Berluce: hoge bolvormig lichaam overgaande in een hoge, slanke hals, kleurloos glas met een grijswitte en blauwe deels weggeëtste en geslepen Ueberfang c. 1910 - 1915

This glass vase was created by Daum Frères, likely around the turn of the twentieth century, using a fascinating technique of layered, etched glass. I can imagine the brothers in their studio, one carefully blowing the molten glass into that perfectly round base, while the other etches away at the surface to reveal those dreamy blues and whites underneath. It’s like they're painting with light and air! The glass has an ethereal, otherworldly quality, it reminds me of Rothko. I wonder if they ever argued about the process? Did one brother have a steadier hand, a better eye for colour? Or did they work in perfect harmony, each anticipating the other's next move? Either way, their collaboration has given us this weird and wonderful object. It’s a reminder that art isn’t always about individual genius, but the magic that happens when people come together to make something beautiful.