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A Davidson acid-matted Topaz cloud-glass 5" flower-bowl (their pattern number '1907 TD'), together with matching matt 2½" Topaz block (their pattern 'Round Block, Semi Dome, No. 8'). The block has raised 'MADE IN ENGLAND, GT.BRIT.PAT 382699' to the underside
Topaz is a later Davidson colour (they actually called it 'Briar'), introduced in 1957 and used into the early 1960s. Usually, one side of the piece was left shiny, and completely acid-matted pieces like this are rare
| Our reference: | 8894 | Date: | 1957-61 |
| Manufacturer: | Davidson | Origin: | England |
| Dimensions: | diameter 12.5 cm, weight 360 gm (both) | ||
| Condition: | very good | ||
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A pair of late 19th Century hexagonal press-moulded uranium-glass knife-rests, the ends ground flat and polished. Given what they are, and the way knife-rests are usually treated, they are in exceptionally good condition. Apart from some very minor nibbles, there is a shallow chip on the central section of one (arrowed in detail, second from right) and - on the same piece - an abraded triangular area on the finial (arrowed in detail at extreme right), which probably just represents carelessness in the finishing process, rather than later damage
| Our reference: | 8889 | Date: | late 19th C |
| Manufacturer: | unknown | Origin: | England |
| Dimensions: | length 9 cm, weight 170 gm (the pair) | ||
| Condition: | see description | ||
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A late 19th Century part-frosted pressed paperweight in the form of a sitting dog, probably by the St Louis glassworks
| Our reference: | 8812 | Date: | late 19th C |
| Manufacturer: | probably St Louis |
Origin: | France |
| Dimensions: | height 13.5 cm, weight 605 gm | ||
| Condition: | a few very minor chips to rim of base, but generally good | ||
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This uranium-glass tazza (shown under UV light at right) with pressed 'acanthus-leaf' pattern (detail, second right) is not the first of its type that we have had. It is clearly of good quality, and we would love to know which manufacturer made it
| Our reference: | 8771 | Date: | c 1870s |
| Manufacturer: | unknown | Origin: | probably England |
| Dimensions: | height 9.5 cm, weight 375 gm | ||
| Condition: | very good | ||
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A late 19th Century St Louis part-frosted pressed paperweight in the form of a reclining male child
Sadly, there is a tiny chip to one side of the boy's nose, and this is reflected in the very low asking price
| Our reference: | 8762 | Date: | late 19th C |
| Manufacturer: | St Louis | Origin: | France |
| Dimensions: | length 10 cm, weight 480 gm | ||
| Condition: | see description | ||
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Most of a Davidson 'jade' glass trinket set. I can't establish the Davidson reference number for the set as a whole; it is similar to their set 326 (illustrated in the 1935 and 1940 catalogues), but some pieces are slightly different
The advertised set 326 has eight components; the tray, two candlesticks, two small lidded pots, one larger lidded pot, and two pin-trays. It seems, therefore, that there is one pin-tray missing, one larger lidded pot, and the lid from the other smaller pot. All the pieces present are in generally good condition, with just one tiny chip to the under-edge of each of the two candlesticks
| Our reference: | 8912 | Date: | 1930s or 1940s |
| Manufacturer: | George Davidson |
Origin: | England |
| Dimensions: | tray length 30 cm, weight 1400 gm (the set) | ||
| Condition: | see description | ||
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A pair of large 19th Century pressed uranium-glass salts. They are very similar in shape and style to Percival, Vickers & Co's design registration of 16th July 1867 for a 'bowl and oval dish elaborate pattern imit. cut' (RD 209574 - see below, left). Although not identical, we are fairly sure these salts are by the same company
| Our reference: | 8913 | Date: | 1860s |
| Manufacturer: | probably Percival, Vickers & Co |
Origin: | England |
| Dimensions: | length 10 cm, weight 490 gm (the pair) | ||
| Condition: | a few small nibbles, but generally very good | ||
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A Davidson 'ripple' pattern vase in what is commonly called 'Topaz' cloud-glass. Davidsons actually called the colour 'Briar'; it was introduced in 1957 and used into the early 1960s
| Our reference: | 8654 | Date: | 1950s |
| Manufacturer: | Davidson | Origin: | England |
| Dimensions: | height 18 cm, weight 1180 gm | ||
| Condition: | very good | ||
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A Davidson purple marble-glass joke 'thimble' whisky-glass, with raised inscription 'JUST A THIMBLE FULL' around the rim
| Our reference: | 8114 | Date: | c 1885 |
| Manufacturer: | Davidson | Origin: | England |
| Dimensions: | height 6 cm, weight 100 gm | ||
| Condition: | very good | ||
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A rare Sowerby 'Jack Horner' bellows from the 'nursery rhyme ' series based on the illustrations of Walter Crane, in purple marble glass. The actual design is more easily visible in the detail second from right, which is from the 1882 Sowerby catalogue, and also shows the pattern number (1285).
Sadly, as is so often the case, the tip of the bellows is incomplete (the yellow line in the detail at right shows how the tip should be), and the low asking price reflects this
| Our reference: | 8394 | Date: | c 1877 |
| Manufacturer: | Sowerby | Origin: | England |
| Dimensions: | length 11.5 cm, weight 130 gm | ||
| Condition: | see description | ||
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