Glass Guide
Marinot

History See encyclopedia.

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Monart

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Ludwig Moser & Sohne

History

Ludwig Moser (1833-1916) originally a retailer opened a workshop at Karlsbad in 1857. In 1893 took over Meierhofen, Novy Dvory nr Karlsbad. Richard & Leo Moser incorporated Meyrs Neffe (Adolf Glassworks) in 1922. The firm still operates today. See encyclopedia.

Designers

Johann Hoffman

Josef Urban

Julius Urban

Rudolf Hiller

Styles

Early styles

L. Moser - flat cut thick coloured glass. Moulded clear glass containing inclusions of coloured glass, dark blue, purple & amber vases wih geometric cut patterns with frieze of classical scenes or animals in shallow relief & gilt.

J. Hoffmann - opaque purple or black glass ornaments, goblets, bookends, lampstands moulded with female nudes or animals.

L. Moser - vases & bowls & cups in clear x-tal with applied blobs of glass carved into cameo purple flowers & green leaves. The whole is carved giving an organic feel. Guilding often applied sometimes with internally coloured base

1890's - Zwischengoldglas was revived, produced by sandwiching gold leaf between two sleeves of glass sealed with laquer resin. Heavy and decorated with wild flowers these are usually signed  

1900 - produced cameo in late industrial Galle style - 

1920's - Link to Weiner Werksatte. See Weiner Werkstatte

1950's - Gilt & enamelled glass. Coloured transparent glass in flat cut styles

1990s - Clear flat cut glass vases and simple gilt glass in early Moser style. Freizes of flowers.

Paper Labels

Fakes appear occasionally. Generally ink easily smudged

cameo vase by Moser T is unknown possibly Weiner Werkstatte
White painted enamel 1940's also engraved
Cameo on crystal
L M K MOSER KARLSBAD
After WWI made in Czecho-Slovakia added sometimes Karlsbad replaced by Karlovy Vary

Lubos Metelak from 1962, sculptor & engraver

MOSER-1970-METELAK

Shallow engraved script Josef Hoffmann

J. HOFFMANN K HABLE 1979 / MOSER CARLSBAD

Moser designer

P. HLAVA / CZECHOSLOVAKIA

P. HLAVA 1966

PAVEL HLAVA, MOSER

Mdina

History See encyclopedia.

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Engraved on a goblet 1978 mark
Moje

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Scratched into decorated beaker
Molnar, Pavel

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engraved signature