Topic: Schneider vase with metal base

[Marianne]

Hello everyone!

I recently inherited a glass vase from a relative in Switzerland. It seems to me to be of very high quality, and I wonder if anyone can tell me anything about it?

It has  metal (bronze??) base, which has the mark 'st. eloy' and a monk icon.

On the glass, is the signature 'SCHNEIDER'.

It is mainly purple glass, with orange circles of glass around the base. Hopefully the picures will load so you can see it?

Can anyone tell me about its age, collectibility, the maker?

TIA, and greetings from Western Australia!

Marianne

[Ivo]

Hi Marianne, welcome to the GMB.

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Looking forward to seeing the pix.

First clue: The item was made by the Charles Schneider glassworks in France between 1913 and 1940.

[Marianne]

Hi Ivo, thankyou for the reply!

Sorry the pics didn't load, I'll try again.

[Marianne]

I'm sorry that's not the best picture, and doesn't show the signature etc, but that's what I have on my phone right now - my iPad isnt cooperating ATM!

Is Schneider a well-known glass artist? I've had a quick google and it seems he was quite prolific - what an amazing body of work!

Any other info would be greatly appreciated!

[Ivo]

I cannot find this decor in the catalogue and the shape is obscure in the photo. We would really like to look at the signature, and at the bottom of the piece. A photograph showing the shape could help determine date and model. 

[KevinH]

Our very own Board owner, Angela Bowey, has in the "Glass Museum" an article on Schneider glass written by Thomas Karman. See: http://www.theglassmuseum.com/schneider.htm

Scroll down about half way, or search the text for "Love", and there is a bowl shown in the same decor as Marianne's vase.

[Marianne]

Hello. Thanks for your replies, it's so exciting seeing that very similar bowl by the same artist!

I have some more photos I can post now...

Thanks again.

[Marianne]

Any other info, folks?

I'd love to know how much something like this is worth!

Thanks again.

[KevinH]

The only other things I can add are:

The book Schneider by Edith Mannoni, does not include a main photo of any item with the "Love" decor. However, in the back of the book are several pages showing copies of "Reference pages" [company design records] and one of those, titled "Cloisonné", shows a ooloured reference for the "Love" decor. That page is indicated (perhaps by the author?) as being for items made "1925 - 1928". This ties in with the information in the Glass Museum article.

As for the metal stand with the "st eloy" mark, I have no knowledge of that other than what the internet tells me about Saint Eloy (or Eloi) being the patron saint of metalworkers.

Since items in the "Cloisonné" series are said, in the Glass Museum article ( * ), to be "extremely rare", it may be difficult to find a reference to any sales information from which a current value might be deduced.

I would suggest that the only way to determine a current value for this item is to contact a knowledgeable auction house or main dealer. Or, perhaps contact Mr Karman via the website linked below.

( * ) For further information about the article's author, Thomas Karman, see the "Artful Milieu" website