Rare Vercais press molded vase in smoky brown color.
c. 1931-1933

The Vercais Line:

This line was used to create very affordable press molded items, in the Art Deco style of the times and after the Wall Street crash. It is presumed that this line was created more as a last resort than really wanted. The crash was felt throughout the world and demand for costly art glass went belly up, thus the survival instincts of the Schneider brothers made them adapt to the emergency. This occurrence was felt throughout all sectors of the arts and luxury goods.

The Vercais line was distributed throughout the same stores as Le Verre Francais, but these might not have been sold as luxury goods. Every Vercais I have encountered are signed "Vercais" sometimes accompanied by "Made in France". According to the rarity of these pieces, one has to assume that this line wasn't successful as otherwise pieces would abound.

NOTE: No reproduction of the "Vercais" models has showed up on the antique market, as these are the least desirable pieces for a Schneider collection. This line still deserves its place in the history of the Schneider Company. Each piece I have seen were equal in quality to the more common  and abundant Lalique pieces of the series "Coquille" or "Volubilis" (this is not meant as a criticism as they are plenty of rare Lalique pieces too). I have now encountered three colors in the Vercais line, smoky brown, satin white and peach amber.