Schneider Glass, French-English Book by Edith Mannoni, 1992

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Schneider, French and English Book by Edith Mannoni, 1992.
This book traces the factory's history and presents a hundred reproductions … more Schneider, French and English Book by Edith Mannoni, 1992.
This book traces the factory's history and presents a hundred reproductions of original plates and sketches from the 1920s. Covering the Art Nouveau and Art Deco periods, this book relates the relations between Charles Schneider and Emile Gallé or Daum in Nancy. Also shown are the main signatures and marks for the pieces' identification.
Charles Schneider, 1881-1953, is a French master glassmaker of Art Deco, the pupil of Daum in Nancy, and creator of the glassware label Le Verre français, with his brother Ernest Schneider, 1877-1937.
Le Verre Français was, in the years 1920-1903, the largest art glassworks in Europe. A large majority of the creations of this period, very marked by the school of Nancy, are due to Charles Schneider.
Past fashion, Art Nouveau glass appellations aroused renewed interest in the 1960s, first for Daum, Lalique, and Émile Gallé, and more in the 1980s with Schneider.

Contents:
- Foreword by Jean-Charles Schneider
- In Gallé's reflected glory
- The Schneiders at Daum
- Charles and official art
- The brothers seize their chance
- Financial difficulties
- Recollections and documents
- The beautiful black-footed boards
- The Bijou pieces
- Gaston Hoffmann's designs
- Mysteries of the early years
- Overlays
- Blackthorns and Poppies
- Lava and volcanic ash
- Setting fire to the powders
- 1923: Jades and freedom
- Threaded pieces
- The record becomes clearer
- Intercalary decoration
- Flowers and fruit
- Wrought iron
- Bubbles trapped in the glass
- The firm prospers
- Getting ready for the fair
- The Schneiders' contributions
- The official report
- Degué and his plagiarisms
- An architect of light
- Pearls and diamonds
- Mat surfaces, frosting, and deep furrows
- A sculptor again
- The Great Depression
- A new era in glassmaking
- Charles Jr. picks up the torch
- The rediscovery
- Signatures

This is a beautiful coffee table art book.

Features:
Title: Schneider.
Author: Edith Mannoni.
Hardcover book with dust jacket.
Language: French and English.
Illustrated with more than 300 colored images.
192 pages.
Dimensions: 9.88 in. x 12.82 in. (25 x 32.5 cm).
Published in 1992 by Editions Massin. less