Collecting Green Enameled Glass

Regular readers of this blog know that I collect many different things. One of my favorite collections (and of course they're all favorite) is a grouping of small, green enameled tumblers. My glasses are all four inches high and lovely shades of chartreuse.

The glasses are all hand-blown and most likely 19th-century or early 20th-century Czechoslovakian. They are also properly called Bohemian Glass.

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Enameled glass was developed in the 12th century by Islamic artists in what is now Egypt and Syria. To read a short history of the original enameled glass like the gorgeous piece above, go here.

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In the 19th century, the greatest practitioner of enameled glass-making was Ludwig Moser, who created pieces like the one above. It's little surprise that he furnished glass to the Emperor of Austria-Hungary, and to King Edward VII of England. By comparison to Moser glass, my little tumblers are almost folk art, but they make a striking grouping — and I'm always on the lookout for more!
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