Topic: Beautifully made and engraved big and heavy mystery object

[flying free]

You're welcome Bernard 
do you have any close up photographs of the engraving at all?

There is an engraved pokal on this link  ( the engraving looks different to yours) http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/1409536
But  there is discussion about a Moser book 1857-1997 (I've not got the book), and the blurb comments that some of the items in the book are attributed to J.F.Hoffman of Karlovy Vary. I think this is Johann F. Hoffman - it  might be an avenue to explore maybe, although I have no idea whether Moser (from 1893) would have made a pokal like yours.  Prior to this according to Truitts 1880-1940 Bohemian Glass, they bought blanks from companies such as  Meyr's and Harrach.  Just a thought though:)
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[Bernard C]

...   do you have any close up photographs of the engraving at all?   ...

No, not yet.   I had a go last week, but it didn't work.   I hope to have another go at photographs on Monday or Tuesday after my Harpendon fair tomorrow.

...   There is an engraved pokal on this link  ( the engraving looks different to yours) http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/1409536   ...

Yes, it's different.   The stag is tidier than mine and the tree to the left is quite impressionist in a sort of artistic Japanese way.   My foliage is much more realistic.

Thanks for your interest,

Bernard C.