This is a line 1211 bowl in topaz stain with a Bohemian-style cutting featuring a hunting dog, castle, deer and rococo decoration. Westmoreland had on its large decorating staff artists from Bohemia, Italy and other countries who had came to the United States to work. Thus you will see these decorators going back to their roots and applying what they learned in Europe on glass made here in America. This type of decoration invariably confuses unknowing collectors and dealers who still look at Westmoreland as a one-dimensional company and will label a piece like this as “Bohemian”, “Egermann” etc. The styles are very similar and understandably, on the fly, without specific knowledge of Westmoreland, one will default to these alternatives. But the 1211 bowl (and most Westmoreland bowls) has a ground and polished base while European bowls have flat bases; the cutting on the European bowls are fairly crude in comparison; and the stain on a European piece typically is a tad darker. This bowl was made in the 1920s and I do not believe the decoration was used in the 1930s. The decoration can be found on other bowls, compotes, candlesticks etc. Note that for every 1000 Bohemian glass pieces you see you may find one that is Westmoreland. That is how difficult it is to find.
