The Schneider Glassworks (Verreries Schneider), established by brothers Charles and Ernest Schneider in Epinay-sur-Seine, France, in 1917, was among the leading producers of fine-art glass between the two world wars, creating exuberantly colorful vessels and lighting fixtures in both the Art Nouveau and Art Deco styles. The factory’s highpoint was the 1920s, when it created iconic chandeliers and exquisitely decorated cameo glass vases that are still in high demand today.
Born in the last quarter of the 19th century in Château-Thierry, near Paris, Charles and Ernest Schneider moved with their family at a young age to Nancy, a major center of Art Nouveau design, particularly known for glass. Among the city’s master makers was the crystal studio Daum, where both brothers worked at the turn of the 20th century, Ernest in sales, and Charles receiving training in the engraving and decoration workshop, while concurrently learning drawing and modeling with Henri Bergé and attending the École des Beaux-Arts in Nancy. In 1904, he enrolled at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, in Paris, where he studied painting and metal engraving and regularly showed in the engraving section of the Salon de la Société des Artistes Français, twice receiving a prize.
Around 1912 the brothers and their friend, architect Henri Wolf, bought a small glass factory specializing in lightbulbs, renaming it Schneider Frères et Wolff. The partners enticed a group of about 20 workers from the Daum workshop to join the company, which produced high-quality cameo vases and lamps until the outbreak of World War I, in 1914, when Charles, Ernest and most of the workers were called up to fight. The Schneiders were demobbed in 1917 and reopened the factory, initially making practical glassware for hospitals. After the war, to fund their reentry into the art-glass market, they sold shares in the company, now named the Société Anonyme des Verreries Schneider. The success of the elegant drinking glasses and Art Nouveau-style cameo vases they produced allowed the brothers to buy back the shares, at which point they renamed the factory Verreries Schneider.
When a fire destroyed the Gallé studios in 1918, the Schneiders offered space to a group of the company’s artists so they could continue production. In return, they taught Charles marqueterie de verre. Similar to wood marquetry, this process involves cutting sections out of a glass surface and filling them with pieces of a contrasting color. In 1921, Schneider trademarked his technique for making cameo glass lamps and vases — exemplified in this piece from the early 1920s — which he signed “Le Verre Français” or “Charder,” the latter perhaps a portmanteau combining his first and last names. These works were popular and sold well at France’s top department stores, including Galeries Lafayette and Le Bon Marché. More elaborate, one-of-a-kind pieces from the studio were signed “Schneider” and offered at Paris art galleries like Au Vase Etrusque and Delvaux.
The Schneiders participated in the 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Moderne in Paris, at which Charles was a member of the jury. The company was at its peak, expanding both its design repertoire and the number of workers, to 500. During this period, it began moving away from the organic shapes of Art Nouveau to the more geometric designs of Art Deco, with some pieces embodying a kind of transitional style, such as this chandelier. Charles also began experimenting with pigmented powders, fine crushed glass mixed with metal oxides, which yielded brilliant, iridescent colors when applied to a glass surface.
A large portion of the factory’s art glass production was sold in the United States. When the U.S. stock market crashed in 1929, demand was all but obliterated, and the company struggled to stay afloat throughout the 1930s. Ernest died in 1937, and during World War II, the factory was seized by German troops and used as a canteen. In 1950, Charles and his son set up a new factory called Cristalleries Schneider in Epinay-sur-Seine, which for several years produced free-blown glass vases, small sculptures and lighting fixtures to some acclaim. Charles Schneider died in 1952, and the factory eventually closed in 1981.
Art Deco Vase by Charles Schneider, Red Tango & Purple, France, 1921
By Charles Schneider
Located in Miami, FL
A bold and dynamic example of French Art Deco glass, this vase was created by Charles Schneider at his renowned Épinay-sur-Seine glassworks, celebrated for its vividly colored art gl...
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Large vase with butterflies by C.Schneider, Le Verre Français, France circa 1925
By Le Verre Francais, Charles Schneider
Located in Paris, FR
A large vase with handles in acid-etched multi-layered glass, with rotating butterfly decoration, red and speckled navy blue butterflies on a yellow and sky-blue marmorated ground. S...
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Vase Sign: Schneider ( Jade Decoration ), Year: 1922, Style: Art Deco
By Charles Schneider
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Monumental Vase Sign: Schneider ( Decoración Jade ) with applications, 1924
By Charles Schneider
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Vase Schneider With iron foot and applications, France, 1920
By Charles Schneider
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Vase Schneider ( Coupe à pied noir ) (jade) With application, France, 1920
By Charles Schneider
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Vase Sign: Schneider with Applications (Jade decoration), France, 1922, Art Deco
By Charles Schneider
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Schneider Glass Vase, circa 1910
By Charles Schneider
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Schneider glass vase, circa 1910. Internally decorated pink, white and blue.
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Vase Sign: Schneider with application, 1922, France, Design:(Bijoux/ Jewelry)
By Charles Schneider
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Vase Sign: Schneider (Cup Jade Decoration ), 1922, Style: Art Deco
By Charles Schneider
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Vase Sign: Schneider ( Coupe Jade Decoration ), 1922, Style: Art Deco
By Charles Schneider
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Vase Schneider, France, Jade decoration, Style: Art Deco, 1922
By Charles Schneider
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Vase Sign: Schneider with application, 1924, France, Decoration: (Marbrines)
By Charles Schneider
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Jar Schneider, France, 1922, With application, Design Marbrines MEDIDA
By Charles Schneider
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Vase Schneider Design ( Coupe bijou ), France, 1920, With application, Art Deco
By Charles Schneider
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Vase Sign: Schneider with application, 1918, France
By Charles Schneider
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Vase Sign: Schneider with Applications, France, 1920, Style: Art Deco
By Charles Schneider
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Monumental Vase Sign: Schneider ( Marbrines Decoration ), 1922, Style: Art Deco
By Charles Schneider
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Vase Sign: Schneider France ( Jade Decoration )
By Charles Schneider
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Vase Sign: Schneider ( Decoración Jade ) (Coupe)
By Charles Schneider
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Vase Sign: Schneider ( Decoration Jade), France, with iron, 1922
By Charles Schneider
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Vase Sign: Schneider ( Decoration Jade), France, with application, 1924 Art Deco
By Charles Schneider
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Vase Sign: Schneider France with application, 1922, France, Jade Decoration
By Charles Schneider
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Fruit bowl "Bijoux" by Charles Schneider
By Charles Schneider
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Bijoux model fruit bowl, made by Chales Schneider (1881-1953). France, CIRCA 1920. Marie-Christine Joulin Gerold Maier (2004) "Charles Schneider" p. 258.
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Schneider, a Glass and Wrought Iron Vase France, circa 1900
By Charles Schneider
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Schneider, a glass and wrought iron vase, France, circa 1900 The topaz glass vase of shaped cylindrical form with flared rim blown into a reticulate...
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Charles Schneider Internally Decorated Glass Jug
By Charles Schneider
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Charles Schneider (1881-1953) Internally decorated glass jug with applied handle on a mottled white ground, circa 1924-1925, etched signature Schnei...
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Fine Schneider Applied Glass Footed Vase
By Charles Schneider
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A very Fine Schneider Applied Glass Footed Vase France, circa 1910 The inverted bell-form bowl in mottled plum and pink glass, on a straited amethyst, gray...
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Schneider Glass Vase, circa 1900
By Charles Schneider
Located in New York, NY
Schneider red glass vase, circa 1900.
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