Charles SCHNEIDER (1881 - 1953) Atypique - Lamp - Circa 1925 - Silvered bronze - 33 cm

Rare and imposing Art Deco lamp from the SCHNEIDER Glassworks, circa 1925

The glassware is signed SCHNEIDER (1924/1928) - Certificate of authenticity available upon request

This lamp is a beautiful illustration of the Schneider company's expertise; it is distinguished by its speckled glass dome diffusing a warm and delicate light and testifies to a perfect mastery of glasswork harmoniously combined with bronze mounts of great finesse and modernity.

The bronze base with its unusual and bold egg-shaped design adds a touch of modernity and sobriety to this luminous sculpture.

There are some scratches on the glass (see photos), but these imperfections do not detract from the beauty and historical value of this rare lamp, which remains a beautiful collector's item or a piece of characterful interior design.

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CHARLES SCHNEIDER (1881 Château-Thierry - 1953 Épinay-sur-Seine)

Ernest and Charles Schneider grew up in Nancy. In 1903, Ernest Schneider (1877-1937) was hired by the commercial management of the Daum Frères factory and arranged for his younger brother Charles, trained in sculpture at the École des Beaux-Arts in Nancy and then at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, to submit designs for vases and pâte de verre. This collaboration continued until 1911[1].

They founded their own company, Verres Schneider, in Épinay-sur-Seine in 1913. The company's success was confirmed after the end of hostilities in 1918. It had up to five hundred employees in 1925 and sold its creations all over the world.

After 1918, the first pieces with enamel decoration of flowers and landscapes revived studies drawn before the war as well as those of his friend Gaston Hoffmann. However, Charles Schneider quickly became the sole creator of the pieces. Gradually moving away from Art Nouveau, he developed a very personal style, characterized by bright, powerful, contrasting colors and naturalistic and stylized motifs, perfectly symbolizing the Art Deco style of the interwar period[2].

The company produces under two brands, Le Verre français and the Schneider line. The former is more accessible, offering 17 color variations compared to Schneider's 32. It caused a sensation with its "butterfly" design, created around 1925, depicting red and blue insects against an azure, cloudy background. It employs complex techniques such as bubble glass. Some pieces are signed "Charder," an abbreviation of Charles Schneider.

The glass market was, however, seriously affected by the Great Depression of 1929 and led the Schneider brothers' company to bankruptcy in 1938.