Antique Davidson Blackberry Prunt Glass Bowl 1909 Registered Edwardian 9.5"
£45.00
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Antique Davidson Blackberry Prunt Glass Bowl 1909 Registered Edwardian 9.5"
£45.00
Item Overview
- Type: Antique Pressed Flint Glass Centerpiece Bowl / Edwardian Geometric Fruit Dish
- Pattern Variant: Blackberry Prunt (Pattern No. 269)
- Brand: George Davidson & Co.
- Manufacturer: George Davidson & Co. (Teams Glass Works, Gateshead, England)
- MPN: Rd No 533040
- Place of Origin: Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England (UK)
- Style: Traditional Edwardian Antique / British Art Glass Tableware / Country House Tablescape
- Colour: Crystal Clear Bright Flint Glass / High-Refractive Transparent Purity
- Design Era: Edwardian Era (Pattern Registered 1908 / Released 1909)
- Material: Heavy-Gauge Kiln-Melted Flint Glass (Vitrified Lead-Glass Formulation)
- Set Includes: One (1) Single Large Substantial 9.5-Inch Round Deep Flared Centerpiece Bowl
- Features: Deep Factory-Moulded "RD 533040" Pedigree Stamp, Scalloped Sawtooth Edge Rim, Raised Blackberry Prunt Medallions, Central Sunburst Star Medallion, and Interlocking Geometric Bead Columns
- Condition: Excellent Antique Condition (The substantial lead-glass structure is beautifully preserved; the glass remains bright and uniform, entirely free from deep impact cracks, foggy chemical cloudiness, or modern ground-down restorations as itemised below)
- Size and Capacity: Measures a substantial 9.5 inches in total outer rim diameter (approx. 24.1 cm), standing approximately 2.75 inches in total height profile (approx. 7.0 cm).
Dating & Historical Context
- Dating: This exceptional piece of British art glass dates to the Edwardian period (c. 1908–1909). The definitive, factory-moulded base parameters—specifically documenting the official UK Patent Office design registry code "RD 533040"—serve as an absolute, un-debatable chronological signature locking its manufacture to Davidson's historic Teams Glass Works facility.
- Historical Note: Established in the 1860s in Gateshead, George Davidson & Co. stood as the absolute titan of premium British pressed glass innovation. By 1908, consumer tastes were shifting away from the delicate, opalescent shaded glass of the late Victorian era to demand heavy, high-clarity tableware that mirrored expensive hand-cut crystal. Davidson met this market change by registering Pattern No. 269—the "Blackberry Prunt". The design utilized raised, berry-like circular nodes to create highly architectural surfaces that caught the ambient glow of early residential gas lighting beautifully. Adding to the historical narrative of this specific survivor is a clear mould shear line passing right across the central starburst medallion. This minor detail acts as a wonderful diagnostic indicator of hand-poured liquid glass craft that escaped the automated, flawless machine lines of the later post-war years.
Description
A beautifully architectural and exceptionally brilliant acquisition for collectors of serious antique glassware, Edwardian period prop curators, or traditional tablescape stagers, this massive 1909 registered Davidson centerpiece bowl is full of historic majesty. The circular dish flares outwards into an opulent scalloped perimeter rim, moving down into a highly intricate wide band of raised blackberry prunt nodes flanked by crisp geometric bead tracks. The internal well drops down into a spectacular multi-point sunburst star medallion, creating a magnificent prismatic kaleidoscope effect that reflects light beams elegantly across a dining room setup.
Expert Identification & Glasscraft Features:
- Verified Davidson Pedigree: The lower interior margin houses a crisp, beautifully raised factory-moulded registry mark confirming its authentic Pattern 269 pedigree.
- High-Refractive Purity: Cast using a dense, high-grade flint formula that avoids the muddy green tones of modern mass-market glass, producing a crisp bell-like ring when tapped.
- Prismatic Optical Cutting: The alternating raised facets and hand-stippled recessed fields capture and bend light beams dynamically from any mantel vantage point.
- Robust Thick-Walled Matrix: Built with a substantial, heavy-gauge thickness that feels premium in the hand and resists easy thermal fracturing.
Condition Report
This 117-year-old Edwardian bowl is in excellent antique condition, showcasing phenomenal structural preservation and displaying beautifully. The heavy-gauge flint glass body is completely solid, flat, and complete, entirely free from deep structural cracks, internal clouding fog patches, or hidden ground-edge alterations. The interior well houses a faint, natural, factory-moulded shear line from where the molten glass paste was snipped by hand before pressing; this is entirely stable, completely original to the manufacturing process, and is a classic signature of early glass craftsmanship. The perimeter sawtooth rim is in great shape, completely free from the heavy crushing or jagged missing tips that plague everyday antique utility glass. Please examine the detailed macro photos to confirm the factory registration text and verify the physical scale.
Shipping & Logistics
- Domestic Shipping: FREE UK TRACKED DELIVERY.
- Packaging: This massive, heavy antique glass bowl will be packed using professional survival cushioning methods. The dish will be insulated inside layers of soft tissue to prevent glass scratching, encased within heavy-gauge bubble wrapping, nested tightly inside a custom inner box, and then floating within an oversized rigid outer container padded entirely with loose-fill packing peanuts to completely neutralise impact shock waves during transit.
- Dispatch: Order before 12.00pm and we ship same day.
Returns & Payment Policies
We want you to be delighted with your heritage find.
- Not as Described: In the unlikely event of an error in our listing, we will provide a full refund and cover the return postage costs.
- Change of Mind: We accept returns within 30 days; however, in these instances, the buyer is responsible for the return shipping costs.