Georges Briard Ice Bucket Lucite Handle Tongs Gold Trim Faux Tortoise Shell MCM

Perfect for entertaining & get togethers or the perfect gift for the contemporary design lover. This is a vintage ice bucket by famous mid-century designer Georges Briard. This is a faux tortoiseshell design with a plastic/lucite handle and knob. The interior is hard white plastic and it comes with a chrome ice tong. This does not have his signature on the bottom but I have seen others that are signed but this one likely never was (sometimes if these were sold as a set they were not marked or only had a sticker.) Georges Briard (1917 – 2005) was born Jakub Brojdo in Poland, he moved to Chicago in 1937 and studied at the Art Institute of Chicago. He served in World War II as an Army interpreter, fluent in several languages, on Gen. George S. Pattons staff. In 1947, he was discharged from the Army and started working in New York with Max Wille, who came up with the name Georges Briard to mark commercial pieces. He won many design awards in his lifetime. Briard was a popular and prolific designer from the late 1940s - 1970s. I believe this set is from the end of his career but I could not date it accurately. Condition*: Very good vintage condition. The handle is tight and moves freely. The handle itself has some nicks and rough spots along the edge from use. The lid is not cracked, it does have one scratch, about 2" long and some smaller ones. There is a wear spot on the outside of the bucket where the handle rests (see photos.)