Georges Briard Ashtrays
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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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Georges Briard Ashtrays
Porcelain
Late 20th Century British Minimalist Georges Briard Ashtrays
Glass
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Georges Briard Ashtrays
Metal
Mid-20th Century Asian Chinoiserie Georges Briard Ashtrays
Brass, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Georges Briard Ashtrays
Crystal
20th Century French Georges Briard Ashtrays
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Georges Briard Ashtrays
Murano Glass
20th Century Danish Arts and Crafts Georges Briard Ashtrays
Silver
Mid-20th Century French Georges Briard Ashtrays
Glass
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Georges Briard Ashtrays
Lucite, Plexiglass, Straw
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Georges Briard Ashtrays
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Unknown Georges Briard Ashtrays
Bronze
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Georges Briard Ashtrays
Metal
