A stylish 1930s French Art Deco black glass vase by Fains. Silver deposit decoration all around with a geometric zig-zag pattern. The vase is marked "Fains" on the side. Please note that although usually named "black glass," the exact color of the glass material of these typical Art Deco pieces is an intense amethyst purple.
 
Note: Manufacturer, Verrerie de Fains-Les-Sources
On March 8, 1864, Auguste Schmid bought an old brewery located in Fains to transform it into a glass factory. Associated with Germain-Emile du Houx, owner of a glass factory in Hennezel (Vosges), they founded the Verrerie A. Schmid et du Houx (September 3, 1864).
The factory gradually took off with several improvements: the commissioning of a second furnace in 1871, the enlargement of the Halle in 1882, the production of blown and pressed glass in 1929, and the commissioning of an automatic furnace in 1946.
The factory will change its name several times. From "A.Schmid et du Houx" (1864) to "Vve du Houx et Lucien du Houx" and "Verreries Veuve Marquot et Fils" in 1912 and finally "Compagnie Française du Cristal" (Daum) after the merger of the five factories of Bayel (Aube), Vannes le Chatel (Meurthe and Moselle), Vallery-Stahl (Moselle), Portieux (Vosges) and Fains (Meuse.)
The group will employ 2,300 people, including 255 at Fains, and its production will reach 12,000 pieces at its peak.