Bohemian Moser Art Deco Oroplastic Amazons Purple Glass Vase, 1920

Stunning Art Deco signed Moser purple Oroplastic vase in the shape of a short baluster. Vase The oroplastic design features battling Amazons with shields and full length spears - This design was originally called Fipop -and was probably the first oroplastic design pattern -unusually this example has original polychrome staining in the design.

Oroplastic glass was first created by Leo Moser (Ludwig's son) circa 1920, a hybrid of neoclassical design and the new Art Deco look, it combined cameo/acid techniques with inlaid gilding. Once it became established many other glass houses copied the technique. To counter this competition Moser bought in a number of great designers (Such as Rudolf Wels) to produce new variant Oroplastic designs. Moser was for most of the 20th century the most famous Bohemian glassworks