Victorian Antique Davidson Glass Cobalt Blue War of Roses Canoe

Looking for something unique? Check out this Victorian Antique Davidson Glass Cobalt Blue War of Roses Canoe! Produced during the 1850-1899 time period, this canoe at one time had its own portable metal carriage. This stunner has been around for a while, so there a couple tiny chips as expected with its age.

George Davidson/Davidson Glass was a butcher in Northeast England during the 1860s. In 1867, at the age of 45, he decided there was such a shortage of oil lamp chimneys so he built a glass factory in the nearby Team Valley. His lamp factory was very successful, and he introduced pressed glass-making, a partly-mechanized process, to make a wide range of pressed glass tableware. Pressed glass was much cheaper to produce than hand blown glass, making it a treasure which even working people could afford. Davidson's went on to be one of the most prolific and successful glass factories in the UK.

Approx. 9 1/2" x 2 1/2"