Georges Briard
Georges Briard DOF Owl Glassware Set Couroc Owl Tray GP Tool Set C. 1960's
Georges Briard DOF Owl Glassware Set Couroc Owl Tray GP Tool Set C. 1960's
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Georges Briard DOF Owl Glasses - Couroc Large Owl Tray - Georges Briard Gold Plated Bar Tool Set IOB Set
Circa 1960s
Measurements: Glasses: 4.25"T x 3"R (10.80cm x 7.62cm)
Tray: 12.5"L x 6.75"W x 1"H (31.75cm x 17.15cm x 2.54cm)
Tool Set: Standard Size in original box
Markings: Georges Briard & Couroc and Couroc Stickers
Weight: 6 lbs.
Superb set of 4 double old fashioned 22k gold plated Owl Whisky glasses by Georges Briard paired with a large Couroc of Monterrey California Owl Serving tray and new in box Georges Briard gold-plated bar tool set. Glasses are in perfect condition with no chips or cracks and the design is fully intact with no damage or fading. Tray has a semi-gloss finish with minimal wear. Gold-plated bar tools are new old stock in the original box. The tools are in mint condition, the box has quite a bit of wear.
Born Jakub Brojdo in Ekaterinoslav, he moved to Chicago from Poland in 1937 and adopted the name Jascha Brojdo. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago where he earned his MFA, while living in Oak Park with his physician uncle Aaron Broyde. He served in the U.S. Army throughout World War II as a Russian interpreter. As an Army interpreter fluent in several languages, he served on Gen. George S. Patton's staff. In 1947, he was discharged from the Army and started working in New York with Max Wille, whom he had met in art school. Brojdo began painting metal serving trays for sale, and evidently Wille came up with the name Georges Briard to mark commercial pieces – Brodjo was also a painter and would use his real name on his art pieces, but Georges Briard became his signature as a designer of these commercial articles, which were wildly popular and numerous. His notable designs were produced first by M. Wille Company, and later in a partnership with Philip Stetson.
In 2004, he was awarded the Frank S. Child Lifetime Achievement Award by The Society of Glass and Ceramic Decorators, in honor of his extraordinary contributions to the glass and ceramic decorating industry. He was preceded in death by his wife, Bronya (née Marks). He died in New York City at the age of 88.
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