Extremely rare monumental Schneider "Arbousier" vase.
c. 1922-1924


Monumental Schneider vase of the series "Ecaille".
c. 1924-1925

The Schneider Line:

This is the prestige line of Charles Schneider art glass. All researches for coloration, form and technique used to create the models were developed under this line. Charles Schneider himself who supervised the whole workshop designed every piece; some even were executed by him (it is unknown how many, he really made himself). If the piece was not executed by him the artists had to abide by the exact colors and form specified by Charles.

Every technique was used by itself or in combination of one or several others. Objects were sold through the Schneider brothers own retail store (managed by Ernestine Schneider) and an international network of exhibitions, high-end retail stores, jewelry stores or specialized shops. Each piece should be signed "Schneider" sometimes accompanied by the drawing of a vase (called amphore in French, meaning amphora) and/or the word "France" for export pieces. The signature of a specialized shop can also occur in conjunction of the Schneider name (i.e.: Ovington of New York, De Backer of Brussels, etc…). Virtually 99% of Schneider pieces are signed.

NOTE: Some exception can be made, it is however very rare to find a piece unsigned that can truly be attributed to Schneider. Please be very careful when considering the acquisition of any unsigned Schneider, as they are rarer than "needles in a haystack". Furthermore, not every pieces signed Schneider were really made by the Schneider glasswork. Fortunately, one can usually recognize these forgeries easily if one has studied this Company as the coloration and/or form, applications will be wrong.

NOTE 1: A fair amount of reproductions are now coming out of Romanian glassworks. Unfortunately these forgeries are getting better. Most of them are only signed "Charder" but a few have been seen wearing both "Charder" and "Le Verre Francais" signature at the same time.  Some even with only the "Schneider" signature.

It is sad to see that Romanian Companies seem to be the biggest forgers of Schneider art glass, Daum and Galle. They are clearly talented but obviously do not seem to care to be only known for fakes. Large companies (which I will not bother naming as most can easily be found on the internet doing a bit of research) are profiting from this, while their glass workers earn "peanuts" making these fakes.