Topic: Cloud glass bowl

[mrs vulture]

I picked up this bowl at a car boot today for £2, as i walked around with it under my arm other stall holders commented on  it and one offered me £20 for it. it measures 14 " across,its purple cloud glass and in brilliant condition, would i be right in thinking it's davidson glass? see pics any info would be appreiciated

http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w97/cheryl1300/Picture459.jpg

http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w97/cheryl1300/Picture460.jpg

Many thanks Cheryl

[Lustrousstone]

Looks good to me – Davidson 700D I think see here. Scroll down

[Anne]

The 700D seems to have been smaller from what I can see...  Chris gives it at 11.5" diameter, whereas Cheryl says hers is 14" across. Could Cheryl's be the 706 (given by Chris at 14.5" diameter) instead.  Perhaps Chris will be able to comment further.

[Lustrousstone]

The turnover in the 706 looks relatively small compared with the bowl, unlike Cheryl's  Confused as usual

[David E]

Possibly Walther Violet cloud? I'm not too familiar with the Walther shapes though.

Siegmar Geiselberger's web site might help - you need a fair command of German though
http://www.pressglas-korrespondenz.de/

[David E]

Or could it be 735D at 15-inch diameter? Remember Davidson sizes are very arbitary. The shape also looks like a 34 as well, apart from the size.

Whatever: it is a very nice find

[mrs vulture]

I was just wondering, were all these bowls originally sold with a flower frog, or could they be bought without one? Would it be a hard job to find a large one of the right colour? Regards cheryl

[David E]

Chris Stewart would be able to answer for certain, but I believe they could be purchased without flower frog/block. However, they do crop up on eBay frequently, but getting the right shape/size might take some time - particularly the larger ones. I suspect yours would use a dome-type and measuring the inside of the base will give you an idea to the size required (might also help determine which type of bowl you have as well!)

From www.cloudglass.com:

The Dome flower block was in the following sizes 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4. 4.5, 5, 5.5, 6, 6.5, 7. 7.5, 8.5 and 10 inches diameter.

I just can't imagine a 10-inch one

[mrs vulture]

My bowl is 5 1/2 inches across the inside bottom, how many holes would one that size have? I was going to sell it, but the more I look at it the more I like it so I'm going to keep it!! Most of my glass is clear deco, this is my first cloud piece, maybe the start of a whole new collection!!
regards cheryl

[David E]

Yeah, that's how we all start - I can't move for glass now..

I've been collecting cloud for about 3-4 years and have quite a collection now, including two elusive orange cloud bowls

I'll send Chris a mail. He is very busy during the week, so often replies to queries at the weekend.