Description
Vintage Dorothy Thorpe Chip and Dip Bowl. Condition is very good, with little wear to silver edging, probably due to the armature that held the Dip & Toothpick Bowls over the larger Chip Bowl. Approximate Measurements: Large Bowl: 10.75” diameter x 6”h. Overall height of all 3 Bowls are 9”h Thorpe is best known for her timeless and modern, wide-band sterling overlay glass pieces. Born in Salt Lake City in 1901, Dorothy Thorpe was a mid-century American artist who designed beautiful glassware and ceramic pieces out of her Los Angeles studio. Like many of her mid-century contemporaries, such as Georges Briard and Fred Press, she was a designer, not a manufacturer, of glassware. She purchased simple blank glassware, mostly crystal, from U.S. and European manufacturers and decorated them with her personal designs. In 1945, Thorpe wrote to a collector that many of her floral motifs, which included eucalyptus, irises, roses and narcissus flowers, were inspired by flora and fauna that surrounded her on trips she took to Hawaii. She created these breathtaking designs by using a sandblasting technique. She was also known for her silver overlay and paint speckled glass pieces which included all types of glassware and punchbowl sets. While some of Thorpe’s glassware pieces are signed with a large “T” and a smaller “D”, many of her pieces found today do not carry her signature or her original logo sticker on them. Her sandblasted pieces are undeniably Thorpe as most, if not all, have her trademark signature. This is also true of her paint speckled pieces, which include designs in gold fleck and pastel speckled colors. Because of the popularity of television shows like Mad Men, that showcase her popular silver rim roly poly glasses, many attribute any silver rim pieces to Thorpe. However, since Thorpe designed on “blanks”, the only known silver pieces that can be attributed to Thorpe are her timeless and modern, wide-band sterling overlay glass pieces. Silver rim and mercury pieces were quite common in the 1950s and 60s.
Chengju Tian
Item was shipped very quickly. It was packaged extremely well with lots of bubble wrap. The glass vintage box was exactly as described and as shown in the pictures. It was a great value and the seller worked with me on the price. I would highly recommend this seller and definitely buy from him again! Thank you.
maxmustermann123
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