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Glass Discussion & Research. NO IDENTIFICATION REQUESTS here please. => British & Irish Glass => Topic started by: untamed_lady2000 on December 31, 2006, 10:30:26 AM
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Hi
I have just discovered this board and am intrigued by what I find so far. I look forward to reading and learning more.
I am hoping that a Davidson "expert" can help me here. I have seen a cobalt bowl in the Blackberry Prunt (533040) series and was wondering if it could be genuine. I have a red one (that I'm not sure is genuine) but it is the only deep colour I have seen in this pattern. Did Davidson make this range in deep colours or just the lighter ones?
Thanks in advance,
Dee
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Hi Dee, and welcome to GMB.
The best web site to help you with your Davidson query is Chris Stewart's http://www.cloudglass.com
Chris does frequent this board so should be able to help with any other query you are unable to track down. I'm also a small collector of jade and cloud glass, but am no way an expert ;)
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Thanks David.
I had a look at Chris's site as its been in my favourites for quite a while. He doesn't mention the cobalt or red there so I guess I'll just wait for him to pop in.
Dee
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Davidson probably did make the 269 dishes in cobalt blue (they called it midnight) as this pattern was made until the 1970s and midnight was one of three shades of blue produced in the 1960s. I have also seen the dishes in ruby.
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Hi,
Davidson made the 269 dishes in many different colours including primrose pearline, purple cloud, jade, flint, amber, green, blue, emerald, antique green, antique blue, peach, ruby, amberina, sapphire blue and midnight blue. They could be others as well !!
Chris
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... and black.
Bernard C. 8)
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... and black.
Bernard C. 8)
but is black a colour?!!?
I'm trying to remember, but I think I have only seen the 269 in matt black.
Chris
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Chris — I think the 1+6 set I had through my hands was polished black, but it was a long time ago and I could be wrong.
Bernard C. 8)
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Hi Bernard,
You are probably correct, the set would look stunning in polished black. I have not seen a 269 in black for several years so they are v. rare.
Chris
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There was a US shipper, that took any black glass in the 1980's. He used to visit my shop 2 or 3 times a month as well as Camden Lock and took all I could find. Obviously, I do not remember the items but there was a 'lot' about in those days.
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Wow thank you all, thats a big help.
I have also seen a citrine/citron one so I guess I can add that to the list you have given me.
Dee
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re: Black glass.
We glassmakers believe there is not really any such colour as black. It is a deep shade of purple or blue when sliced very finely1
We made some wonderful black side plates with a pressed underneath and highly polished top face and some fruit bowls with indents for stones (for Nestle cream milk) with "tinker, tailor, soldier, sailor", over 300,000 in pale blue and about 250 in black so very rare now!
regards, Stephen
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We made some wonderful plack side plates with a pressed underneath and highly polished top face and some fruit bowls with indents for stones ( for Nestle cream milk) with "tinker, tailor, Soldier, sailor",
As seen Page 183 '20th Century Glass' by Andy McConnell. ;D
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Hi. I own a Cobalt Blackberry prunt on a chrome base. Have never seen another. A member of my Glass & ceramic group said she found info that it was only made in that colour for 1 year i think it was 1959? Not sure how accurate that info was though. But its one of my favourite pieces and have a Murano penguin in it as if it were a small float bowl. lol For some reason it never allows me to post pics on here, Always says they are too big and have no idea how to make them smaller.