Schneider Cristalleries French Midcentury Crystal Table Lamp, 1950s

French Art Deco table lamp by Charles Schneider, Epinay-sur-Seine (Paris), France, 1920s. Molded glass shade with a stylized geometric pattern that comes hung at its original wrought...

French Art Deco table lamp by Charles Schneider (Epinay-sur-Seine, Paris), France, ca.1924-1928. This blown molded glass shade made by Charles Schneider comes on its gorgeous wrought-iron base. The glass shade was made of blown double glass with powders between both layers. Fantastic wrought iron base ! Full height : 40cm - 15.75 inches. Full diameter : 18.8cm - 7.4 inches. Signed "Schneider" on the shade (see photo). Delivered wired for your country (US, UK, EU, Australia, etc). LED can be used. Charles Schneider was born in Chateau-Thierry, near Paris, on 23rd February 1881. At an early age he moved with his family to Nancy, the artistic center of France. His brother, Ernest Schneider (1877-1937), started working for Daum in 1903 as clerk. Charles had started an artistic career and was already active at Daum since 1898. He performed his practical training in the engraving and decorating workshop, but he also took drawing and modelling lessons with Henri Berge. Concurrently, he studied the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Nancy. In 1904, he went to the Ecole Nationale des Beaux-Arts in Paris and studied painting and medal engraving. During this period, he made bronze art objects in the pure Art Nouveau style, all signed "CH. SCHNEIDER Nancy". From 1906, he regularly exhibited in the Engraving section of the Salon de la Societe des Artistes Francais and he was twice awarded a prize. In 1913, the brothers decided to start their own business and bought a small glass factory, specialising in electric light bulbs, in association with a friend Henri Wolf, at Epinay-sur-Seine. This factory was known as ‘Schneider Freres & Wolf’. The new glassworks production started with, among others, a group of about twenty workers enticed away from the Daum manufacture. At the outbreak of the World War I, the firm's activity had to be stopped and the glassworks closed by the end of 1914. Ernest and Charles were demobbed in 1917 and the factory re-opened under the name "Societe Anonyme des Verreries Schneider". At this time, public taste still favoured the Art Nouveau style, and the factory produced mainly ‘cameo’ glass with floral and animal designs, and vases with applied handles and bubbles. Apart from the introduction of art glass, half of the production was of commercial drinking glasses. In 1918, fire destroyed the studios at Galle and a group of artists went to Schneider’s to continue their production for Galle. This period was of great importance to Charles Schneider because he acquired the technique of ‘marqueterie de verre’ from Galle’s artists. This technique, similar to marquetry in wood, is where the design is carved out of a vase and filled with colored glass.The big black-footed bowls are one of the first types of art glass made by the Schneider factory. These designs give only a partial idea , however, of the variety of bowls of this type that were produced for at least he next six years. During the first period, they had a satinic finish (1918-1921). Later, they were polished to a smooth, brilliant surface. In this period, Schneider started producing top-of-line pieces with intercalary motifs or with applied patterns requiring a thorough mastery of the execution technique on the part of the glassmaker. Mention should be made of the pieces with wheel-carved patterns, such as the "Raisins noirs" series, and the "Pavots" or "Camelias" medallion series. Some of the factory's most interesting models during the early period were designed by Gaston Hoffman between 1918 and 1921. His pieces are not signed with his name, since he was a salaried employee of the firm. Most of his models are in the top rank of the factory's production. By 1920, the factory was working at full capacity making mainly art glass. In 1921, Schneider started new trade marks for his cameo glass, signing it ‘Le Verre Français’ or ‘Charder’. Sometimes a vase or lamp would bear both signatures. The idea was to popularise art glass and make it more accessible to the public. Le Verre Français was mainly sold at department stores like Galeries Lafayette, Le Printemps and Le Bon Marche. Pieces signed ‘Schneider’ were sold by specialised art shops such as Delvaux, Rouard, La Vase Etrusque and Le Grand Depot. Le Verre Français was made exclusively using the technique of acid etching, which gave good quality at a low price. The technique of wheel engraving through different layers of glass was used only for special pieces. After the 1925 exhibition...

French Art Deco table lamp by Charles Schneider (Epinay-sur-Seine, Paris) and M. Voutier, France, ca.1924-1928. This blown molded glass shade made by Charles Schneider comes on its ...

Large French Art Deco table lamp by Charles Schneider (Epinay-sur-Seine, Paris), France, 1928-1929. This blown molded glass shade made by Charles Schneider comes on its wrought iron ...

French Art Deco table lamp by Charles Schneider, Epinay-sur-Seine (Paris), 1920s. Mottled glass shade, powders are applied between two layers, that comes hung at its superb wrought-i...

French Art Deco swiveling desk / table lamp by Charles Schneider (Epinay-sur-Seine, Paris), France, ca.1925. This blown molded glass shade made by Cha...

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Crystal table lamp by Schneider, France 1950s. D 14 x h 33 cm Measures With black lampshade: 13 x P 11 x H 25.5 cm Without lampshade D 14 x H 13 cm.

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