1249844

Moser Glass Mid-20th Century Amber and Gold #1249844

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Moser Glass Mid-20th Century Amber and Gold #1249844
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This hand painted baluster vase is from the illustrious Moser glassmaking tradition! Of topaz glass, the vase is hand painted with gold.</em></td>
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This hand painted baluster shaped vase is 8 inches tall, with a 2 1/8-inch base. It has a 1 1/4-inch bowl and is 7/8 inches across the top. It has a twisted design crystal foot.<p>

Made of sparkling topaz glass, the front of the vase is hand decorated with pansies with yellow and green leaves on a large central cartouche with trailing gold and pink and yellow curlicues. The pansies vary in color from orange red and yellow to periwinkle blue, yellow, and white. Gold crosshatching accents the piece. The top of the vase as well as its foot are rimmed in gold.<p>

Compared to earlier uses of this pattern in the late 19th and early 20th century, there is no longer the generous use of gold leaf to overlays the neck, stem, and foot.<p>

The vase has been determined to be Moser glass and is similar to earlier versions of this pattern in Items GL-350906, GL-111106, and GL-211106.<p>

It is in perfect condition!<p>

(Moser Glass produced some of the most gorgeous glasswork of the 19th century. It is the legacy of Ludwig Moser (1833-1916), a Jewish artist from Bohemia (now the Czech Republic). With Moser glass, we have not only the wonderful artistry of its conception and production, we have artifacts of a business whose founders earned their success but also faced undeserved persecution for their very survival.<p>

Ludwig founded the company in Karlsbad, Czechoslovakia in 1857. Trained as a painter, he began using his own intricate styles and techniques of glassmaking and decoration to ...
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#: GL_621106</td>
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<tr><td>Condition:Excellent</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:1940</td></tr>






<tr><td>Title:Moser Glass Mid-20th Century Amber and Gold</td></tr>



<tr><td>Location:Hillsboro, Ohio USA</td></tr>
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