Georges Briard gold-plated glass dish or serving tray. The dish was most likely made in the 1960's by the M. Wille Company. The square glass dish has a gold-plated striped feather design and a modernist abstract bird in the center. The Georges Briard signature can be found just under the bird figure. The slightly concave dish measures approximately 11-1/4 inches square and stands about 1-1/2 inches high. It is in very good used vintage condition consistent with age and use. There are no cracks or repairs, and the plating is pristine. There is one small nick on one edge of the dish (see last photo) but it is not easily visible. This is a great example of midcentury modern barware and serve ware that would look great in any stylish modern home.

Georges Briard (May 17, 1917 – July 30, 2005) was an American designer in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. He is well known for his signature dishware, glass barware, and gold-plated serving dishes. His signature collection was stocked at noted department stores, such as Neiman Marcus and Bonwit Teller. Briard was born, Jakub Brojdo, in Ukraine and raised in Poland. He moved to Chicago in 1937 and adopted the name, Jascha Brojdo. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago where he earned his MFA. He served in the U.S. Army throughout World War II as a Russian interpreter because of his fluency in several languages. In 1947, after being discharged from the Army, he moved to New York and started working 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 market his commercial pieces. Brodjo was also a painter and would use his real name on his art pieces, but Georges Briard became his signature as the designer of his commercial work, which was wildly popular in the mid 20th century. 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 died in New York City on July 30, 2005, at the age of 88.