HISTORY

ONE WINTER’S DAY IN 1857,

A TALENTED GLASS ENGRAVER
OPENED A WORKSHOP
IN KARLOVY VARY. AS TIME
PASSED, NEWS OF HIS WORKS
SURPASSED THE QUIET SPA
TOWN IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC.
ALL OVER EUROPE, HIS CRYSTAL
BECAME INCREASINGLY DESIRED
IN THE HOMES OF ROYALTY, THAT MAN WAS LUDWIG MOSER. 
STATESMEN AND COLLECTORS
OF FINE ART.

The glassworks around 1895.

On the right at the front Ludwig Moser.
AS A COLLECTIVE OF ARTISTS,
WE BELIEVE IN IMAGINATION,
DISTINCTIVENESS, TIMELESSNESS,
SOPHISTICATION. AND THE LIFELONG
COMMITMENT TO OUR ART.
We believe the beauty of crystal can
endure for generations, when it is
hand-made by visionary glassmakers.
We believe the pursuit of excellence
can produce glassworks that refine spaces
and uplift the human spirit.
 Moser works of art feature manually cut
glass, often decorated by engraving or gilding.

DECORATIVE
OBJECTS
THE COLLECTION INCLUDES VASES,
CANDLESTICKS, BOXES, BOWLS AND ASHTRAYS,
DIVERSE ENOUGH TO REFINE A CLASSICAL
INTERIOR, AND UPLIFT THE MOST
UNCONVENTIONAL ARCHITECTURAL SPACE.
Sought after by discerning art investors the world over,
these one-of-a-kind pieces represent
the pinnacle of contemporary glassmaking.
 A diamond to bite
“The cut diamond firmly holds its slant. On the outside the precisely-cut edges evoke
austerity and strict demands, while the inside hides a pure soul. Pear is also a sitting
figure, a friend who will never leave you”, says the author.

Lukáš Ja bůre k
AUTHOR

Glass artist, outstanding cutter and Art Director of the Moser

glassworks from 2008–2018. His design for the Pear vase won him the
Public Award at Czech Gra nd Design 2012, awarded by the Academy of
Design of the Czech Republic.
 Fr ag ile as a stone
Thanks to the irregularly-cut edges and precisely-polished surfaces, each object
becomes a playful kaleidoscope that provokes your imagination with its optics.
The moody alexandrite, underlaid with one of the other unique Moser colours, causes
the vases to change appearance according to the light conditions and angle from which
they are viewed. Have a look with your own eyes.

vase / alexandrite – green vase / alexandrite – green vase / alexandrite – rose bowl / alexandrite – reseda
5,7 × 13 cm 11,9 × 31 cm 9 × 40,5 cm 10 × 35 cm
2.2 × 5.1 inch 4.7 × 12.2 inch 3.5 × 15.9 inch 3.9 × 13.8 inch
3268 3268 3292 3293

Width (top edge) × height (cm/inch). Any slight deviations in dimensions or colour are evidence that items are handmade by our master craftsmen.
We are available and happy to answer any enquiries for more information. Cover page – the vase on the left: alexandrite – reseda.
 STONES
A glass artist and art director of the Moser glassworks. The winner of the
People‘s Choice Award of the prestigious competition Czech Grand
Design 2012 for his design of the vases Pear and Kolorit.

STONES
Creator of the Piece Lukáš
Jabůrek
 It’s not wh at you se e ,
but h ow you can watc h
The refined hexagonal cut splinters the basic oval shape of this robust vase into a
mosaic of many different views of the same reality. The sharp edges of the honeycomb
cells are divided by strips, and then they immediately rejoin into a new story.

vase / ocean green – rose

14,5 × 30 cm
5.7 × 11.8 inch
3211

Width (top edge) × height (cm/inch). Any slight deviations in dimensions or colour are evidence that items are handmade by our master craftsmen.
We are available and happy to answer any enquiries for more information.
 Ch oos e your path to
e nlig hte nme nt
Crystal, unlike stone or bronze sculpture, allows light to penetrate the structure of the
work, giving its architecture another dimension. The optical multiplication then means
that the whole area inside and outside is magically deformed. To have Cubism in both
your art collection and your bar is essential.

tumbler tumbler / beryl tumbler / aquamarine tumbler / topaz

220 ml / 8 × 10,3 cm 220 ml / 8 × 10,3 cm 220 ml / 8 × 10,3 cm 220 ml / 8 × 10,3 cm
7.43 oz / 3.1 × 4.1 inch 7.43 oz / 3.1 × 4.1 inch 7.43 oz / 3.1 × 4.1 inch 7.43 oz / 3.1 × 4.1 inch
29821 29821 29821 29821

tumbler / eldor tumbler / rosalin tumbler / alexandrite bowl / topaz

220 ml / 8 × 10,3 cm 220 ml / 8 × 10,3 cm 220 ml / 8 × 10,3 cm 29 × 10 cm
7.43 oz / 3.1 × 4.1 inch 7.43 oz / 3.1 × 4.1 inch 7.43 oz / 3.1 × 4.1 inch 11.4 × 3.9 inch
29821 29821 29821 3154

vase vase / beryl vase / aquamarine vase / topaz

5,7 × 30 cm 5,7 × 30 cm 5,7 × 30 cm 5,7 × 30 cm
2.2 × 11.8 inch 2.2 × 11.8 inch 2.2 × 11.8 inch 2.2 × 11.8 inch
3153 3153 3153 3153

Capacity (ml/oz) / width (top edge) × height (cm/inch). Any slight deviations in dimensions or colour are evidence that items are handmade by our master
craftsmen. Can be personalised with a coat of arms or monogram. We are available and happy to answer any enquiries for more information.
 Contemporary decorative objects, whether solitaire
vases and bowls or whole collections coordinated
in form, colour and size, continue to hide in themselves
the solid craftsmanship passed down through
generations of Karlovy Vary glassmakers.

Master glassmaker Zdeněk Drobný with his Pear vase

Air vase from the Four Elements collection, design Jiří Šuhájek, 2016 Stones collection, design Lukáš Jabůrek, 2015
 LUXURY K N OWS
NO BORD E RS
The masterful artisan work of the Moser glassmakers,
cutters and painters can be seen in every detail. The whole
collection of classic vases and bowls thus gives a highly
exclusive impression, whatever combination of form, size
and refinement you choose.

Favourite vases include the Gloria and Merano collections,

as well as the more sober designs Diva, Purity and Paradise.
The queen of the classic bowls is the Belvedere, inspired by
tableware from the court of Empress Maria Theresa.

The exclusive Gloria collection

 S HOW OF F YOU R
POLIS HE D TAST E
These superb cut-glass bowls of clear crystal, decorated
with a band of oroplastic ornament in 24K gold or
platinum, are among the most sought-after Moser designs.
They have appeared in the Moser range since the 1920s,
and show clear inspiration in classical and Renaissance
art, like the vases of the same period. They offer a
multitude of possibilities in terms of combination of
forms, sizes, ornaments and colours. Some, thanks to the
masterful and sophisticated engravings, are a work of art
that would not be out of place in any world gallery.
 Further Moser gems include the boat-shaped Neptune
bowl with divinely-worked details, from the rippling cut
of the goblet to the engraved figural scene inspired by
a tableau of the wedding of the Roman god of the sea by
one of Moser’s most distinguished engravers, Konstantin
Hable the elder.

The majestically-cut and engraved Belvedere bowl is

complemented by the drinking collection Maria Theresa.
It is decorated either with a Baroque ornamental motif
featuring cherubs, originally created by the master
Konstantin Hable Jr., or figural motifs taken from the
Rococo paintings of Jean-Antoine Watteau, executed by
master engraver Roman Chalupka.

Neptune bowls

Detail of Watteau engraving on the Belvedere bowl

Belvedere bowl, Maria Theresa collection

 THE QUALITY OF MOSER DRINKING COLLECTIONS IS
INSTANTLY APPARENT IN THE HEFT IN ONE’S HAND. THE PER-
FECTLY HONED EDGES. AND IMMACULATE ENGRAVINGS.

DRINKING
COLLECTIONS
This celebration of glassmaking leads to the incomparable quality,
which is ever a guest at grand occasions.
IN 2004, THE COPENHAGEN COPENHAGEN
COLLECTION, GRACED
THE WEDDING TABLES
OF SPANISH CROWN PRINCE
FELIPE AND LETIZIE ORTIZ,
ATTENDED BY FORTY ROYAL
FAMILIES AND HUNDREDS
OF LUMINARIES.

That same year, the Splendid

Collection, was chosen to toast the
marriage of Danish Crown Prince
Frederik to Mary Elizabeth at the
Amalienborg Palace.
 S PLENDID
splendid holds the attention with its combination of an elegant form, precision
cutting and a broad decorative band, gilded with 24k gold or platinum. the perfectly-
balanced proportions of the bowl are complemented by a filigree hatched cut studded
with olive-shaped lenses. the bottom part is decorated by a band of vertical wedge
cuts that transition fluently int the hexagonally-cut stem.
 
BAR
 Drinking collections

Splendid Copenhagen Pope Mozart

Lady Hamilton Maharani Whisky Set Bar

Culbuto

Paula Royal
Some works are available in various colours and sizes. A detailed presentation of individual works can be found in the separate product leaflets.
Supply times and prices are available on request in Moser’s sales galleries and at selected partners.
 A PE RFECT SE NS E OF H AR MO NY
Pure lead-free crystal is brought alive by the elegance of the silhouettes and the lily
shape of the goblet. This lighter variation on the typical Moser cut does not hide its
inspiration in the symmetry of flower petals. This characteristic detail opens the gates
to inner feelings of which the origin may lie, like the wine itself, in the depths of one’s
soul or the whole universe.
 The pride of your
w ine cupboard
With its clean form and elegant silhouette, Oeno allows you to concentrate on all
the sensory qualities of your favourite variety, as well as to discover the hidden
corners of new wines.
 Des ig n be tw e e n g rou nd
and clouds
The characteristically strengthened base progresses fluently into the thin, smooth walls,
just as subtlety and strength are married in every drop of a good whisky or bourbon.
Your drink thus has its head a little in the clouds, but its feet firmly on the ground,
just like you.
 Se e the world th rou g h
a crystal le ns e
This highly popular collection of whisky glasses, designed in 1968, remains entirely
modern, thanks to its minimalist design. “I always look for an idea in a glass. I try to
get space into it. And music. I see things in colour, even when I’m working with pure
crystal”, says the author.

Oldřich Lípa
AUTHOR

Graduated from UMPRUM in Prague, where he studied in Prof.

Kaplický’s studio. An all-round glass artist and a successful Moser’s
in-house designer for more than 25 years. He took part in the
preparations for the exhibitions at the XI and XII triennial in Milan,
at the World Exhibitions in Brussels in 1958 and Montreal in 1967,
and further international events.
 Drinking collections

Oeno Optic

Bouquet Wellenspiel

Casanova Bonbon

Oeno drinking collection Some works are available in various colours and sizes. A detailed presentation of individual works can be found in the separate product leaflets.
Supply times and prices are available on request in Moser’s sales galleries and at selected partners.
 Moser engraved glassworks, frequently
attracts more aesthetically-demanding clients.

OUR SECRET?
Moser glass engravers, such as Vladimir
Skála, Milan Holubek, Tomáš Lesser, have
achieved the virtuosity of great masters.

ART ENGRAVINGS
Through groundbreaking additions to this
centuries-old art, their work has enriched the
world’s treasury of engraved glass, and are
widely considered to be masterpieces.
 Further generations of engravers now follow in the
footsteps of the founder of the Moser brand. Behind
their art lie long years of fine artisan work, requiring
the precision touch of a watchmaker. The painstaking
engraving of layers of crystal with miniature cutters
gradually creates a three-dimensional silhouette in
subtle coloured tones. After long weeks of precise work,
the picture comes alive in all its beauty.

Vladimír Skála, Milan Holubek, Vlastimil Selinger, Roman

Chalupka and Tomáš Lesser are among the authors
whose work is sought after by collectors all over the
world. Tomáš Lesser was made a Knight of the Order of
Arts and Letters by the French Culture Ministry, thus
joining artists such as Václav Boštík and Adolf Born.

Engraving of Bacchus

Tomáš Lesser, engraving of Flaming June

 Figural engraving

Muriel Mallory Mallory Victoria

engr. Lady with an Ermine engr. Mona Lisa engr. Young Girls by the Sea engr. The Three Graces

Beverly Alethea Clarissa Sabrina

engr. The Toilette of Venus engr. Portrait of Lunia Czechowska engr. Bacchus engr. Flaming June

Euphoria Jasmine Jasmine

engr. Birth of Venus engr. The Birth of Venus engr. Our Lady of the Angels

Engraving, Young Girl Fending Off Eros, Alethea vase A detailed presentation of individual works can be found in the separate product leaflets. Supply times and prices are available on request
in Moser’s sales galleries and at selected partners.
 INCOMPAR A B LE
E NG R AV I NG
The engraver’s art stood at the very beginnings of the Moser
brand. Its founder, Ludwig Moser, was himself a top-class
engraver whose decorated goblets bewitched social elites
not only in the prospering spa town of Karlovy Vary but in
Vienna, Paris, London, New York and other major cities.

Euphoria vase, engraving of the Birth

of Venus from Sandro Botticelli’s painting

Vladimír Skála, rytina Zrození Venuše

 E XOTIC ANIMOR
Animor is the name of an exclusive collection of decorative objects, above all vases, designed by the architect and
designer Rudolf Wels in the 1920s. In the spirit of the Art Deco aesthetic he combines coloured crystal with sand-
blasted, engraved and richly-gilded safari motifs.

Burundi / engr. Elephants Serengeti / engr. Elephants Savannah / engr. Giraffes

Tanganyika / Herons

A detailed presentation of individual works can be found in the separate product leaflets. Supply times and prices are available on request
in Moser’s sales galleries and at selected partners.
LIMITED EDITIONS
MANUFACTURING LIMITED EDITION,
LUXURY GLASSWORK IS AN EXTREMELY
COMPLEX ART. Close co-operation with prominent designers
is vital and can take many months. It’s the reason
only a handful of these pieces are ever made.
And why they are so collectible.
Each glasswork is identified by a serial number,
and accompanied with a certificate of authenticity,
signed by the Moser company director and
GALAXY
the designer or craftsman. design by RENÉ ROUBÍČEK
 Every Moser Bespoke Project is unique.

BESPOKE PROJECTS
Moser Bespoke Projects are created upon request. And custom-made
to meet the highest specifications of our clients. But whether we’re being
commissioned by a high-flying interior designer. Or we’re designing
a birthday gift for a beloved husband. Our client is our creative
partner and the heart of the process.

SUCH CLOSE COLLABORATION IS VITAL TO ACHIEVING

SANDS OF TIME
THE CZAPEK HOURGLASS ENDURING EXCELLENCE. EACH MADE-TO-MEASURE
LIMITED EDITION of 18 pcs
GLASSWORK REQUIRES WEEKS AND OFTEN MONTHS
OF HAND-PROCESSING BY ELITE GLASSMAKERS,
COLLABORATING AT THE PEAK OF THEIR TALENTS
TO MEET OUR CLIENT’S EXACTING STANDARDS.

One such example is The Czapek Hourglass. Created by seasoned

glassmakers, the Hourglass is imbued with the qualities that make
Moser Bespoke collections so immensely collectible. Only 18 were
ever made. And they were sold within the month.
WHAT MAKES
MOSER
UNIQUE?
IN MORNING LIGHT, THE GLASSWORK
DAZZLES, UPLIFTING A ROOM LIKE
A LIVING STRELITZIA. AT NIGHT, HER
COLOURS TRANSFORM, WARMING
THE SPACE WITH UNDERSTATED
ELEGANCE.

For over 160 years, few have mastered

COLOUR THAT
colour like our glassmakers.
Working as oil painters, Moser’s iconic hues
are a result of closely guarded ratios
of precious stones, mixed with rare soils
and metal oxides. Today, this mastery
CHANGES THE ENERGY
continues to attract royalty, art collectors
and connoisseurs. OF A SPACE.
 MOSER ’S FIRST COLLECTION WAS ENGRAVED
BY HIS HANDS AND GUIDED BY THE SECRETS
OF GENERATIONS OF GLASSMAKERS. PERFECTLY
CUT AND FLAWLESSLY ENGRAVED, THE TECHNIQUE
WAS STARTLING. THE BRILLIANCE AHEAD OF ITS
TIME. BUT THERE WAS MORE.

HAND-CRAFTED
Reflected from every angle was the joy of an artist
who had succeeded in creating something beautiful enough

SINCE 1857.
to outlast him. Such quality, that appreciates over time,
has grown Ludwig Moser’s workshop the world’s largest
manufacturer of crystal, exclusively using hand processes.
It is why our wooden moulds are still carved by hand.
And why assembly lines and machines will never be
welcome in our workshops.
THE FINEST
GLASSMAKERS
UNDER
ONE
ROOF
 MOSER GLASSWORK REQUIRES
WEEKS AND OFTEN MONTHS
OF HAND-PROCESSING BY
ELITE GLASSMAKERS,
COLLABORATING AT THE PEAK
OF THEIR TALENTS AND
ENDURANCE.

THE ART
This tradition of working
hand-in-hand is the secret to the

OF HAND-MADE
timeless quality of Moser.
Whether for blown, cut, engraved

GLASS
or gilded glass, our continued
success lies solely in the hands of
our glassmakers.
 The secrets of glass cutting
are traditionally passed down from
generation to generation.
It requires years of practice.

THE ART A GREAT DEAL

OF TALENT.
OF And considerable strength

CUTTING to cut pieces, often weighing many

tens of kilograms. Their rare
combination of gifts, is brilliantly
reflected in the surfaces and edges
of every glasswork.
Inside our workshop, some
of the finest glass engravers continue
to produce bold, dynamic and
aesthetically challenging glassworks.

THEY ARE THE FORCE

BEHIND MANY
THE ART
OF THE MOST ICONIC OF ENGRAVING
GLASWORKS OF
MODERN TIMES.

Their drive keeps what many consider

to be a dying art, vibrantly alive.
Gold leaf is gold, hammered into thin
sheets by goldbeating.
Real, yellow gold leaf is approximately
91.7% pure gold and is used exclusively
by Moser. It takes years to acquire
the skill needed to work with such rare
and delicate materials.

AND EVEN MORE

TIME TO REACH
MOSER’S EXACTING
THE ART
STANDARDS. OF GILDING
THE ART OF
GLASS PAINTING
THIS INTRICATE ART WAS ONCE THE MOST DOMINANT
FORM OF PAINTING IN EUROPE.
By refining the techniques developed as far back
as the Middle Ages, our glass painters create pioneering
glassworks that continue to delight and surprise
generations of discerning connoisseurs.
CUSTOMER
SERVICE
THROUGH OUR NETWORK OF SEASONED SALES
PROFESSIONALS AND EXTENSIVE AFTER-SALES INITIATIVES,
WE ENDEAVOUR TO PROVIDE AN EXPERIENCE AS
REWARDING AND REFINED AS OUR CRYSTAL.

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