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Golden Celeste Briard Glasses, set of eight, circa 1957
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About the Item
A set of eight Mid-Century glasses in the Golden Celeste pattern by Georges Briard, first shown in their 1957 catalogue.
Georges Briard created award-winning designs for items including glasses, trays, coffeepots and dishes in materials like glass, ceramics, metal, wood, and gold-plated serveware. His serveware was especially popular from the 1950s to ’70s. It was produced by companies including Culver, Pfaltzgraff and Medina Glass and sold at high-end department stores like Neiman Marcus and Bonwit Teller. Briard’s designs were found in the homes of the most fashionable hosts of the mid-century. Today, they are highly prized by collectors.
A 24 karat gold checkerboard grid with images of smiling rayed suns, faceless suns, Roman capital columns, lyres, and other squares of geometric patterns on transparent glass.
The shape is called Suburban, with a tapered body and heavy bottoms. Weighty.
3.75 inches top diameter tapering down to a base of 2.25 inches x 4.25 in. high
In remarkable condition – without the expected gold loss often seen on these glasses.
- Creator:Georges Briard (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 4.25 in (10.8 cm)Diameter: 3.75 in (9.53 cm)
- Sold As:Set of 8
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
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- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1957-1959
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. In remarkable condition – without the expected gold loss often seen on these glasses.
- Seller Location:Philadelphia, PA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1758246721242
Georges Briard
Artist and designer Georges Briard (1917–2005) — a name that has for more than a century been a marker of spectacular and stylish vintage glassware, serveware and other household objects — was born Jascha Brojdo in Russian Ukraine.
Brojdo grew up in Poland and moved to the United States in the 1930s, studying art at the University of Chicago and the Art Institute of Chicago before serving in the U.S. Army during World War II. After the war, he began hand-painting metal serving trays while working for Max Wille of M. Wille Company, where Wille suggested changing his name to distinguish his commercial work from his fine art.
As Georges Briard, Brojdo created award-winning designs for items including glasses, trays, coffeepots and dishes in materials like glass, ceramics, metal and wood; he even created gold-plated serveware. His serveware was especially popular from the 1950s to ’70s. It was produced by companies including Culver, Pfaltzgraff and Mdina Glass and sold at high-end department stores like Neiman Marcus and Bonwit Teller. His designs have a signature opulence, evoking the mid-century modern aesthetic of his time as well as borrowing elements from Art Nouveau and Venetian styles, while the quirky, playful barware pieces he produced featured peacock feathers, skulls and tennis balls.
With colorful, intricate patterns and motifs such as butterflies, Christmas trees and Piet Mondrian-esque geometric abstractions, Georges Briard glasses and dishes were found in the homes of the most fashionable hosts of the mid-century. Today, they are highly prized by collectors.
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