Bohemian glass, famous for its beauty and colour, has been in production since the 13th century, aided by the abundant natural resources found in the countryside, including potash which combined with chalk created a clear glass, wood to fire the kilns, as well as limestone and silica.

Bohemia became part of Czechoslovakia from 1918, and from 1993, part of the Czech Republic, although the word 'Bohemia' and variations on it continued in use in labeling glass.

By the mid 18th century Bohemian glass dominated world production and in the 19th century Bohemia became the centre for production of new types of coloured glass, including hyalith, lithyaylin, annagrun and annagelb.

'Mary Gregory' glass, in popular belief originated from a lady by that name either in America that painted scenes of children on ruby, blue or green glass using a white enamel paint mixed with ground glass, actually originated in Bohemia, and more...

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A Bohemian blue and white overlay glass beaker, 19th century,…

A Bohemian blue and white overlay glass beaker, 19th century, the fine beaker of slightly waisted form, decorated with lens, trefoil and ovolo windows edged and decorated in gilt, surrounded by hand painted floral sprays, with gilt rim and stepped cut…

A Bohemian Zwischengoldglas beaker, 19th century, ruby glass…

Bohemian Ruby Glass Beaker with Peasant Scene

A Bohemian Zwischengoldglas beaker, 19th century, ruby glass inset base with peasant scene, 8 cm high

A Bohemian Zwischengoldglas beaker, 19th century, ruby glass…

Bohemian Royal Crest Beaker

A Bohemian Zwischengoldglas beaker, 19th century, ruby glass inset base with Austro-Hungarian royal crest, 8 cm high

Two Mary Gregory glass mugs and a Mary Gregory beaker, 19th…

Mary Gregory Glassware Set

Two Mary Gregory glass mugs and a Mary Gregory beaker, 19th century, Bohemian, two turquoise blue mugs, the smaller with an internal ribbed decor and an applied amber handle, and a cobalt blue tapering beaker, all typically decorated in white enamel with…

Three Mary Gregory glass wares and a glass salt, late 19th…

Mary Gregory Glassware and Salt from Bohemia, Late 19th Century

Three Mary Gregory glass wares and a glass salt, late 19th century, Bohemian, two cranberry glass beakers both with boy figures, one bearing a floral spray and the other a drummer boy, an amethyst waisted Mary Gregory vase decorated with a boy figure, and…

A pair of Bohemian flashed glass beaker vases, 19th century,…

Bohemian Flashed Glass Beaker Vases, 19th Century

A pair of Bohemian flashed glass beaker vases, 19th century, the waisted beaker vases flashed with deep amber, having lens cuts above horizontal ribs and continuous slender flutes below tapering to a polished pontil. Height 18 cm.

Bohemian overlay glass beaker vase with floral enamel decoration

Floral Enamel Bohemian Glass Vase

Bohemian overlay glass beaker vase with floral enamel decoration

A German engraved Bohemian glass beaker, circa 1830, of faceted…

Engraved German Bohemian Glass Beaker, 1830

A German engraved Bohemian glass beaker, circa 1830, of faceted form with engraved cartouche 'Gesundheit Gluck Und Freude Verlungert Das Leben' 'Health Happiness and Joy Prolongs life', 14 cm high

Ruby glass jugs (2), one antique 15 cm, the other 20th century…

Mixed Collection of Antique and Vintage Glassware

Ruby glass jugs (2), one antique 15 cm, the other 20th century Bohemian cut crystal, 22 cm; antique English blue glass beaker decorated with enamel floral swags; Bohemian jug with metal mount. G/VG condition (4 items)

A 19th century Bohemian cut glass beaker with amber base and…

Bohemian Cut Glass Beaker and Cranberry Glass Vase Set

A 19th century Bohemian cut glass beaker with amber base and cranberry panels engraved with horses and flowers and a cranberry glass vase enameled with panels of flowers, (2) 13 cm high and 14 cm high