Vintage Dorothy Thorpe "Silver Fir Trees" Motif Bent Glass Platter With Silver Overlay Detail

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This decorative glass charger/tray featuring a "Silver Fir Trees" motif of silver overlay with applied raised white enamel snow is … more This decorative glass charger/tray featuring a "Silver Fir Trees" motif of silver overlay with applied raised white enamel snow is far too beautiful and rare to allow guests to touch or scrape; however, imagine a a selection of soft delicious treats set out on this piece for your next retro cocktail party, you'll be The Hostess of the Winter season! Pieces from this age and collection are harder to acquire as they are signed "Dorothy C. Thorpe" the renowned Mid-Century Modern cocktail/barware designer. This glorious shimmering silver of the trees offset with the "white snow" is not only beautiful and vibrant, but the condition is wonderful, how it survived the decades is a mystery. It can be used for serving delicious treats on a fantastic modern/brutalist/abstract tablescape, but why risk scratching it? Better yet, keep it on display on a coffee table, as a trophy on the mantle or centerpiece with nothing on it, please. Your guests will be envious, make sure they look with their eyes and not with their hands.

Dorothy Thorpe was born in Salt Lake City, UT in 1901. She graduated from the University of Utah and settled in Glendale, CA in the 1930s. Inspired by trips to Hawaii, Thorpe originally designed glassware with eucalyptus, irises, roses and narcissus flowers. These designs were created through a sandblasting technique onto the blank glassware. She produced complete sets of table ensembles which were sold at high-end department stores throughout the U.S. Thorpe is best known for her glassware with simple silver and platinum wide band rims. This clean modern design was recently revived by the television show Mad Men.

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