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A two piece flower set consists of the flower bowl and a flower support, normally a No 3 flower block. Sometimes antique dealers will add a plinth to a set they have for sale, in the erroneous belief that all flower sets should come with a plinth. Even Davidson's own catalogues were often confused when it came to deciding whether a style should or should not come with a plinth.
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No: 34SLFKnown Cloud Colours: Amber, Green, Orange Size(s): 10" Diameter Date Range: 1934 to 1942 Description: This version of the No 34 flower bowl appears like an upside down hat. Essentially this is a 34SD with the rim turned up rather than down. An unusual design in a period of normally harsh geometric lines. Like the 34SD this bowl came with a 4" dome flower block. |
 Davidson Pattern
No: 34F, 34SFKnown Cloud Colours: Amber, Green, Orange Size(s): 9.5 inches (34SF) and 11 inches (34F) diameter Date Range: 1934 to 1937 Description: This version of the 34 flower bowl was very short lived, only being manufactured in Cloud Glass for two years. The bowl came with either a 4" or 5" dome flower block. |
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No: 283Known Cloud Colours: Amber, Blue, Purple, Green, Topaz-Briar Size(s): 4, 5, 6, 8 inches diameter Date Range: 1925 to 1942 Description: The 283 was a popular Davidson pattern made in a large range of glassware. The small 4" size ceased to be sold in 1934, the other sizes until the Second World War. The flower set came with a No 3 dome flower block. The sizes used were 2", 2.5", 3" and 4" respectively. The 4" size is often found on a No 3 plinth as seen in the picture, right. |
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No: 697, 697LKnown Cloud Colours: Amber, Blue, Purple Size(s): 8" Diameter Date Range: 1928 to 1935 Description: The front of the 1928 catalogue pictured the 697 bowl filled with flowers on a table with the matching candlesticks. The caption read:
After 1932, the 697 was limited to Amber in Cloud colours. The 697 came with a 4.5" dome flower block. |
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No: 700D,700Known Cloud Colours: Amber, Purple, Blue, Green, Orange, Red 'Ora' Size(s): 11.5" Diameter Date Range: 1930(?) to 1942 Description: The 700D is one of the most impressive of the Davidson Flower bowls with its large sweeping down turned rim. The bowl came with a No 3 5" semi-dome flower block and was made in the full range of pre-war Cloud Glass colours. The 700 variant with a straight rim is very rare, and appears to have only been made in Amber Cloud Glass. According to the Davidson catalogues, the 700 flower set did not come with a plinth. However, it is often sold at fairs with a No 1 plinth. Production of the 700 flower set does not appear to have continued after the war |
 Davidson Pattern
No: 700 VGKnown Cloud Colours: Amber, Purple, Blue, Green, Red 'Ora' Size(s): 7 inches high Date Range: 1930(?) to 1937 Description: This is a 700 with the rim turned up and out to form a vase. The shape is same as the 1910 BV vase. The vase was sold with a 4.5 inch flower dome. 
The second picture, left, shows another 700 VG. In this example the rim is not
as flared making the vase slightly taller.
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No: 705, 725Known Cloud Colours: Amber, Blue, Purple, Orange Size(s): 16 inches (705), 13 inches (725) diameter Date Range: 1931 to 1934 Description: Unlike most other flower bowls the 705 and 725 flower sets did not come with a No 3 dome flower support. Instead it was sold with a 4.5 or 6" Premier support. This flower set featured in one of the very few colour adverts that Davidson placed in the Pottery Gazette. It is shown on a table with blue lilies supported by the Premier support. The bowl was not photographed for the advert instead it was painted. Their rarity suggests they were not made in large quantities. |
 Davidson Pattern
No: 706Known Cloud Colours: Amber, Blue, Purple Size(s): 14.5" diameter Date Range: 1931 to 1934 Description: This large bowl had the typical D type turned over rim. The bowl was either sold with a 7" Premier support or a 7.5" dome flower block. It's rarity suggests it was not made in large quantities. |
 Davidson Pattern
No: 707, 727Known Cloud Colours: Amber, Blue, Purple, Green, Size(s): 15 inches (707), 12" (727) diameter Date Range: 1931 to 1942 Description: This is a very simple style of bowl. It is deep to accommodate the flower support and with a short flared rim. The large size does not appear to have been in production for very long as it does not appear in the 1936 price list. The 727 came with 5" and the 707 a 6" dome flower block. It's rarity suggests they were not made in large quantities. |
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No: 732Known Cloud Colours: Amber, Green, Blue, Purple, Orange Size(s): 8.5" Diameter Date Range: 1930 to 1936 Description: The 732 is a deep bowl with a slightly flared rim. It was made in much smaller quantities than the F version (see below). Indeed production stopped in 1936. The bowl came with a 3.5 inch dome flower block. The picture right shows the 732 with out the flower Block. |
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No: 732FKnown Cloud Colours: Amber, Green, Blue, Purple, Orange Size(s): 9.5" Diameter Date Range: 1930 to 1957(?) Description: The F (flared) version of this design was far more popular and continued to be made after the war. Like the 732 the F version came with a 3.5" dome flower block. Although in the Davidson catalogues this is always described as a 2-piece flower set, the 1936 price list has the 732F listed with a No 1 Plinth. The picture right shows the 732F on a number one plinth, but missing the flower support. |
 Davidson Pattern
No: 733, 734, 735, Known Cloud Colours: Amber, Green, Purple Size(s): 20 inches (733), 17 inches (734), 15 inches (735) Date Range: 1934 to 1938 Description: These were the largest flower sets that Davidson made. The massive 733 is sometimes known as the Hotel Flower Set, as they were too large to fit in an ordinary house and were probably made for public spaces of hotels and the like. The D form with the turned down rim is the rarer of the two styles, although collectors are lucky to find any bowls of this size. Even rarer are the No 3 dome flower supports that went with them. These bowls took the following sizes of flower block.
These flower sets do not appear to have been made after the war. |
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No: 733D, 734D, 735DKnown Cloud Colours: Amber, Green, Purple Size(s): 20 inches (733), 17 inches (734), 15 inches (735) Date Range: 1934 to 1938 Description: The D type version of the 733, 734 and 735 have a turned over rim. They were made in smaller numbers than the standard version with a flared rim.
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No: 1445 D, 1446 D (Chippendale)Known Cloud Colours: Amber, Green Size(s): 9.5" diameter (1445 D), 12.5" diameter (1446 D) Date Range: 1935 to 1936 Description: The 1445 and 1446 styles were the only Chippendale design Davidson produced in Cloud Glass before the war. Although this bowl was in production for much longer than the two years stated here, it was only produced in Cloud Glass for these two years. The bowl came with a 4" dome flower support. |
 Davidson Pattern
No: 1445, 1446 (Chippendale)Known Cloud Colours: Amber, Green Size(s): 6 inches high (1445), 8" high (1446) Date Range: 1935 to 1936 Description: The upright version of the 1445 D bowl. Only 113 were made in Amber Cloud had 192 in Green Cloud. The 1445 is very rare. |
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No: 1528 Cress Dish (Chippendale)Known Cloud Colours: Green Size(s): 7.5 inches diameter Date Range: Unknown, probably immediate post war Description: This cress dish is very unusual for two reasons. Firstly it is the only known example of a Chippendale Cress dish in Cloud Glass. Secondly the colour. The trails are a 'turquoise' like Green rather than the normal green of Green Cloud Glass. The dish would have had a No 609 under plate as part of the set. This may have been a trial piece which was never produced in great numbers.
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Davidson Pattern
No: No 26
Davidson Pattern
No: 34D, 34SD
Davidson Pattern
No: 741
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