Coffee Service: Ernest Sohn Creations, Octagon, Ivory & Gold, 15 Pcs, Vintage USA 1958

One of the most sought-after coffee services in American mid-century design — this Ernest Sohn Creations "Octagon" set pairs ivory vitrified china with gold accents across all fifteen pieces.

• Maker: Ernest Sohn Creations
• Pattern: Octagon
• Materials: Vitrified china
• Origin: New York, USA
• Era: Vintage, circa 1958–early 1960s
• Quantity: 15 pieces (1 electric percolator, 1 lidded sugar bowl, 1 creamer, 12 mugs)
• Dimensions: Percolator 15.25" tall (incl. lid/finial), 64 oz; sugar 5.5" tall (incl. lid); creamer 3.5" tall, 12 oz; mugs 5.5" tall, 3" wide, 12 oz
• Condition: Very good — gold wear on percolator and sugar finials; some mugs show slight use. Hand wash recommended. Ships heavy — expect two to three boxes. Please review photos closely before purchasing, as all sales are final.

Each piece has the graduated octagonal form and the metal pinecone finial that define this pattern — a traditional symbol of hospitality, and here a masterpiece of restrained elegance. The bottom is embossed with the Ernest Sohn Creations logo and stamped "Made in USA." The Octagon shape was inspired by George I era coffee pots of the 18th century, reinterpreted by Sohn in the clean geometry of mid-century modernism.

A showstopping gift for the MCM tableware collector, or anyone assembling a coffee service worthy of entertaining in style.

Ernest Sohn Creations was founded in 1951 in New York by Ernest Sohn, a German immigrant who came to the US in 1936. He partnered with Hall China, Red Wing Pottery, Glidden, and others to bring his designs to life, opening a showroom on Fifth Avenue that became one of the most celebrated addresses in American tableware. Several of his designs received awards and are included in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art. He retired in 1978 and died in May 2006 at age 92.

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