Bohemian Moser Glass Vase 14 ¾” High-Relief Flowers Plus Four Tiny Green Jewels c 1880 – 1905

Glass : Antique : Art Glass : Bohemian : Moser

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This is a Bohemian Moser glass vase, dating to the late 19th century or the first part of the 20th century, circa 1880 to 1905.

The vase is clear glass, 14 ¾” high and 5” wide.

The vase is decorated in a style that is termed high relief. This means the flowers are created separately and applied to the glass vase. It was a decorating technique introduced and developed by Moser. Each flower and petal is formed individually by a Moser artisan, using enamel, fired in a kiln, then applied to the vase.

The vase has quite a few different clusters of high relief flowers. Around the bottom are individual flowers, in white and lavender shades, offset with green leaves. Moving up the vase, next we see swags of flower garlands in the same colors, dropping down in four loops around the lower part of the vase. In the middle of the vase, set against a gold or gilt matte ground, are clusters of flowers, spaced evenly, in the same shades, with the middle flowers showing some shades of blue. Where the body of the vase starts to slope into the neck are sprays of purple lily type of flowers on long green stems. On the upper neck, below the mouth, are more sprays of lily type of blossoms, except in white with green centers.

There are other types of decoration on the vase. Around the lower part of the neck are four applied tiny green glass jewels. This is a decorating technique that Moser developed and used during the same time period as the flowers in relief. Additionally, around the necks are tiny enameled purple flowers and green leaves. The vase is also decorated with scrolls and beading in a thick raised enamel, with some small areas of blue color for accent.

The gold around the mouth is burnished, and it goes down inside the neck of the vase.

The rim of the mouth is polished flat and it is slightly beveled, or chamfered, on each side. The bottom of the vase is polished flat.

There are no chips, cracks or nicks. There is some minor damage to one cluster of flowers at the right end, which I point to in the second photo with two red arrows. There is some wear to the gold. There is some residue on the inside bottom of the vase. There are scratches in the glass on the bottom of the vase. There is some accumulated dirt on the outside of the vase, in the crevices of the raised enamel, so the vase can be cleaned if desired.

I refer you to “Moser Artistic Glass Edition Two” by Gary D. Baldwin for a description of Moser’s decorating techniques. You can see several vases decorated with flowers in high relief on pages 113 and 134.

Item ID: RL-146