Antique Large Pair of Bohemian Enamelled Ruby Red Glass Vases, 19th Century

A large pair of ruby-red Bohemian glass vases by Moser, crafted from hand-blown art glass and richly adorned with impressive hand-painted desig...

This rare pair of goblets, crafted in Bohemia circa 1840, exemplifies the finest achievements of mid-19th-century Biedermeier glasswork. Made from deep ruby red cut glass, each goble...

Pair Antique Ruby Glass Vases with Hand-Painted Gold Details, Circa 1890.

While Napoleon's armies never conquered Russian, French taste did, and in a big way. This pair made at the Imperial Glass Workshop, under the Sponsorship of the Imperial Family would have been at home in a Paris drawing room as easily as in St. Petersburg. The Intense Ruby Red color of the Crystal is created by adding large quantities of gold to the molten glass before the object is created. The resulting color is dense yet full of light just like its namesake the precious jewel. The Dore bronze mounts use motifs taken from antiquity. Likewise, the shape of the handles is inspired by Greco-Roman amphora...