MOSER GLASS VASE ALEXANDRITE NEODYMIUM DIVA SERIES LILAC GOLD OROPLASTIC FRIEZE SIGNED. THIS STUNNING VASE BY MOSER MEASURES APPROX. 5″ HIGH AND 3″ ACROSS THE WIDEST PART. IT IS MADE OF NEODYMIUM / aka ALEXANDRITE GLASS, GIVING THE GLASS A BEAUTIFUL COLOR CHANGING CHARACTERISTIC. DEPENDING ON THE LIGHT AND ANGLE IT IS VIEWED IN, IT RANGES FROM BLUE, VIOLET, LILAC AND SOMETIMES PINKISH. THE FIRST COMMERCIAL USE OF PURIFIED NEODYMIUM WAS IN GLASS COLORATION, STARTING WITH EXPERIMENTS BY LEO MOSER IN 1927. GOLD OROPLASTIC, A COMBINATION OF CAMEO / ACID TECHNIQUES, WITH INLAID GILDING, WAS ALSO FIRST CREATED BY LEO MOSER IN THE 1920’s. THIS VASE FEATURES THE FAMOUS GOLD FRIEZE OF ROMAN (OR GRECIAN) WARRIORS, CREATED AND USED EXTENSIVELY, BY MOSER. THIS VASE IS FROM MOSER’S DIVA SERIES. THE CONDITION IS EXCELLENT. THERE ARE NO CHIPS, CRACKS, OR BLEMISHES. SIGNATURE IS REQUIRED ON THIS ITEM. I COVER THE COST. 3 DESCRIPTIONS ARE BASED ON MY EXAMINATION OF EVERY PIECE I SELL, AND ON PERSONAL EXPERIENCE AS AN ART GLASS AND ANTIQUE COLLECTOR FOR OVER 35 YEARS. 4 PLEASE DON’T HESITATE TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE, AND REVIEW THE PHOTOS FOR DESCRIPTION. This item is in the category “Pottery & Glass\Decorative Pottery & Glassware\Vases”. The seller is “mystuff305″ and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Model: OROPLASTIC FRIEZE
- Origin: Bohemia
- Pattern: Bohemian
- Signed By: MOSER
- Signed: Yes
- Color: LILAC BLUE VIOLET GOLD
- Material: Glass
- Subject: WARRIOR FRIEZE
- Vintage: Yes
- Brand: Moser
- Type: Vase
- Item Height: 5 inches
- Theme: GOLD WARRIOR FRIEZE & COLOR CHANGING GLASS
- Style: VINTAGE
- Features: OROPLASTIC GOLD ACID / CAMEO
- Production Style: Art Glass
- Production Technique: Hand Blown Glass
- Country/Region of Manufacture: Czech Republic
- Backstamp: ACID ETCHED
- Handmade: Yes
- Item Width: 3 inches