1950s Mid Century Modern Ceramic Glidden Serving Platter Circus Atomic Kitsch Ernest Sohn Menagerie Line

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We have for your consideration a serving platter designed by the Belgian-American designer, Ernest Sohn. The tray was created in … Read more We have for your consideration a serving platter designed by the Belgian-American designer, Ernest Sohn. The tray was created in the 1950's by Glidden Pottery in New York and is from their Menagerie line. Platter is in great vintage condition and depicts of a circus hand painted theme in a modernistic design which is gorgeous and very whimsical. Platter does not have any chips or discoloration but does have a faint small hardly noticeable hairline crack on one side but it doesn’t detract from the beauty of this Amazing piece of ceramic pottery. Platter is signed glidden on the back side. This piece of mid century modern cearmic art will compliment your mid century modern decor and grace your mid century modern home a piece of must have pottery for your glidden collection.

Glidden Pottery is one of the most popular collectible American ceramics today. Glidden pottery was made in Alfred, New York from 1940 to 1957. It's Eames era, midcentury modern pottery was all the rage in the years following the end of the Second World War. Notable designers include the founder, Glidden Parker, Sergio Dello Strologo, and Fong Chow. Glidden pottery was individually glazed and hand-painted and came in an array of colorful glazes such as teal, pink, tan, green, and blue, and incorporated clever designs highlighting figures of elephants, giraffes, and fish in it's creative forms of decorative pieces and serve ware. Some of the most popular Glidden pieces are matching sets with animal imagery and abstract linear designs. The pottery was found in homes, hotels, fine restaurants, and even on popular TV shows in the 1950s. Glidden pottery was the choice of interior designers, art collectors, and even Hollywood actors and actresses. Lucille Ball was fond of Glidden pottery and adorned her California home and her “I Love Lucy” set apartment with Glidden pieces, including platters to ashtrays.

Ernest Sohn was born on October 28, 1913, near Antwerp Belgium into a well-to-do upper-middle class German Jewish family. The family remained in Belgium through the First World War but after the war was over, the family returned to their native Germany. After graduating from high school, Sohn went to college at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, where he studied architecture. But his education was cut short by the removal of all Jewish students from the school in 1933 after the National Socialists lead by Adolf Hitler gained control of the German government. In 1936, Sohn was able to flee the Nazi persecution and immigrate to the United States, landing in New York. With luck and determination, Sohn quickly established a career and reputation within the gift industry. After years as the lead designer for several prominent giftware companies, Sohn opened his own company, Ernest Sohn Creations, in 1951. He soon found his creations in stores like Marshall Fields in Chicago and B Altman's in NY. His unique design approach and focus on creating objects that were always utilitarian as well as decorative helped him become a leader in the field and a designer whose name sold products across the country. Sohn was able to create designs that bridged the gap between the most modern and avant-garde and the more conventional and historically based. His work also garnered Good Design awards from MOMA in the 1950s. Sohn continued to create for his company through the 1960's and 1970's, finally retiring in 1978. He spent his retirement years enjoying other creative endeavors, such as painting. Sohn died in May 2006 at the age of 92.

Era: 1950s

Designer: Ernest sohn

Manufacture: glidden pottery

Condition: great used vintage condition with one hairline very fine cracks on the left side of this pottery doesn’t detract from hr w beauty or function of this gorgeous piece.

Measurements: 14 3/4 inches wide by 11 1/4 inches deep by 1 1/8 tall. See less