comports. the styles are very different from those produced by
Davidson.
This is not a static catalogue, but grows as more examples
are found.
Walther Pattern Name: Aphrodite
Known Cloud Colours: Sepia, Violet
Size(s): 20 and 24 cm diameter
Walther Catalogue No: Unknown
Date Range: 1932(?) to 1940(?)
Description: Circular bowl with rippled edge and an
impressed octagonal design in the base.
The catalogue numbers for the non-cloud colours are 43638 (20 cm) and
43639 (24 cm)
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Walther Pattern Name: Probably Aphrodite
Known Cloud Colours: Sepia, Violet
Size(s):
Walther Catalogue No: Unknown
Date Range: 1932(?) to 1940(?)
Description: Oval bowl, most likely a bread basket, with rippled edge and an
impressed octagonal design in the base.
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Walther Pattern Name: Berlin
Known Cloud Colours: Topaz-Violet
Size(s): 28 cm diameter
Walther Catalogue No: Unknown
Date Range: 1936 (?) to 1940 (?)
Description: The bowl has two handles and a leaf motif around the rim. In the
centre of the bowl is an impressed holly leaf design. As well as having a
black stand, the Berlin bowl was also sold with an elaborately moulded
flared foot.
A similar bowl without handles is also seen in Topaz-Violet.
The catalogue number for the non-cloud
colours was 46182
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Walther Pattern Name: Donau
Known Cloud Colours: Sepia, Pink
Size(s): 11.5 and 24 cm diameter
Walther Catalogue No: 31445 (11.5 cm), 31446 (24 cm)
Date Range: 1932(?) to 1940(?)
Description: A circular bowl with turned over rim.
This bowl is similar in overall to the one above The outer surface is
moulded into three 'steps' and is divided into 12 vertical sections.
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Walther Pattern Name: Donau
Known Cloud Colours: Sepia, Violet, Pink
Size(s): 8 cm, 16 cm, 30
cm diameter
Walther Catalogue No: 31490 (8 cm), 31447 (16 cm), 31448 (30 cm)
Date Range: 1932(?) to 1940(?)
Description: shallow plates or dishes. The rear moulding
of these plates is similar to the two bowls above.
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Walther Pattern Name: Edith
Known Cloud Colours: Sepia, Violet, Topaz-Violet,
Butterscotch
Size(s): 18cm diameter, 6.5 cm high
Walther Catalogue No: 31432
Date Range: 1932(?) to 1940(?)
Description: A circular 'Dish for sweets' with stepped sides.
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Walther Pattern Name: Edith
Known Cloud Colours: Sepia, Violet. Topaz-Violet
Size(s): 14cm diameter, 10 cm high
Walther Catalogue No: 31431
Date Range: 1932(?) to 1940(?)
Description: This sweet dish is based on the example
above, except that the sides have been folded up to form a bowl.
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Walther Pattern Name: Hanna
Known Cloud Colours: Sepia, Violet, Topaz-Violet, Pink
Size(s): 24.5 cm diameter
Walther Catalogue No: 31410
Date Range: 1932(?) to 1940(?)
Description: Circular bowl on three small feet with
vertical ribs. The example shown here is in the rare Pink Cloud Glass.
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Walther Pattern Name: Herman
Known Cloud Colours: Sepia, Violet
Size(s): 24.5 cm diameter
Walther Catalogue No: 31473
Date Range: 1932(?) to 1940(?)
Description: Oval bread basket with star base. The
Herman pattern has a distinctive horizontal and vertical
segmentation design
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Walther Pattern Name: Hubertus
Known Cloud Colours: Sepia, Violet, Topaz-Violet
Size(s): 29.5 cm diameter
Walther Catalogue No: Unknown
Date Range: 1935(?) to 1940(?)
Description: A large circular comport on three feet
with impressed pattern on the reverse. This comport was part of a suite of
glass which included bowls and vases which were also made in Cloud Glass.
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Walther Pattern Name: Hubertus
Known Cloud Colours: Sepia, Violet, Topaz-Violet
Size(s): 30 cm diameter
Walther Catalogue No: 31315
Date Range: 1935(?) to 1940(?)
Description: Like the comport above, this bowl was
part of a large suite of glassware.
This bowl also came in smaller sizes of 23cm and 27 cm diameter in
non-cloud colours.
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Walther Pattern Name: Liane
Known Cloud Colours: Sepia, Violet, Topaz-Violet
Size(s): 16 and 26.5 cm diameter
Walther Catalogue No: 31442 (16 cm), 31443 (26.5 cm)
Date Range: 1932(?) to 1940(?)
Description: Circular bowl on three rectangular feet
and with a turned down rim.
This bowl was also sold with a powder tassel with attached figure, Catalogue
No 31471.
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Walther Pattern Name: Liane
Known Cloud Colours: Sepia, Violet, Topaz-Violet
Size(s): 16 and 25.5 cm diameter
Walther Catalogue No: 31440 (16 cm), 31441 (25.5 cm)
Date Range: 1932(?) to 1940(?)
Description: Circular bowl on three rectangular feet
and with a turned out rim.
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Walther Pattern Name: Liane
Known Cloud Colours: Sepia, Violet, Topaz-Violet
Size(s): N/A
Walther Catalogue No: Unknown
Date Range: 1932(?) to 1940(?)
Description: A six sided bowl on three rectangular
feet.
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Walther Pattern Name: Mathilde
Known Cloud Colours: Sepia,
Size(s): N/A
Walther Catalogue No: Unknown
Date Range: 1935(?) to 1940(?)
Description: A circular bowl with three round feet
and lid. In non-cloud colours, the Mathilde pattern had an impressed
floral design on the side of the glass.
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Walther Pattern Name: Mathilde
Known Cloud Colours: Sepia, Violet, Topaz-Violet
Size(s): 24cm diameter
Walther Catalogue No: Unknown
Date Range: 1935(?) to 1940(?)
Description: A large circular bowl with three round
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Walther Pattern Name: Mathilde
Known Cloud Colours: Sepia, Topaz-Violet
Size(s): 32 by 22.3 cm
Walther Catalogue No: 31103
Date Range: 1935(?) to 1940(?)
Description: An oval bowl.
A number of other round and oval bowls in the Mathilde suite, all
having three round feet, are also known to occur in Oralit colours.
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Walther Pattern Name:
Mignon
Known Cloud Colours: Sepia
Size(s): 10cm diameter
Walther Catalogue No: Unknown
Date Range: 1930(?) to 1940(?)
Description: A round bowl. The bowl has a distinctive chevron pattern around the side.
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Walther Pattern Name: Orla
Known Cloud Colours: Sepia, Violet, Topaz-Violet, Butterscotch,
Pink
Size(s): 23, 26 and 31 cm diameter
Walther Catalogue No: 31414 (23 cm), 31415 (26 cm) and 31416 (31
cm)
Date Range: 1932(?) to 1940(?)
Description: A circular bowl with turned over rim.
The fan shaped design on this bowl appears in other patterns, including
fruit sets and deep bowls and plates. There were many different shapes in
the Orla suite including some plates which were also produced in cloud
glass.
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Walther Pattern Name: Orla
Known Cloud Colours: Sepia, Violet, Topaz-Violet, Butterscotch, Pink
Size(s): 10.5, 14.5, 18, 21 and 26 cm diameter
Walther Catalogue No: 31402 (10.5 cm), 31403 (14.5 cm), 31404 (18
cm), 31405 (21 cm) and 31406 (26 cm)
Date Range: 1932(?) to 1940(?)
Description: A circular bowl or dish with the fan
shaped design on reverse.
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Walther Pattern Name: Pauline
Known Cloud Colours: Sepia, Topaz-Violet
Size(s): 32 cm by 21 cm
Walther Catalogue No: 31560
Date Range: 1935 to 1940 (?)
Description: This oval bowl is commonly known as the
'Maori' bowl after the moulded decoration on the underside of the bowl.
The candlesticks were not sold with the Pauline bowl.
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Walther Pattern Name: Pelikan
Known Cloud Colours: Sepia, Topaz-Violet
Size(s): 30cm diameter
Walther Catalogue No: Unknown
Date Range: 1935 (?) to 1940 (?)
Description: The three-footed bowl has a smooth
interior and and intricate moulded rim. The centre-piece is in the form of
a Pelican. The bowl was also sold with the 'Helgoland' centre piece.
This bowl is normally found in Cloud Glass without the centre piece.
The catalogue number for the non-cloud
colours was 46156
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Walther Pattern Name: Perseus
Known Cloud Colours: Sepia, Topaz-Violet
Size(s): 31 cm by 18.5 cm
Walther Catalogue No: Unknown
Date Range: 1936 to 1940(?)
Description: This rectangular dish sits on four
square feet.
The catalogue number for the non-cloud
colours was 45981.
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Walther Pattern Name: Poseidon
Known Cloud Colours: Sepia, Violet, Topaz-Violet
Size(s): 27 cm diameter
Walther Catalogue No: 31025
Date Range: 1936(?) to 1940(?)
Description: An impressive two-piece centre piece.
Walther produced many of these large centre pieces, only a few of which
were made in Oralit.
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Walther Pattern Name: Primus
Known Cloud Colours: Sepia, Violet, Topaz-Violet
Size(s): 17 cm diameter
Walther Catalogue No: 31929
Date Range: 1936(?) to 1940(?)
Description: A circular sweet dish with a wavy edge
standing on four feet. A feature of the Primus design is the vertical
moulded lines which twist towards the right at the top.
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Walther Pattern Name: Primus
Known Cloud Colours: Sepia, Violet, Topaz-Violet
Size(s): 28 cm diameter
Walther Catalogue No: 31935
Date Range: 1936(?) to 1940(?)
Description: A circular bowl standing on four feet
with a turned down rim.
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Walther Pattern Name: Prismen
Known Cloud Colours: Sepia, Violet
Size(s): 24 cm diameter, 8 cm high
Walther Catalogue No: Unknown
Date Range: 1932 (?) to 1940 (?)
Description: This bowl is an almost exact copy of
the Davidson 1910 BD bowl. The main difference being the lack of a toothed
decoration at the top of the moulded ribs. They also did a version of this
bowl with a flat rim similar to the Davidson 1910 F style.
(See our May 2002 newsletter)
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Walther Pattern Name: Rogusa
Known Cloud Colours: Sepia, Violet, Topaz-Violet
Size(s): 30 cm diameter
Walther Catalogue No: 31965
Date Range: 1936(?) to 1940(?)
Description: A circular bowl standing on four feet
with a flared rim. The bowl has a series of horizontal banding.
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Walther Pattern Name: Rotterdam
Known Cloud Colours: Sepia, Topaz-Violet
Size(s): 30 cm diameter
Walther Catalogue No: 35131
Date Range: 1935 (?) to 1940 (?)
Description: This large three-footed platter has a
wavy edge and a moulded pattern on the underside. This pattern consists of
three concentric circles and is repeated three times around the base.
This style was also made in other shapes.
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Walther Pattern Name: Shamrock
Known Cloud Colours: Sepia, Violet, Topaz-Violet
Size(s): 36 cm diameter
Walther Catalogue No: 31949
Date Range: 1936(?) to 1940(?)
Description: A circular flower bowl with flower
dome. This is one of the very few Oralit styles which came with a matching
flower dome.
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Walther Pattern Name: Zentrum
Known Cloud Colours: Sepia, Violet
Size(s): 22\cm Diameter
Walther Catalogue No: Unknown
Date Range: 1932(?) to 1940(?)
Description: Watercress dish and plate. The bowl has
5 holes in the base to allow water to drain into the plate. The bowl and
plate were sold separately (cat Nos: 21766 and 21767 respectively). The
Zentrum suite has a distinctive curved hexagonal design in the base.
The catalogue numbers for the non-cloud
colours were 21766 (bowl) and 21767 (plate).
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Walther Pattern Name: Zentrum
Known Cloud Colours: Sepia, Violet, Topaz-Violet, Butterscotch
Size(s): 32 and 27.5 cm diameter
Walther Catalogue No: 31483 (27.5 cm), 31420 (32 cm)
Date Range: 1932(?) to 1940(?)
Description: Cake Stand.
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Walther Pattern Name:
Unknown
Known Cloud Colours: Sepia
Size(s):
Walther Catalogue No: Unknown
Date Range:
Description: A bowl similar in shape to the Mignon bowl
described above. The bowl has a pattern on the side which consist of small
circles each divided into sections. The circles are intersected by a band
of lines which run down the side of the bowl at an angle. On the base of
the bowl is a pattern consisting of three linked circles similar to the
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