glassware; MOSER. Czechoslovakia, 20th century.

Glassware; MOSER. Czechoslovakia, 20th century.
Crystal.
Measures: 22 x 9.5 cm; 13.5 x 7.5 cm.
The Moser glassworks was established in Karlsbad in 1857, in the north-eastern part of Bohemia. In 1873 Ludwig Moser, its founder, won a prize for a glass at the International Exhibition in Vienna. This prize enabled Moser to penetrate the market with greater force, establishing a factory in Meierhofen in 1893. In this year, the factory had four hundred employees and was renamed the Karlsbaderglasindustrie Gesellschaft Ludwig Moser & Söhne. After years of success in the 19th century in various international competitions, the company underwent several closures and transfers during the 20th century. Nevertheless, it has always remained one of the most important glass companies in Bohemia. It is a brand with a tradition of more than a century in the production of high quality luxury glassware, being an official supplier to several royal houses and palaces in Europe.