Charles Schneider, A Large Art Deco glass charger, circa
1929-1933.The smokey coloured glass etched with a geometric
pattern which I believe to be called "Arcs" and part of the "Criblé"
range of glass.
"Criblé" literally means riddled with holes like a sieve
(crible). A pattern was marked out with bitumin and the exposed
areas of glass had strong acid applied that created little holes
in the surface. Some surface scratches and marks to the glass.
Charles Schneider / le Verre Francais Having apprenticed at
the renowned firm of Daum Frères, the talented artist and glass
designer Charles Schneider together with his brother Ernest, opened
the family glass works at Epinay-sur-Seine in France. Called up for
military service in WWI, they did not begin the production of art
glass until after the war. Their new firm was destined to become a
strong force in the French art glass field, both commercially and
because of its creative impact, and they continued until the early
thirties, when the worldwide depression derailed their business
along with many others. During its heyday, in 1926, the Verreries
Schneider employed approximately 500 craftsmen, many of whom had
prior experience working for Galle or Daum.
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