A Few Words:

Schneider art glass, be it signed Schneider or Le verre Francais is full of life and amazingly timeless. It fits the decor of most contemporary houses of the times and today. This is the best testament to Charles Schneider amazing and sometimes wild designs. It is an everlasting tribute to his splendid contribution to the arts and his creativity. Now, Charles could never have realized this kind of success without the talented brother, Ernest who simply put was a genius at marketing. Ernestine also played an important role in this success as she was a key player in this business.

As collectors ourselves, we wonder a few things for which we have no answers, at this time. For instance, how many pieces in each series were really made, 100, 500, 1000? We know it differs as some patterns are rarer than others, but what was the minimum for a series? What were the prices for these pieces and how did they price these work of arts? We know that the Schneider company was taking losses for the more simple pieces but the most complex pieces would be sold at a handsome profit to make up the difference. How many unknown patterns is there still out there for us to find? Why did Schneider never made/designed any pate de verre (except for Daum) or iridescent glass? They had to know for example that iridescent glass was very popular in the US, so why not producing some?

These are only a few of the questions we have in our mind, for which we will continue to search for answers in our life long exploration, appreciation and admiration of the art glass work of the Schneider family.

We will now end this piece. We hope you have enjoyed it and maybe have learned a few things in the process. The work of Charles Schneider will remain, for us and many of the collectors we know, one of the greatest achievement in 20th. century art glass. This, in our opinion, is long overdue and very well deserved.

This article was realized with the help of our entire bibliography listed in our Schneider Literature page.

Extremely rare Schneider "Filetes" 3 color bowl with applied foot.
c. 1921-1924



exceptional Schneider "coupe Bijoux" with applied foot and two handles.
c. 1918-1922