{"title":"The Bar","description":"\u003cp\u003eCocktails, coffee, and conversation — vintage barware, pitchers, shakers, and serving pieces chosen for the ritual of entertaining.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"mid-century-silver-plate-tea-coffee-service-four-piece-set-with-bakelite-handles","title":"Silverplate Tea and Coffee Service, Four Pieces with Bakelite Handles, Mid-Twentieth Century","description":"\u003ch3\u003eStory\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is what happens when mid-century design meets old-world craftsmanship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA complete four-piece silver plate service—coffee pot, teapot, creamer, and sugar—with those distinctive wood-toned Bakelite handles that place it firmly in the 1940s-50s. The faceted bodies catch light like cut crystal, and that warm brown Bakelite creates the perfect contrast against the silver shine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis isn't for people who save things for special occasions. This is for people who understand that life is the special occasion. Use it for afternoon coffee. Use it as a bar setup. Use it as sculptural objects on a shelf. The set works however you want it to work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOrigin\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFound at a Connecticut estate sale in pristine condition—the previous owner clearly valued it enough to keep it perfect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMid-20th century, 1940s–50s. Silver plate with Bakelite handles, in four pieces: coffee pot, teapot, creamer, and sugar bowl.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePristine vintage condition. No dents, dings, or damage. Light tarnish typical of silver plate (easily polished if desired, or left for warmth). All handles intact and secure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDimensions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoffee pot: Height ~10.5\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTeapot: Height ~8\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreamer: Height ~3.25\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSugar bowl: Height ~3.5\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Atlas \u0026 Arden","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47613135749364,"sku":"AA-26-003","price":325.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/6321\/6372\/files\/atlas-arden-silver-plate-tea-set-bakelite-handles_e24a7c80-965b-4871-8fa9-829ebc4f277d.jpg?v=1777159362"},{"product_id":"mid-century-porcelain-sardine-box-white-ribbed-ceramic-with-gold-trim","title":"Austrian Porcelain Sardine Box, White Ribbed Ceramic with Gold Trim, Mid-Twentieth Century","description":"\u003ch3\u003eStory\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Austrians have been making sardine boxes like this since the 1800s, but this mid-century version brings a cleaner, more sculptural sensibility to the tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhite ribbed porcelain with delicate gold trim and that perfect anchovy-shaped handle. It's quirky without being kitsch, elegant without being stuffy. Use it as intended (for serving sardines or tinned fish at cocktail hour), or let it live on your desk holding paper clips and secrets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe kind of object that makes people ask \"where did you get that?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLikely Austrian, mid-20th century. Porcelain with gold trim and a painted fish handle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExcellent vintage condition. Some gold wear on the base (standard for age and use). Otherwise pristine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDimensions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5\" × 4.5\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlas \u0026 Arden","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47613154394356,"sku":"AA-26-004","price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/6321\/6372\/files\/atlas-arden-white-porcelain-sardine-box-gold-trim-fish-handle-a1b2c3.jpg?v=1777159294"},{"product_id":"beehive-silver-plated-tea-service-three-piece-set-with-ribbed-pattern-and-bakelite-finials","title":"Silverplate Beehive Tea Service, Three Pieces with Bakelite Finials, Mid-Twentieth Century","description":"\u003ch3\u003eStory\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSomeone designed this set to make you stop and look. It still works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA three-piece tea service — teapot, lidded sugar, and creamer — in a striking beehive form. Horizontal ribbing wraps every surface, catching light in concentric bands that shift depending on the angle. The black Bakelite handle and acorn-shaped finials on the teapot and sugar provide the contrast that pulls the whole design together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe form is mid-century at its most confident: functional objects elevated to sculptural ones without a single unnecessary detail. No monograms, no fussy engraving, no ornamentation beyond the ribbing itself. The shape does all the work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMid-20th century silver plate with Bakelite handle and finials. The complete set comprises a teapot, lidded sugar bowl, and creamer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOrigin\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSourced at a flea market in Atlanta. Unmarked, but consistent with European silver-plated hollowware of the mid-20th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePristine. No dents, plate wear, or tarnish. All lids fit securely. Bakelite handle and finials intact with no chips or cracks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDimensions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTeapot: approximately 7 in. H to top of finial × 6 in. W from spout to handle.\u003cbr\u003eSugar bowl: approximately 5 in. H.\u003cbr\u003eCreamer: approximately 3.5 in. H.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSourcing Note\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFound at a flea market in Atlanta.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI saw these across the market and more or less made a beeline for them. I’ve always had a weakness for tea sets, though I’m not entirely sure why. There is something about the combination of ritual, utility and sculpture that gets me every time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis one was unlike anything I had seen in a very long time. The beehive forms are so strong on their own, but it was the contrast of the silver plate with the dark Bakelite handle and finials that really made the set feel special.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat I love most is that they don’t need to be used as a proper tea service to earn their place. I could see them just as easily on a bookshelf or sideboard, almost as a group of small sculptures, as I could set out on a table for tea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey have that rare quality I’m always looking for: familiar in purpose, but completely unexpected in form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrom the road: \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/field-notes\/atlanta\"\u003eAtlanta Field Notes →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlas \u0026 Arden","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47955563512052,"sku":"AA-26-011","price":350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/6321\/6372\/files\/atlas-arden-silver-plated-tea-set-ribbed-bakelite_02f7e862-a66d-4692-9884-9cc866623d2f.jpg?v=1777075326"},{"product_id":"art-deco-cocktail-shaker-stainless-chrome-with-cherry-red-bakelite-handle-1930s","title":"Art Deco Cocktail Shaker, Chrome with Cherry Red Bakelite Handle, American, 1930s","description":"\u003ch3\u003eStory\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is what Prohibition-era hosting looked like when it was done right.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA tall, tapered Art Deco cocktail shaker in polished chrome with a cherry red Bakelite handle — the kind of object that turned mixing a drink into a small piece of theater. The skyscraper silhouette and stepped pedestal base are pure 1930s American design, when even the most functional barware was built to look like a Manhattan skyline in miniature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSourced in New York, this shaker is unmarked but consistent with the better American makers of the era — Manning-Bowman, Chase, Farber Bros. — who built cocktail accessories with the same care given to architecture. The threaded spout cap is intact, the two-part lid seals cleanly, and the Bakelite handle has held its deep cherry color without fading or cracking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a working shaker, not a display piece — but it earns its place on a bar cart whether you use it or not.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmerican, 1930s. Chrome-plated steel with a cherry red Bakelite handle and brass fittings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVery good vintage condition. Chrome bright with light surface wear consistent with age. Bakelite handle pristine. Threaded spout cap functions. Two-part lid intact and seals properly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDimensions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHeight: ~12\"\u003cbr\u003e\nBase diameter: ~3.5\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSourcing Note\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe weekend before I found this shaker, my husband and I had hosted a cocktail party at home. His vodka martinis were very much in demand, and he spent most of the evening making batch after batch in the small shaker we already owned. At some point I remember thinking: we need a bigger one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd then, almost on cue, this appeared. I loved the cherry red Bakelite handle immediately, but what really made it unusual was the scale. It has all the sleek, timeless confidence of 1930s Art Deco barware, but it is also genuinely built for a crowd.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you are hosting a larger gathering — or simply have thirsty friends like mine — this is the shaker you want. Sometimes the universe is very specific about what it sends your way.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlas \u0026 Arden","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47992401035508,"sku":"AA-26-020","price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/6321\/6372\/files\/atlas-arden-art-deco-cocktail-shaker-chrome-bakelite_0d66a4b1-6568-4409-b028-af0e0ba4380b.jpg?v=1775939434"},{"product_id":"art-deco-faceted-cocktail-pitcher-silver-plate-with-hinged-ice-guard-1930s","title":"Art Deco Faceted Cocktail Pitcher, Silverplate with Hinged Ice Guard, American, 1930s","description":"\u003ch3\u003eStory\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe hinged guard at the spout is the giveaway. This pitcher was built for cocktails — the guard holds the ice back so the drink pours clean.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA faceted silver-plate pitcher in classic 1930s American Art Deco form, with twelve crisp panels running floor to rim and an angular handle that reads more architecture than tableware. The design is all geometry — no curves, no ornament, just confident mid-century engineering applied to the cocktail hour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe ice guard still swings cleanly on its hinge. The plate has mellowed evenly with age. Use it for martinis, water at dinner, or as a sculptural object on a bar cart that doesn't need anything more than this.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmerican, 1930s. Silver plate, with a hinged ice guard at the spout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVery good vintage. Plate bright with minor surface wear. Ice guard hinge functions smoothly. No dents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDimensions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHeight: ~8\" tall\u003cbr\u003e\nBase width: ~5\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlas \u0026 Arden","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47992438980852,"sku":"AA-26-021","price":195.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/6321\/6372\/files\/atlas-arden-art-deco-silver-plate-cocktail-pitcher_ee846b14-b6bb-4153-91f8-2b847799e203.jpg?v=1775940291"},{"product_id":"cased-sterling-silver-tea-set-glasgow","title":"Cased Sterling Silver Teaspoons and Strainer, Nine Pieces, Glasgow, Mid-Twentieth Century","description":"\u003ch3\u003eStory\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNine pieces of hallmarked British sterling silver — 8 teaspoons and a pierced tea strainer spoon — in their original fitted presentation case. Maker's mark C.J.A., lion passant, and date letter, in a classic Old English pattern that has been set at proper tables for two hundred years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe case is what elevates this from silverware to a gift. Blue leather exterior, black velvet interior fitted to hold each piece in place, silk-lined lid printed with the retailer's mark: J.R. \u0026amp; W. Laing, Jewelers, 85 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow. A Scottish jeweler established in the 1800s. Someone walked into that shop and chose this set for someone who mattered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe whole ritual of afternoon tea is in this box — the spoons, the strainer, the precision of a matched set. It's a complete thought, not a collection of parts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe case also includes a stainless steel grapefruit knife marked Sheffield with original bone handle intact — a later addition, no doubt, but a charming and somehow appropriate companion that found its way into the box somewhere along the line.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePairs well with our Art Deco beehive tea set, currently in the shop.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOrigin\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBritish sterling silver, hallmarked. Retailed by J.R. \u0026amp; W. Laing, Jewelers, 85 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, C.2. Original fitted presentation case. Mid-20th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExcellent vintage condition. All nine pieces present and matching. Sterling surfaces are bright and clean with light use-consistent wear. No monograms or engravings. Original fitted case is intact with minor age-appropriate wear to the exterior; silk lining and velvet interior are clean and undamaged. Clasp functions properly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDimensions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCase: approximately 10\" L × 6\" W × 1.5\" H\u003cbr\u003e\nTeaspoons: approximately 5\" L each\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSourcing Note\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI found this set in a church thrift store in New York City, buried beneath a stack of records. The blue case caught my eye first — one of those details that makes you stop before you even know what you’re looking at.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe moment I opened it, I knew it was something special. Everything was still there, fitted neatly into place, and in remarkably pristine condition. There is something especially satisfying about finding an object like this in such an unexpected setting: complete, beautifully kept, and clearly treasured before it found its way there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat contrast is part of what I love about sourcing — a quiet little case hidden under a pile of records, holding this beautifully preserved silver set inside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrom home: \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/field-notes\/greenwich-village-new-york\"\u003eGreenwich Village Field Notes →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlas \u0026 Arden","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48008355119348,"sku":"AA-26-025","price":245.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/6321\/6372\/files\/atlas-arden-sterling-silver-tea-set-glasgow_a5d50e29-7833-4e96-9409-de0153799081.jpg?v=1787918386"},{"product_id":"english-silverplate-gallery-tray","title":"English Silverplate Gallery Tray, Pierced Rail with Serpentine Edge, Mid-Twentieth Century","description":"\u003ch3\u003eStory\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn oval silverplate gallery tray with a pierced reticulated rail, scalloped serpentine edge, beaded rim, cut-out handles, and four ball feet. The kind of tray that makes everything on it look like it was placed there on purpose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe gallery rail is the detail that separates a tray from a surface. The pierced pattern — a row of small arched cutouts running the full circumference — gives the form its architecture, its sense of enclosure without weight. The scalloped edge rises and falls in a gentle serpentine, and the beaded rim finishes it with a line of restraint that holds the whole composition together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a bar cart tray, a coffee table tray, an ottoman tray. It organizes a collection of bottles, holds a stack of books and a candle, or presents a tea service with the kind of quiet authority that comes from getting the proportions right. The oval is generous enough to be useful and refined enough to disappear into the room when it's not the focus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOrigin\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEnglish silverplate, mid-to-late 20th century. Unmarked. Consistent in form and quality with the Sheffield gallery tray tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGood vintage condition. Gallery rail and pierced detail are crisp and intact with no bends or repairs. Surface shows honest scratching and light tarnish consistent with decades of use — a lived-in patina that can be polished to a mirror or left as-is. Four ball feet are stable and secure. No plate loss or copper showing through.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDimensions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e~18\" L × 13\" W × 2\" H (including feet)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlas \u0026 Arden","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48071640514804,"sku":"AA-26-029","price":195.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/6321\/6372\/files\/atlas-arden-silverplate-gallery-tray-a1b2c3d4_53210324-901c-4363-b60e-b9966d757c97.jpg?v=1777305403"},{"product_id":"silverplate-footed-bowls-with-applied-shell-border-set-of-four-mid-twentieth-century","title":"Silverplate Footed Bowls with Applied Shell Border, Set of Four, Mid-Twentieth Century","description":"\u003ch3\u003eStory\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA set of four silverplate footed bowls, each ringed with a band of applied shells in deep relief — scallops and conch worked into a continuous wreath around the body of every bowl. The kind of object that lived on a sideboard in a Connecticut shingle house, brought out for the first course or the last. The form is a Revere shape, the decoration is mid-century, and the use is open: finger bowls at a long dinner, individual sorbets between courses, nuts and olives at a cocktail hour, berries and cream on a quiet morning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSold as a set of four. They belong together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOrigin\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSourced at an estate sale in Connecticut. Unmarked, as much mid-century silverplate was — sold through department stores and given as wedding silver, used for decades, then passed on. The shell border is applied work, hand-finished rather than machine-stamped, with the recesses antiqued to give the relief depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExcellent. Silverplate bright and intact across all four. The dark patina set into the recesses behind the shells is original — applied at the time of manufacture, and exactly what should be there. One of the four shows very light plate wear to the interior, visible only on close inspection and consistent with use over decades. No dents, no repairs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDimensions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach bowl is 4.75\" diameter at rim, 2.5\" height.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlas \u0026 Arden","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48117956051188,"sku":"AA-26-032","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/6321\/6372\/files\/atlas-arden-silverplate-footed-bowls-shell-border-set-of-4-a1b2c3_f828f931-87be-4442-9ccb-1db83925656f.jpg?v=1777766646"},{"product_id":"italian-silverplate-wire-basket-scalloped-petal-form-mid-twentieth-century","title":"Italian Silverplate Wire Basket, Scalloped Petal Form, Mid-Twentieth Century","description":"\u003ch3\u003eStory\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA scalloped silverplate wire basket from Italy, built like a flower in bloom — eight petals tracing the rim, radiating wires running down to a solid round base. The form is simple, graphic, and quietly Italian: the kind of object that came out of the Milanese design houses in the postwar decades, when Sambonet, Alessi, and their peers were rewriting what serveware could look like.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor bread at dinner. For fruit on a kitchen counter. For lemons by the stove. For nothing in particular on an entry console — the silhouette alone earns the shelf space.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOrigin\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFound at an estate sale in Manhattan. Marked \"Italy Silverplate\" on the underside of the base — unsigned by maker, as much Italian production of the era was, sold through department stores and trattorias and never carrying a foundry name. The form is what matters, and the form is good.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExcellent. Silverplate bright and intact across all surfaces. Light scratches on the solid round base (only on the non visible underside) — the patina of an object that has held bread and fruit and lemons for decades, which is exactly what it was made to do. No plate loss, no repairs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDimensions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDiameter at rim: 10\"\u003cbr\u003e\nBase diameter: 5\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlas \u0026 Arden","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48256226361588,"sku":"AA-26-034","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/6321\/6372\/files\/atlas-arden-italian-silverplate-wire-basket-scalloped-petal-form-mid-century-a1b2c3d4.jpg?v=1778960645"},{"product_id":"ystad-metall-swedish-brass-serving-platter-twisted-rope-rim-mid-twentieth-century","title":"Ystad Metall Swedish Brass Serving Platter, Twisted Rope Rim, Mid-Twentieth Century","description":"\u003ch3\u003eStory\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA substantial oval brass serving platter from Ystad Metall, the Swedish workshop founded in 1899 on the southern coast of Skåne. The form is generous and confident: a deep oval, hand-hammered across the surface, finished with a twisted rope rim that runs the full circumference. The patina is original — warm gold with the soft mottling of brass that has been used, set down, picked up, and used again for the better part of a century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor a roast on a holiday table. For a centerpiece of pears and persimmons through autumn. For a stack of folded linen napkins on a sideboard. Or for nothing in particular on a long dining table, where the surface alone carries the room.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOrigin\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFound at a small antik \u0026amp; design farmhouse in rural Skåne — the southernmost province of Sweden and the region where Ystad Metall was founded and operated. The platter came home roughly an hour from where it was made, after decades in a Swedish household. Marked \u003cstrong\u003eYstad Metall\u003c\/strong\u003e on the underside with the company's circular cartouche.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOn the maker\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYstad Metall was one of the most important Scandinavian producers of decorative metalware through the twentieth century. Founded in 1899 in the coastal town of Ystad, the company became known for hand-finished brass and silverplate in clean modernist forms, working with named designers including Gunnar Ander — whose collaborations defined Swedish tabletop design in the postwar decades. Ander's brass candleholders and serving pieces for Ystad are actively collected today. This platter is unsigned by designer, as much of Ystad's broader production was, but the maker's mark and the hand-hammered surface place it in the workshop's quality tier.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExcellent. The hand-hammered surface is intact across the body, with the soft warm patina of unpolished brass that has aged honestly. The twisted rope rim is undamaged and tight to the body. No dents, no repairs, no aggressive cleaning. We've left the patina as found — polishing would brighten it but would also erase the evidence of its long Swedish life, which is part of what makes it worth keeping.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDimensions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLength: 24 in, Width: 14.5 in\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ystad Metall","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48348493480180,"sku":"AA-26-037","price":345.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/6321\/6372\/files\/atlas-arden-ystad-metall-brass-serving-platter-rope-rim-e7f3a1.jpg?v=1779814961"},{"product_id":"24k-gold-plated-pitcher-attributed-to-tommi-parzinger-for-dorlyn-silversmiths-1960s","title":"24K Gold-Plated Pitcher, Attributed to Tommi Parzinger for Dorlyn Silversmiths, 1960s","description":"\u003ch3\u003eStory\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTommi Parzinger understood that restraint is not the absence of luxury. It's the control of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis cylindrical pitcher in 24-karat gold plate was produced in the 1960s in a form attributed to Parzinger's work with Dorlyn Silversmiths — part of a body of work that defined American modernist metalware at its most refined. The form is deceptively simple: a straight-walled cylinder, three incised bands at the upper third, and a squared-off handle that turns a pitcher into architecture. There is nothing extra. There is nothing missing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eParzinger emigrated from Munich to New York in 1932 and spent the next four decades designing for the kind of client who didn't need to be told what good taste looked like. His collaboration with Dorlyn Silversmiths produced some of the most collectible American metalwork of the mid-century — pieces that sit comfortably alongside the best Scandinavian and Italian design of the same period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe gold plating on this example has held beautifully — warm, reflective, and even across the exterior. The interior shows honest wear from decades of use, which is exactly what you'd expect from a piece that was never treated as precious. It was treated as essential.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAttributed to Tommi Parzinger (German-American, 1903–1981) and to Dorlyn Silversmiths, New York, 1960s. A cylindrical pitcher with an angular handle and incised triple-line banding, in 24-karat gold plate over brass, stamped \"24K GP.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDimensions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeight: 9\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWidth: 5\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDepth (with handle): 6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGood vintage condition. Wear consistent with age and use. Exterior gold plating intact with warm, even tone and light scuffs. Interior shows wear and pitting from use. No dents or structural issues.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSourcing Note\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI found this pitcher at auction and was immediately taken with it. I’m not usually someone who gravitates toward gold, but this piece stopped me in my tracks. The shape is nearly perfect — a beautifully restrained cylinder, softened by the fine horizontal lines that wrap around the body.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat really makes it for me, though, is the handle. Its strong, linear geometry feels almost architectural against the smooth cylindrical form of the pitcher. That tension between the two is such a distinctive detail and gives the whole piece an unexpected modernity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI also love the Munich connection. Tommi Parzinger was born there, and I can’t help imagining this sitting on a sideboard in a beautiful old \u003cem\u003eAltbau\u003c\/em\u003e apartment in Schwabing — high ceilings, parquet floors, good light, and this little flash of gold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the most striking pitchers I’ve come across in a long time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Attributed to Tommi Parzinger","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48883817677044,"sku":"AA-26-038","price":495.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/6321\/6372\/files\/atlas-arden-gold-plated-cylindrical-pitcher.jpg?v=1784495609"},{"product_id":"postmodern-silver-plated-coffee-and-tea-set-with-ebony-handles-attributed-to-lino-sabattini-italy-1980s","title":"Postmodern Silver-Plated Coffee and Tea Set with Ebony Handles, Attributed to Lino Sabattini, Italy, 1980s","description":"\u003ch3\u003eStory\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLino Sabattini spent sixty years proving that silver could be sculpture. This set is the evidence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA two-piece postmodern coffee and tea service attributed to Sabattini and produced in Italy, circa 1980s. The taller coffee pot and lower tea pot share the same vocabulary — clean conical forms with sweeping horn-shaped handles carved from solid ebony. The contrast between the reflective silver plate and the dark, warm wood is the entire design: two materials, in conversation, with nothing else to distract.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLino Sabattini was one of the defining Italian metalsmiths of the twentieth century. After establishing his own workshop in Milan and attracting the attention of Gio Ponti, he became closely associated with Christofle in the late 1950s and early 1960s before founding Sabattini Argenteria. His work is represented in major museum collections, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York. The sculptural geometry of this set places it firmly within the language of late-twentieth-century Italian design, though in the absence of a visible maker’s mark, the attribution to Sabattini remains just that — an attribution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis set dates to circa the 1980s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoth pieces are in good original estate condition with minor cosmetic wear to the silver-plate finish — the honest evidence of a set that was used, not just displayed. The ebony handles are intact and beautiful.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis belongs on a sideboard, a credenza, or a dining table where the rest of the objects are chosen with the same care.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOrigin\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eItaly, circa 1980s. Attributed to Lino Sabattini. Silver plate with solid ebony handles. The set comprises a coffee pot and a tea pot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo-piece coffee and tea service in silver plate with solid ebony handles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDimensions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoffee pot: H 8\" × Dia. 4\" × W 8\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTea pot: H 5.5\" × Dia. 6\" × W 9\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGood vintage condition. Original, unaltered. Both pieces show minor cosmetic wear to silver-plate finish, consistent with age and use. Ebony handles intact with no chips or cracks. No dents or structural issues.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSourcing Note\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI found this set at auction, and it spoke to me immediately. I’ve always been obsessed with 1980s Italian design — a place and an era that seemed completely unafraid of asymmetry, geometry, strange proportions, and abstract forms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis set has all of that. The severe silver shapes, the sweeping ebony handles, the slightly improbable silhouettes — it feels unmistakably of that moment, when Italian designers were making useful objects that also behaved like sculpture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere was something about the pair together that created an atmosphere before I had even fully studied them. That is usually the signal for me. Some objects ask to be understood first. These simply had presence.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Attributed to Lino Sabattini","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48883926073588,"sku":"AA-26-039","price":875.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/6321\/6372\/files\/atlas-arden-sabattini-silver-ebony-tea-set_da8b72ea-d555-4905-9c6a-e9025c72a224.jpg?v=1784497645"},{"product_id":"robert-a-m-stern-silverplate-pitcher-for-swid-powell-italy-1986","title":"Robert A.M. Stern Silverplate Pitcher for Swid Powell, Italy, 1986","description":"\u003ch3\u003eStory\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA silverplate pitcher designed by \u003cstrong\u003eRobert A.M. Stern\u003c\/strong\u003e for \u003cstrong\u003eSwid Powell\u003c\/strong\u003e, produced in Italy in 1986 — one of Stern's iconic contributions to the postmodern architects' tabletop movement of the 1980s. The body is a Doric column; the top of the capital swells out on one side to form the spout; the scroll handle arcs lyrically upward, countering the solidity of the vessel with a single confident gesture. Classical vocabulary translated into contemporary sculpture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSigned on the underside: \u003cstrong\u003eSwid Powell \/ Made in Italy \/ Silver Plated \/ RAMS\u003c\/strong\u003e (Robert A.M. Stern's designer monogram). Documented example in the collection of the Yale University Art Gallery, Swid Powell Collection, gift of Nan Swid, accession number 2011.200.16. Additional examples in the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Dallas Museum of Art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOn Robert A.M. Stern and Swid Powell\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRobert A.M. Stern (1939 - 2025) was one of the most significant American architects of the late twentieth century — founding partner of Robert A.M. Stern Architects (RAMSA), Dean of the Yale School of Architecture from 1998 to 2016, and author of the definitive multi-volume architectural history of New York. His work is characterized by reinterpretations of traditional architecture, from nineteenth-century shingle cottages to Art Moderne skyscrapers, translated through contemporary sensibility.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSwid Powell was the New York tableware company founded in 1982 by Nan Swid and Addie Powell — two former Knoll colleagues who translated postmodern architecture from the skyscraper to the dining table. They brought in a generation of prominent architects — Stern, Richard Meier, Michael Graves, Ettore Sottsass, Philip Johnson, Robert Venturi, Stanley Tigerman, Zaha Hadid, Frank Gehry — and produced tabletop objects that are now considered defining works of postmodern design. The company's papers were donated to Yale University Art Gallery in 2007, accompanied by the exhibition \u003cem\u003eThe Architect's Table: Swid Powell and Postmodern Design\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Stern pitcher is documented in \u003cem\u003eSWID POWELL: Objects by Architects\u003c\/em\u003e (Annette Tapert, Rizzoli, 1990), the standard reference on the collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOrigin\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFound at a New York City flea market. A quietly significant object — the kind of piece that photographs beautifully and reads to the informed eye immediately, but sat on a table waiting for the right buyer to recognize it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExcellent. The silverplate is bright and intact across the body, the handle, the spout, and the pedestal foot. One small, effectively invisible rise on the right side of the rim — perceptible only when a finger is run along the edge, not visible to the eye. No plate loss, no dents, no scratches beyond the light surface wear expected of a piece from the mid-1980s. The scroll handle is tight and structurally sound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDimensions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApproximate: 11¼ in tall × 6¼ in wide × 10 in deep (28.5 cm × 15.9 cm × 25.4 cm). Weight: 3.1 kg (approximately 6.8 lbs)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions referenced to the Yale University Art Gallery accession record (2011.200.16)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSourcing Note\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat stopped me was the confidence of it: a Doric column turned into a piece of tableware, serious architecture made unexpectedly domestic. I found it at a New York City flea market, sitting quietly among much more ordinary things — exactly the kind of discovery that keeps me looking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRobert A.M. Stern had an enormous influence on the way New York looks today. Our first apartment in the city was across the street from one of his best-known Central Park West towers, and I loved staring at it at different times of day, watching the way it caught the light. Stern helped reintroduce a kind of muscular, historically informed classicism to the city’s skyline. His work has sometimes been dismissed as nostalgic imitation, but I have always felt that he understood how to borrow from the best of architectural history without simply copying it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat is what makes this pitcher so special to me. It takes the same instinct and reduces it to the scale of a table: a classical column, reworked with wit and precision into something completely functional. You can hold in your hands the same architectural language that helped shape New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrom home: \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/field-notes\/greenwich-village-new-york\"\u003eGreenwich Village Field Notes →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Swid Powell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49102597325044,"sku":"AA-26-042","price":425.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/6321\/6372\/files\/atlas-arden-silverplate-doric-pitcher_4b899123-3acf-421c-94ff-60b518cfd916.jpg?v=1786214498"},{"product_id":"culver-22k-gold-patriotic-eagle-cocktail-shaker-set-seven-pieces-c-1960s","title":"Culver 22K Gold \"Patriotic Eagle\" Cocktail Shaker Set, Seven Pieces, c. 1960s","description":"\u003ch3\u003eStory\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA complete Culver cocktail set in the \"Patriotic Eagle\" pattern — a 22-karat gold Federal Eagle with olive branch and arrows, ringed by gold stars, on a tall glass shaker with a brass cap and six matching roly-poly rocks glasses. American mid-century barware at its most confident: the Great Seal iconography rendered in glittering gold on clear glass, meant for the sideboard and the cocktail hour and the kind of entertaining that took itself seriously and looked good doing it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe timing is not incidental. 2026 marks the \u003cstrong\u003eSemiquincentennial\u003c\/strong\u003e — the 250th anniversary of American independence — and the objects that hold the country's iconography most confidently are worth looking at again. Culver's Patriotic Eagle set was designed in the Kennedy era, when American entertaining leaned into Federal design and Great Seal iconography, and it reads now as both a mid-century artifact and a Semiquincentennial object. The Eagle is the same one on the dollar bill and the presidential seal. The gold is real. The set has been waiting sixty years for this year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSold as a complete set of seven: the shaker plus all six original glasses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOrigin\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFound at auction. The complete matched set is uncommon — most Culver Patriotic Eagle sets that come to market are missing pieces, or the shaker without the glasses, or a partial set of two or three glasses. Finding all six glasses with the original shaker in matching condition is the reason to buy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOn Culver Ltd. and American gilded barware\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCulver Ltd., founded in the 1940s and headquartered in New Jersey, was one of a small group of American glassmakers — alongside Georges Briard, Fred Press, and Cera — who defined the mid-century cocktail hour with their signature 22-karat gold decoration on clear glass. Culver's patterns ranged from Hollywood Regency (Greek Key, Chinoiserie, Moroccan) to Americana (Patriotic Eagle, Federal motifs) to Kitsch (Coins, Feathered patterns). Their pieces are actively collected today, with complete matched sets commanding significant premiums over individual glasses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 22K gold on Culver pieces is real gold, applied by transfer and fired onto the glass — the material and technique that gives these pieces their distinctive brightness even six decades later.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVery good vintage condition, consistent with the set's age. The 22K gold decoration is intact across the shaker and all six glasses — the Federal Eagle motif, the star patterns, and the gold rim bands all reading brightly. Light fading of the gold band around the rims of some glasses is visible on close inspection, common to gilded glassware of this period. The shaker's brass cap is intact with its original finial. No chips, no cracks, no losses. Structurally sound throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDimensions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShaker: 9.75 in tall (10 in with cap)\u003cbr\u003e\nGlasses (six matching): 3 in tall x 2.75 in diameter\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSourcing Note\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI’ve always had a soft spot for mid-century Americana. It immediately takes me back to my grandparents’ generation — the people who came through the Second World War and displayed their patriotism without irony. The flag on the house. The stitched bald eagle throw pillow. The sort of thing that sits right on the line between kitsch and nostalgia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen I found this Culver set at auction, all of that came rushing back. The gold eagle, the stars, the sheer confidence of it — it felt completely of that moment, and completely charming because of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the set I imagine coming out for a summer garden party on the Fourth of July, or a Memorial Day barbecue with too many people and very cold drinks. Sometimes a little Americana is exactly the point.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Culver Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49103368421620,"sku":"AA-26-043","price":295.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/6321\/6372\/files\/atlas-arden-culver-gold-eagle-cocktail-set_8f778e2f-c42d-4d63-9c82-89562197f1a1.jpg?v=1786273074"},{"product_id":"oscar-de-la-renta-home-for-lunt-silverplate-ice-bucket-tortoiseshell-tone-handles","title":"Oscar de la Renta Home for Lunt Silverplate Ice Bucket with Tortoiseshell-Tone Handles, circa 2006","description":"\u003ch3\u003eStory\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA striking silver-plated ice bucket designed for Oscar de la Renta Home and produced by Lunt Silversmiths, with a beautifully flared rim, substantial stepped pedestal base and sculptural dark tortoiseshell-tone side handles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe proportions are exceptionally good. The polished body rises from a weighty circular foot before opening gently at the rim, while the dark handles provide just enough contrast to keep the silver from feeling formal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is classic Oscar de la Renta: polished and glamorous, but with something warmer and slightly unexpected worked into the mix.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally intended for the bar, it has enough presence to work well beyond it — as a wine or champagne cooler, filled with flowers, or simply left empty on a sideboard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOrigin\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOscar de la Renta Home for Lunt Silversmiths, United States, circa 2006.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Oscar de la Renta Home silver collection with Lunt debuted in the mid-2000s and included silver-plated tabletop and decorative objects. This example bears both the Oscar de la Renta Home and Lunt marks to the underside. Silver-plated metal with dark tortoiseshell-tone handles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExcellent condition. The silver plate presents beautifully and has been freshly polished, with only light surface wear and fine scratches consistent with age and use. The handles are intact and secure. Interior shows minor age-appropriate patina and use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDimensions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9.25 in. H × approximately 10 in. W overall, handle to handle. Top diameter: 8 in. Base diameter: 6 in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSourcing Note\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFound at an estate sale in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI saw the shape before I saw the mark. It was sitting among a pile of other things and could easily have been passed over. In fact, it was nearly black when I found it, with only flashes of silver showing through. But the wide flared rim, the weight of the base and those dark handles immediately caught my eye. Even under all that tarnish, it felt different from the usual silver ice bucket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnce I turned it over and saw the Oscar de la Renta Home and Lunt marks, it made complete sense.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI have always had a soft spot for Oscar de la Renta. He dressed American First Ladies and, in my head, somehow became the great American king of style. When I was a kid, my parents gave me an Oscar de la Renta tie, and I coveted it like almost nothing else I owned. It was probably my first real glimpse into the idea that a name, a maker and a history could give an object meaning beyond its basic function.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaybe that is part of why I have always been drawn to older things. Not because age alone makes something important, but because objects absorb stories. They hold onto the people who made them, chose them, used them and kept them. Finding this one beneath all that tarnish felt a little like uncovering that history again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI brought it home, polished it, and watched the whole thing come back to life. It is glamorous without being precious — the kind of piece that makes a bar feel properly dressed, but looks just as good sitting empty on a table.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlas \u0026 Arden","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49372418113780,"sku":null,"price":325.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/6321\/6372\/files\/e99695cb-b4d4-4c42-b299-3df2dc97821c.png?v=1789161378"},{"product_id":"amber-crystal-decanter-with-six-cordials-mid-twentieth-century","title":"Amber Crystal Decanter with Six Cordials, Mid-Twentieth Century","description":"\u003ch3\u003eStory\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA beautifully sculptural amber crystal decanter with six matching cordials, each cut in a strong geometric form with substantial faceted bases.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe color is what gives the set its presence. Depending on the light, the crystal shifts from pale honey to a deeper golden amber, while the heavy bases and sharply cut sides give the pieces an architectural quality that feels particularly at home on a bar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe set has the restrained glamour of mid-century European crystal — substantial, polished and highly decorative without being ornate. The decanter is especially striking, with its tall rectangular body, rounded interior well and faceted stopper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTogether, the seven pieces make a complete and unusually cohesive bar set.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOrigin\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMid-twentieth century. Amber cut crystal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnmarked. While the form and coloration recall the modernist crystal associated with makers such as Moser, no maker’s mark has been found and the set is offered without attribution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVery good vintage condition overall. The decanter, stopper and cordials present beautifully, with light surface wear consistent with age and use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne cordial has a small nick to the lower edge corner of the base, shown in the photographs. The nick is localized and does not detract significantly from the overall appearance of the set. When aligned, unnoticeable. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDimensions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDecanter: 10.5 in. H with stopper; 8.75 in. H without stopper.\u003cbr\u003eStopper: 3 in. H.\u003cbr\u003eCordials: approximately 2.5 in. H × just under 2 in. W.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSourcing Note\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFound in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe color spoke to me immediately. I have always loved amber glass and crystal, especially when it is paired with a strong, almost architectural form like this.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy husband and I collect Moser vases, so I am particularly drawn to that world of heavy, beautifully colored crystal — objects that feel just as sculptural as they are functional. This set immediately reminded me of that sensibility, even though it is unmarked and I would not presume to attribute it to Moser.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat I loved most was how complete it felt. The tall decanter, the six matching cordials, the substantial bases and that warm honey color all work together beautifully.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt feels made for a proper bar: useful, glamorous and just restrained enough to let the material do the work.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlas \u0026 Arden","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49378735915252,"sku":null,"price":275.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/6321\/6372\/files\/ec9a8824-e6f1-46c9-a286-33121fe940a1.png?v=1789238364"},{"product_id":"georges-briard-orange-glass-serving-tray-with-gilt-decoration-and-wood-handles-circa-1960s","title":"Georges Briard Orange Glass Serving Tray with Gilt Decoration and Wood Handles, circa 1960s","description":"\u003ch3\u003eStory\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA wonderfully graphic mid-century serving tray by Georges Briard, rendered in vivid orange glass with gilt decoration, dark wood handles and brass-tone fittings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe color is the first thing you notice, but it is the composition that makes the piece work: a broad decorative border, strong central medallion and gently curved rectangular form that gives the tray a sense of movement without feeling overly ornate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeorges Briard was the commercial name used by artist and designer Jascha Brojdo, whose glassware, barware and serveware became fixtures of sophisticated American entertaining in the mid-twentieth century. His work is particularly associated with bold color, graphic pattern and metallic decoration — a combination that made even practical household objects feel a little more glamorous.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis tray has exactly that quality. The saturated orange glass and gilt decoration are striking, but the beautifully shaped dark wood handles may be my favorite detail. Warm against the glass and finished with brass-tone fittings, they give the piece a tactile, almost furniture-like quality and keep the design from feeling overly slick.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSigned Georges Briard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOrigin\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeorges Briard, circa 1960s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOrange glass with gilt decoration, wood handles and brass-tone fittings. Signed “Georges Briard” to the surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVery good vintage condition with light age-appropriate surface wear. The gilt decoration remains strong overall, with minor wear consistent with use. The wood handles and metal fittings show light wear consistent with age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDimensions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e12 in. L × 6 in. W.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSourcing Note\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFound in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe orange stopped me immediately. I have always loved objects that use color with confidence, and this one has exactly that quality — bright, graphic and just a little glamorous.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat drew me in after that was the mix of materials: the glossy orange glass, gilt decoration, dark wood handles and brass-tone fittings. The handles are especially lovely — beautifully proportioned and warm in the hand — and give the tray far more character than its simple function would suggest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy great-aunt had a tray much like this in her formal parlor — the kind of room Southern women of her generation took particular pride in. And, of course, anything that made it into the sitting room was there for observing only.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat may be part of why this one feels so familiar to me. It has that same combination of usefulness and display — an object made to serve, but handsome enough to earn a place in the room even when no one is touching it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA very Atlas \u0026amp; Arden kind of find: practical, decorative and impossible to ignore.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlas \u0026 Arden","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49378742960372,"sku":null,"price":195.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/6321\/6372\/files\/bd379642-3d20-43f6-84da-afc2ff2d9633.png?v=1789240165"}],"url":"https:\/\/atlasandarden.com\/collections\/the-bar.oembed","provider":"Atlas \u0026 Arden","version":"1.0","type":"link"}