Handsome mid-century modern cocktail caddy set by Fred Press
in his Sun Block pattern. Comprised of a signed cocktail carafe with glass
stirrer and two signed roly poly glasses in a brass plated carrier. They are
all in fabulous vintage condition with no outstanding flaws. Please see photos.
Circa 1950s-1970s.
I don’t drink but this little cocktail caddy set sure makes
me want to do so! This set by Fred Press is made up of a pair of the cutest
little roly poly glasses and a petite cocktail carafe with its own glass
stirrer and they all fit perfectly in a wonderful little brass-tone carrier
with a walnut handle. The glasses and carafe are decorated with Press’ Sun
Block pattern featuring white oval sunbursts in 22k gold squares and
rectangles. Each piece cries out to be touched. This will make the perfect
small cocktail set in your dry bar or for your sitting room or bedside table.
Fred Press was born in 1919 soon after his parents emigrated
to the US from Russia. For four years in the 1930s and as a teenager he won the
Proctor and Gamble Soap Sculpture annual award. He taught at the Vesper George
School of Art in Boston. He was a painter and sculpture and many of his works
have garnered critical acclaim and awards and he has pieces held in museum
collections. But it is for his work with Rubel and Company that most remember
his name. From early1950s and for the next thirty years he was chief designer
and executive Vice President of Rubel and Co. where he revolutionized the 5th
Avenue NYC giftware industry even winning a good design award from MoMA. He was
also a member of the Sixth Air Force during WWII and stationed in the Panama
Canal Zone. In 2012 he died at the age of 92.
This caddy and glassware are an excellent example of the
work of Fred Press. You need them in your life. Make this set yours.
Measures:
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Roly Poly Glasses – 2 3/8H x 2 7/8 D Inches
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Carafe – 6 3/8 H x 3 3/8 W x 3 1/5 D Inches
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Stirrer – ¼ D x 9 5/8 L Inches
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Caddy – 10 H x 10 W x 2 ¾ D Inches
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Weight – 2 Pounds All
Boxed Size:
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Height – 16 Inches
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Width – 14 Inches
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Depth – 7 Inches
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Weight – 4 Pounds
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