Schnieder Large Art Glass Compote, with metalwork base, Art Deco style, blue center with fire orange border, jeweled iron base, 16 1//2" diameter.....Schneider Glass was a French glass firm founded by brothers Ernest and Charles Schneider. The business made decorative glass from 1917, the year it was founded, until 1932 when it went bankrupt. After World War II, Schneider descendants of the original founders made clear crystal under the Schneider name until 1981.Schneider chemists and designers introduced many original Art Deco inspired glass textures, colors and shapes. The company made a wide variety of art glass including cameo, internally decorated, and wheel cut.