LE VERRE FRANCAIS – CHARDER, Ch. Schneider - Vase Pivoines - c. 1928
Rare "Pivoines" (peonies/pioenen) model vase in yellow - orange powdered glass, lined with red powdered glass, gradient to purple towards the bottom, stylized Pivones motif etched in acid on the multilayered glass. Vase designed by Charles Schneider and executed in the Société Anonyme des Verreries. Charles Schneider (1881-1953) was founder and manager (together with his sister and brother Ernestine and Ernest) of Schneider, one of the largest glass studios in France. In 1926 he was awarded the Légion d'Honneur for special merit to France. Le Verre Français is a brand used in 1920-1930 by Schneider for luxury glass, prestiguous, top collection and mainly sold in the luxury glass and design departments of Galeries Lafayette (La Maitrise), Le Printemps (Primavera) and Au Bon Marché (Pomone).
PRODUCT INFO
Vase in yellow - orange powdered glass lined with red glass, gradient to purple towards the bottom. Le Verre Français glassware was blown individually and not in a mould, therefore size and shape can vary slightly from vase to vase. With pictures of 2 same vases in same colours but different shapes in book Charles Schneider, Le Verre Français, Charder, Marie-Christine Joulin – Gerold Maier, p. 183 and 127.
SIGNATURE/MARKS:
Double (!) signature CHARDER (contraction of Charles Schneider) and Le Verre Français diamond etched in foot. Glasmarken Lexikon – Carolus Hartman - p. 796 and p. 138 – 2729, exactly dated 1926-1933, only on cameo.
DATE:
1928, vase made between 1928 and 1929
MATERIAL:
Cameo overlaid acid-etched coloured glass
ORIGIN:
France, Epinay-sur-Seine
SIZE:
32 cm high and 15 cm large
WEIGHT:
2,39 kg – 5,44 lb
CONDITION:
MINT
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