• Ht.(43cm/17in, W. & Dpth.18/7
• Supplied with 2m flex and 13amp plug

Not Included:

•  1 x 4w L.E.D B.22 Candle Bulb  (Available to purchase in our accessories department)

Francois Carion, Belgium

• 1884: Born in Uccle, Brussels, he became one of the “founding” ironworkers who paved the road for Art Deco in Belgium.
• c. 1910–1920s: He served as a teacher at the École Industrielle of Saint-Gilles in Brussels for 16 years.
• 1922: He stopped teaching after a tragic accident in which he lost his right hand. Following this, he specialized in smaller, highly detailed pieces such as lamps, mirrors, and mounts for vases.
• 1925: Participated in the International Exhibition of Industrial and Modern Decorative Arts in Paris, where he was awarded a silver medal.
• c. 1920–1935: His most prolific period of production for high-end decorative objects.
• Carion’s work is celebrated for its naturalistic details and masterfully forged floral motifs, such as his signature climbing roses and tree stump designs.

  Verreries Schneider (Le verre Français), Epinay-sur-Seine 1913

  Charles Schneider

  • Charles Schneider was born in Chateau-Thierry, near Paris, on 23rd February 1881.
  • His brother, Ernest Schneider (1877-1937), started working for Daum in 1903 as clerk. Charles had started an artistic career and was already active at Daum since 1898.
  • In 1913, the brothers decided to start their own business and bought a small glass factory in association with a friend Henri Wolf, at Epinay-sur-Seine.
  • In 1918, fire destroyed the studios at Galle and a group of artists went to Schneider’s.
  • Early Cameo glass in art Nouveau style is signed “Le Verre Francais” and “Charder” pseudonym for Charles Schneider
  • Pate-de-verre and art deco glass is signed simply “Schneider”