Lot 616
  • 616

Ludwig Moser A fine pair of Bohemian enamelled and gilt 'rosaline' glass vases Carlsbad, circa 1890

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Description

  • one with applied circular paper label printed with an imperial eagle and inscribed LUDWIG MOSER CARLSBAD
  • 50.7cm., 19 7/8 in.
each ovoid form applied with birds perched amidst trailing branches of fruit and large flowers highlighted in gilding, the reserve filled with vine leaves, applied bunches of grapes, insects and vine tendrils, below a flaring neck with crimped rim, over a spreading foot 

Catalogue Note

A very similar vase was exhibited at the Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1889

See Revue de L'Exposition Universelle de 1889, Vol.2, p.133 where Moser won a Bronze Medal for his glass.

Following his success at the World Exhibition in Vienna, Ludwig Moser participated in international and world exhibitions with even more intensity and purpose. He considered such exhibitions to be an effective means of promoting his glass and an opportunity to compare it with the work of his competitors. He did not miss a single important exhibition in Europe and overseas, and received a number of awards, including ones in Philadelphia (1876), Paris (1878 - Bronze Medal), New Orleans (1884-85 - Bronze Medal), Antwerp (1885), Pennsylvania (1885 - Silver Medal), Melbourne (1885), Paris (1889- Bronze Medal), Jamaica and Tasmania (1892 - Gold Medal).

The world of international glass recognised Moser as a top producer, appointing him a member of the jury at the Exposition Universelle in Paris in 1889.