French 1930s Acid-Etched Vase Signed by Schneider

A beautiful and straightforward 1930s Art Deco fluted glass vase made in France by the Schneider company. Charles Schneider was an important contributor to the 1925 Exposition des Arts Decoratifs Modernes and was awarded the French Legion of Honour in 1926. With his brother Ernest and sister Ernestine he managed one of the largest art glass factories in France during the Art Deco period. The works from the Charles Schneider glass factory used all of the glass making techniques that were developed during the 1920s. This particularly elegant piece of glass is perfect with or without adornments and is virtually a study in dynamics. The light refracts radiantly through the acid-etched treatment near the top and gradually diminishes as the umber color deepens near the base. It is a hefty piece of glass that is also wonderful to the touch.