A lovely Mid Century Georges Briard "Mix Your Poison" glass and 6 Mid Century jeweled celluloid skull swizzle sticks. This hard to come by pattern is the pinnacle of Georges Briard's "Name Your Poison" pattern and truly a magical one. This glass features a gold "Rx" on each side of the skull and cross bones graphics along with a gun, criss-crossed knives and two mortals/pestles. And the Mix Your Poison mixing glass is tapered (not straight as the Poison glasses are). The graphics colors are a stunning deep black with a vibrant gold. The swizzle sticks are just as magical and are made of a heavy celluloid material and rhinestone eyes. They are an ivory color.
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/era: Georges Briard, Mid Century
Hallmarks: Georges Briard can be found in gold font on the lower section of the mixing glass
Measurements: The glass measures 5 3/4" tall x 3" in diameter, the swizzle sticks measure 7 1/4" in length
This set includes: 1 "Mix Your Poison" glass and 6 skull swizzle sticks (2 clear jeweled, 2 red jeweled, 2 blue jeweled)
Condition: Very good vintage condition overall with minor signs of age. We like to be thorough when it comes to our vintage glassware, so here's a complete summary:
1) The swizzle sticks are in Fair shape. We're saying "Fair" due to a few things: the glue used on some of the jewels has become darker/discolored around the eyes on a few of the jewels, one of the blue jewels "stems" has a darker spot (see photos). We do not know of these swizzle sticks were created by Georges Briard as they bare no hallmarks.
2) The glass clarity of the mixing glass is perfectly clear, no cloudiness.
3) The graphics are vibrant overall - there's one tiny spot (pinhead size) where the black didn't get filled in (it's right above the "S" of Poison -- see photos)
4) The "Rx" graphics on the right side is fully present and crisp; the "Rx" on the left side has a tiny bit of wear to the gold on the top part of the "R"
In short, this vintage set is in good vintage condition with mild signs of age and displays beautifully. Cheers.
We also have a set of 4 Georges Briard Name Your Poison tumblers listed, if you're interested in a larger set of this pattern.
**On shipping: We take our packaging very seriously and carefully wrap all pieces to ensure safe delivery. This set will be double-boxed to ensure safe arrival.
****Important to note pre-purchase: Buyers, please examine all photos carefully as we cannot accept returns due to the fragile nature (the possibility of breakage when being shipped back) of our vintage/antique pieces. Our items are true vintage pieces that might have manufacturers flaws, flaws from age, or imperfections in general from being vintage. We try to explain the condition/description in an accurate and thorough manner but we ask that you please examine all photos carefully and ask all questions before purchasing an item as we are unable to accept returns due to the risk of breakage. Cheers!