Heading : A Signed Moser Karlsbad Amethyst Footed Bowl with Oroplastique Decorative Frieze
Date : 1915-26
Period : 20^th century
Origin : Karlsbad, Bohemia, now Czech Republic
Colour : Amethyst
Bowl : Broad open bowl decorated with a frieze depicting classical musicians on a raised band
Base : Hollow, broad-based ogee shape - signed Moser Karlsbad
Glass Type : Lead-free crystal
Size : 17.3cm tall with a 19cm rim and an 11.9cm foot
Condition : Excellent
Restoration : None
Weight : 1390 grams

Additional Information : Czechoslovakia as we knew it - prior to recent partition - was formed after the breakup of the Austro-Hungarian empire after WWI, and incorporated Karlovy Vary Bohemia Moser's factory was sited. The type of frieze is known as "oroplastique", a method first developed by Val St Lambert and also used by Moser and Walther Sohne. The technique was not utilised by Moser until 1914-15