Vase with silver overlay Cytisus Neuroth decoration Loetz ca. 1902

Vase, Johann Loetz Witwe, Cytisus Neuroth decoration, silver fitting, ca. 1902

This delicate beauty exemplifies why the exquisite glass vases from the Loetz manufactory are not merely everyday objects, but rather true art treasures and luxurious collectibles: It embodies a perfectly coordinated trilogy of form, decoration and overlay.

While the delicate floral silver fitting nestles harmoniously over every curve and arch of the vase's slender form, the richly colored "Cytisus" decoration shines across its distinctive underlay in the color "Neuroth" ("New-red"). With each curved line, the broad color palette reveals itself in shimmering gold, green, and orange tones, exposing upon closer examination, the rare salmon pink overlay.

Especially the delicate size of this art object shows the high quality of the hand-finishing of the silver overlay that has been applied to the glass. Upon contemplating this vase, one realizes the true gem of this extraordinary creation of Loetz's glassblowers.