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.
Find a collection of Georges Briard vintage bar glasses, serving trays and other goods on 1stDibs.
Georges Briard Hot Air Balloon Cup & Plate Dessert Set with Cake Plate
By Georges Briard
Located in Stamford, CT
Georges Briard Hot Air Balloon dessert or snack set with matching footed serving plate. Service for 8. There are 4 different fanciful balloon styles. Each pl...
Ceramic
Vintage Georges Briard "El Dorado" Enamel and Brass Tea/Coffee Service
By Georges Briard
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Coffee service set including a sugar bowl, creamer, and tea/coffee pot by Georges Briard for his "El Dorado" line. Composed of brass-plated silver vessels with teal enamel inserts. T...
Silver, Brass, Enamel
Sterling Silver Four Piece Tea / Coffee Service
By Reed & Barton
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Sterling silver five piece tea and coffee service with exterior scrolling foliate rim borders design details. Each piece is in great condition. Minor wear consistent with age / use. ...
Sterling Silver
German Silver Gilt Tea and Coffee Service, circa 1875
Located in New York, NY
Of antique form and decoration, the neck of the kettle with chased masks with fruit and foliage, the lip of the spout with a stylized mask terminating below with another mask. The li...
Silver
$1,950
H 9.5 in W 4 in D 8 in
A Mid-Century 5-Piece Christofle Electroplated Silver Tea and Coffee Service Set
By Christofle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Charming Mid-Century Five-Piece Christofle Electroplated Silver Tea and Coffee Set. The elegant set comprising of a coffee pot, a hot water pot, a sugar-bowl and a milk jug. Stampe...
Silver Plate
German Porcelain Tea / Coffee Service For Ten
Located in Tarry Town, NY
German porcelain tea / coffee service for ten people. Each piece is in great condition. Maker's mark undersigned "Crown Heinrich Germany". All together 30 pieces. Measures: Include tall covered coffee / tea pot 9.7" x 8". Medium tea / coffee pot 9" x 7". Small coffee / tea pot 5.8" x 7". Ten coffee / tea cups 4.3" x 2.5". Ten coffee / tea saucers...
Porcelain
Four Rare Georges Briard Icicle Pattern Rocks Glasses in Yellow
By Georges Briard
Located in Nantucket, MA
Set of 4, hard to find mid-century modern, Georges Briard "icicle" pattern rocks glasses in yellow. Clear glass with raised, textured pinstripes of yellow beading with undulating top...
Glass
Six Vintage Georges Briard Silver Recumbent Lion Highball Glasses
By Georges Briard
Located in Nantucket, MA
Signed set of 6 Georges Briard highball glasses with a silver rim above stylized images of recumbent lions wearing crowns.
Glass
Victorian Silver Plated Tea and Coffee Service Set
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. Class...
Silver Plate
Vintage Porcelain Tea Service Set
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A stunning French Empire style coffee service, dating from around 1950, and comprising a coffee pot, six cups and saucers, a lidded sugar bowl and a cream jug. Crafted from white and...
Porcelain
$475 / set
H 5.5 in Dm 2.88 in
Vintage Georges Briard, White "It's Later Than You Think" Highball Glasses
By Georges Briard
Located in Nantucket, MA
Set of six vintage highball glasses designed by Georges Briard in white interior frosted clear glass, each glass with the image of a clock set to a different hour above the motto "It...
Glass
Six-Piece English Silver Tea and Coffee Service
Located in London, GB
Six-piece English silver tea and coffee service English, circa 1850-1863 Tray: Height 6cm, width 58cm, depth 58cm Kettle on stand: Height 43cm, width 29cm, depth 23cm Weight: 7,150 grammes This beautiful six-piece coffee and tea service is wrought from solid silver in a wonderfully ornate style. The service is a composite one, containing pieces produced by several different silversmiths, through the pieces follow a homogeneous design scheme, creating a matching set. The service is comprised of a raised...
Silver
Chinese Export Silver Tea and Coffee Service
By Yu Chang
Located in New Orleans, LA
This stunning and complete seven-piece Chinese export silver tea and coffee service was crafted by Yu Chang of Shanghai and Hong Kong, a firm re...
Sterling Silver
Georges Briard Walnut Cutting Board with Golf Themed Tile Insert
By Georges Briard
Located in Nantucket, MA
Georges Briard designed cutting board in walnut with a white inset tile cutting surface decorated in gold in his "Golf" pattern, made to accompany rocks and highball glasses of the s...
Ceramic, Walnut
Georges Briard "Eldorado" Coffee Service Set
By Georges Briard
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A rare find, a three-piece "ELDORADO" service by Georges Briard. These three pieces have been hand-polished and lacquered, restoring them to their original beauty.
Brass