A LUDWIG MOSER & SOHNE GILT AND ENAMEL DECORATED OLIVE GREEN OPTIC GLASS SOUP TUREEN WITH SILVER PLATED COVER, KARLSBAD (KARLOVY VARY), BOHEMIA, CIRCA 1890-1900, the tureen of teardrop form with faceted panels to the sides, decorated with gilt and transparent enamel interwoven foliate scroll and medallion decoration, gilt rim and foot, fitted with a silver plated stepped cover, the handle composed of addorsed "C" scrolls around a baluster form stem over a band of repoussé oval and foliate strap work and a broader band of alternating Medusa heads and cassone forms joined by foliate and fruit pendant swags on tooled ground, cover stamped "204". Height: 12 1/8" Diameter: 7 5/8"