Loetz vase PG 85/3780 ca. 1900

The small vase bears the Phenomen Genre 85/3780 decor, a pattern that was particularly favored for designs commissioned by E. Bakalowits, but was also employed for original designs developed by Johann Loetz Witwe. Against a delicate pale-blue ground, trailing silver-yellow threads are drawn together into irregular, gently pinched formations, creating a dynamic pattern. The vase body is articulated by three pronounced indentations, within which the irregular threadwork gathers and comes particularly strikingly to the fore. The interplay between the softly undulating silhouette and the sinuous decoration lends the vessel a sense of movement while enhancing the luminous quality of its iridescent surface.