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RUDOLF WELS (Osek, 1882 - Auschwitz, 1944) for MOSER & SOHNE.Art Deco vase, "Animor" series.
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RUDOLF WELS (Osek, 1882 - Auschwitz, 1944) for MOSER & SOHNE.
Art Deco vase, "Animor" series. Czechoslovakia, ca. 1925.
Carved purple glass, acid-etched and gilt-decorated.
Signed on the side and bottom.
Measurements: 12 cm (height); 15 cm (diameter).
This vase was created by Rudolf Wels for Moser & Sohne, for their "Animor" series, around 1925.
Rudolf Wels was a Czech architect active in West Bohemia and Prague. His work in glass design for the Moser company is particularly noteworthy. Wels was one of Czechoslovakia's most prominent interwar architects. He studied at the Vienna Academy with Friedrich Ohmann. In Vienna he also attended courses given by Adolf Loos, which had a crucial influence on his future creative activity. From the early 1920s, Rudolf Wels worked in Karlovy Vary, where, in the period 1921-1922, he worked for the famous glass manufacturer Moser, renovating existing buildings and designing new ones.
The Moser glassworks was established in Karlsbad in 1857, in the north-eastern part of Bohemia, its founder was Ludwig Moser. In 1873 Ludwig Moser was awarded a prize for a glass at the International Exhibition in Vienna. This prize enabled Moser to enter the market with greater force and in 1893 he set up a factory in Meierhofen with the aim of creating glass from the very beginning of the production process. In this year, the factory had four hundred employees and was called Karlsbaderglasindustrie Gesellschaft Ludwig Moser & Söhne. Ludwig's sons (Gustav and Rudolf) start working for the company. After years of success in the 19th century at various international competitions, the company underwent several closures and transfers during the 20th century. Nevertheless, the company has always remained one of the most important glass companies in Bohemia. It is a brand with a century-long tradition in the production of high-quality, luxury glassware, having been an official supplier to several royal houses and palaces in Europe.
Art Deco vase, "Animor" series. Czechoslovakia, ca. 1925.
Carved purple glass, acid-etched and gilt-decorated.
Signed on the side and bottom.
Measurements: 12 cm (height); 15 cm (diameter).
This vase was created by Rudolf Wels for Moser & Sohne, for their "Animor" series, around 1925.
Rudolf Wels was a Czech architect active in West Bohemia and Prague. His work in glass design for the Moser company is particularly noteworthy. Wels was one of Czechoslovakia's most prominent interwar architects. He studied at the Vienna Academy with Friedrich Ohmann. In Vienna he also attended courses given by Adolf Loos, which had a crucial influence on his future creative activity. From the early 1920s, Rudolf Wels worked in Karlovy Vary, where, in the period 1921-1922, he worked for the famous glass manufacturer Moser, renovating existing buildings and designing new ones.
The Moser glassworks was established in Karlsbad in 1857, in the north-eastern part of Bohemia, its founder was Ludwig Moser. In 1873 Ludwig Moser was awarded a prize for a glass at the International Exhibition in Vienna. This prize enabled Moser to enter the market with greater force and in 1893 he set up a factory in Meierhofen with the aim of creating glass from the very beginning of the production process. In this year, the factory had four hundred employees and was called Karlsbaderglasindustrie Gesellschaft Ludwig Moser & Söhne. Ludwig's sons (Gustav and Rudolf) start working for the company. After years of success in the 19th century at various international competitions, the company underwent several closures and transfers during the 20th century. Nevertheless, the company has always remained one of the most important glass companies in Bohemia. It is a brand with a century-long tradition in the production of high-quality, luxury glassware, having been an official supplier to several royal houses and palaces in Europe.
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RUDOLF WELS (Osek, 1882 - Auschwitz, 1944) for MOSER & SOHNE.
Art Deco vase, "Animor" series. Czechoslovakia, ca. 1925.
Carved purple glass, acid-etched and gilt-decorated.
Signed on the side and bottom.
Measurements: 12 cm (height); 15 cm (diameter).
This vase was created by Rudolf Wels for Moser & Sohne, for their "Animor" series, around 1925.
Rudolf Wels was a Czech architect active in West Bohemia and Prague. His work in glass design for the Moser company is particularly noteworthy. Wels was one of Czechoslovakia's most prominent interwar architects. He studied at the Vienna Academy with Friedrich Ohmann. In Vienna he also attended courses given by Adolf Loos, which had a crucial influence on his future creative activity. From the early 1920s, Rudolf Wels worked in Karlovy Vary, where, in the period 1921-1922, he worked for the famous glass manufacturer Moser, renovating existing buildings and designing new ones.
The Moser glassworks was established in Karlsbad in 1857, in the north-eastern part of Bohemia, its founder was Ludwig Moser. In 1873 Ludwig Moser was awarded a prize for a glass at the International Exhibition in Vienna. This prize enabled Moser to enter the market with greater force and in 1893 he set up a factory in Meierhofen with the aim of creating glass from the very beginning of the production process. In this year, the factory had four hundred employees and was called Karlsbaderglasindustrie Gesellschaft Ludwig Moser & Söhne. Ludwig's sons (Gustav and Rudolf) start working for the company. After years of success in the 19th century at various international competitions, the company underwent several closures and transfers during the 20th century. Nevertheless, the company has always remained one of the most important glass companies in Bohemia. It is a brand with a century-long tradition in the production of high-quality, luxury glassware, having been an official supplier to several royal houses and palaces in Europe.
Art Deco vase, "Animor" series. Czechoslovakia, ca. 1925.
Carved purple glass, acid-etched and gilt-decorated.
Signed on the side and bottom.
Measurements: 12 cm (height); 15 cm (diameter).
This vase was created by Rudolf Wels for Moser & Sohne, for their "Animor" series, around 1925.
Rudolf Wels was a Czech architect active in West Bohemia and Prague. His work in glass design for the Moser company is particularly noteworthy. Wels was one of Czechoslovakia's most prominent interwar architects. He studied at the Vienna Academy with Friedrich Ohmann. In Vienna he also attended courses given by Adolf Loos, which had a crucial influence on his future creative activity. From the early 1920s, Rudolf Wels worked in Karlovy Vary, where, in the period 1921-1922, he worked for the famous glass manufacturer Moser, renovating existing buildings and designing new ones.
The Moser glassworks was established in Karlsbad in 1857, in the north-eastern part of Bohemia, its founder was Ludwig Moser. In 1873 Ludwig Moser was awarded a prize for a glass at the International Exhibition in Vienna. This prize enabled Moser to enter the market with greater force and in 1893 he set up a factory in Meierhofen with the aim of creating glass from the very beginning of the production process. In this year, the factory had four hundred employees and was called Karlsbaderglasindustrie Gesellschaft Ludwig Moser & Söhne. Ludwig's sons (Gustav and Rudolf) start working for the company. After years of success in the 19th century at various international competitions, the company underwent several closures and transfers during the 20th century. Nevertheless, the company has always remained one of the most important glass companies in Bohemia. It is a brand with a century-long tradition in the production of high-quality, luxury glassware, having been an official supplier to several royal houses and palaces in Europe.
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