Early 20th Century Wall Lights and Sconces

Pair of bird design nickel on bronze wall sconces with feather design glass shades by Charles Scneider.

Set Art Deco wall lights from Schneider, France, circa 1920. Set beautiful Art Deco wall lamps of the French brothers Schneider from France. Brand name is also in the glass. Lamps are in good condition. Origin: France, circa 1920. Size: W 20cm, D 27cm, H 30cm. 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, especially 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 National 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 Societe des Artistes Français, twice receiving a prize. The brothers and their friend, architect Henri Wolf, bought a small glass factory specializing in lightbulbs, renaming it Schneider Frères et Wolff, circa 1912. 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 to fight. The Schneiders were demobbed in 1917 and reopened the factory, initially making practical glassware for hospitals. After the war, two found their reentry into the art glass market, they sold shares in the company, now called the Societe 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 the Far. 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...

Set Art Deco wall lights from Schneider, France, circa 1920. Set beautiful Art Deco wall lamps of the French brothers Schneider from France. Brand name is also in the glass. Lamps are in good condition. Origin: France, circa 1920. Size: W 20cm, D. 27cm, H. 30cm 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, especially 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 National 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 Societe 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 To fight. The Schneiders were demobbed in 1917 and reopened the factory, initially making practical glassware for hospitals. After the war, two found their reentry into the art glass market, they sold shares in the company, now called the Societe 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 the Far. 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...

A pair French Art Deco sconces designed by the French artist “Schneider“. Clear frosted molded glass shade with intricate geometric polished motif details held by a frame in polished...

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