A stunning set of 6 Georges Briard 'Firenza" rocks glasses, Mid Century. These lovely glasses feature a vibrant gold pattern of scrolls and crosses with a deep cobalt blue and teal blue underlay. The texture is slightly raised and is simply breath-taking. Cheers.
A quick summary about this glassware maker: Georges Briard was the go-to for decorative housewares in the 1950s and 60s and was carried at upscale retails like Bloomingdale’s and Neiman Marcus. Briard’s success and notoriety came with the use of 22-karat gold as screened decoration for bent glassware. His design hallmarks are repetitive patterns, most often featuring geometric shapes or nature based images. Georges Briard is known for creating some of the most stunning Mid Century Modern glassware as well as Atomic and Kitsch designs in the later 1970s and is the essence of MCM glassware excellence.
Maker/pattern/year: Georges Briard, Firenza, 1960s
Hallmarks: All glasses are signed "Georges Briard" in 22k gold
Measurements: 3 1/2" tall x a tad over 3 1/2" in diameter
Condition: Great vintage condition. The glass has perfectly clarity, the gold is vibrant. There are a few manufacturing occurrences (i.e. a spot of gold not getting fully filled in to one micro tiny area, etc) -- purely the nature of Mid Century glassware. In short, these glasses are in great vintage condtion. Truly a stunning set.
Please note: Mid Century glassware often has imperfections (i.e. tiny bubbles in the glass, or a "seam" from when the glass was being created, an extra spot of gold or enamel that made it on a clear part of the glass, etc -- purely the nature of vintage glassware).
**On shipping: We take our packaging very seriously and carefully wrap all pieces to ensure safe delivery. Please note: we are not making a penny on shipping. These glasses will be double-boxed to ensure safe arrival, which means a larger, heavier box!
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