Schneider
History See encyclopedia.
Marks
Premier pecies marked Schneider. Less expensive designs sold as Le Verre Francais or Charder.
Engraved with stylus is typical between 1918 & 1939.
Up to 1924 incised signature could be touched up with gold.
Painted in red enamel between1918-1922.
Between 1924-1928 signature was a combination of wheel engraved straightlines stylus engraved curves on some pecies.
Mid 1920's onward sandblasted signature was most common. (Engraved still used)
Export pecies sometimes with the retaillers name
de Backer - Brussels
Finnigan's - London
Ovington's - New York
Other variations on the signature include the addition of a minature red, white & blue cane a few mm long embeded in the side of the glass. Usually used on Le Verre Francais or Charder pecies, sometimes alone. The addition of a tiny cross of Loraine is sometimes seen. These appeared following WWI & WWII.
J.E. Schneckendorf
History
Born 1895 in Rumania. In late 1890Õs established a glass & jewellery workshop in Munich. Was artistic director of Grossherzoglichen Hessischen Edelglasmanufaktur in Darmstadt between 1907 & 1911. Company originally set up under patronage of Ernst Ludwig, Grand Duke of Hess. He continued painting, sculpting & designing until his death in 1949. See encyclopedia.
Styles
1890's metal oxides applied to the surface of bottles aswell as flower shapes
1907-11 Gold iridescent glass with floral or swirled patterns. Simple clean lines.
post 1911 continued designing
(1918-1930)
(1918-1933)
(1918-1930)
(1918-1930)
(1918-1930)
(1918-1930)
(1918-1924)
(1920-1924)
(1922-1924)
(1924-1925)
(1924-1925)
(1924-1930)
(1924-1933)
(1924-1928)
(1924-1928)
(1928-1929)
(1926-1933)
(1949-1955)
(1950-1955)
(1955-1960)
(1955-1960)
Applied iridescent script, often worn off
Paper label on some early pieces.
Impressed mark & sometimes scratched mark
Always engraved, Iitala example above