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Jan 18, 2025
19 Piece Oleg Cassini Glass Tableware Set. 4 rounded coasters, 3 square coasters, 1 bowl, and 11 custard cups. Marked on bases.
Largest Size: 11 1/2 x 11 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.
#8432 #121 .
Oleg Cassini was born in Paris on April 11th, 1913 as Oleg Aleksandrovich Loiewski, the elder son of Countess Marguerite Cassini and her husband Count Alexander Loiewski, a Russian diplomat. In 1918 the Russian Revolution caused the Loiewski family to flee for their lives, leaving behind their wealth, lands, and homes. As a young child, Oleg saw his cousin shot to death, and the trauma affected him for the rest of his life. The family reached temporary safety in Denmark, then fled further to Switzerland. The Greek Royal family invited them to Greece, but while traveling through Italy a revolution began in Greece as well. With nowhere else to go, they disembarked from the train they were on in Florence, eventually settling there. In his early youth, Cassini suffered a major accident, almost losing his left leg. He spent almost a year in bed in recovery, during which time he studied history and read extensively, particularly American authors. He developed a love of American history and the mysticism of Native American tribes, as well as an appreciation for American culture through the movies. His mother founded a fashion house in Florence, introducing him to her numerous American clients, particularly those from Washington, D.C. Already fluent in Russian, French, Danish, and Italian, he taught himself to speak English without any formal lessons, and became highly athletic, playing soccer recreationally and tennis for the Italian Jr. Davis Cup team, becoming its champion. He studied Political Science at the University of Florence and became an accomplished equestrian, as well as joining their track and ski teams. He studied fine art under painter Giorgio de Chirico at the Accademia di Belle Arti Firenze, eventually finding his calling in fashion, studying under the French couturier Jean Patou. Cassini won a number of international fashion competitions in Turin, including five first prizes in Mostra Della Moda for sketches and Most Creative Presentation for an evening dress painted in dramatic colors on silver foil. Cassini opened his own boutique in Rome and designed for the local film industry as well as Roman society. Oleg challenged a rival to a duel over a debutante, Anna Donnina Toeplitz, and subsequently fled to the United States in 1936 after winning. He briefly worked as a political cartoonist in Washington, D.C. due to his mother’s connections, before moving to Hollywood where he wound up working with Paramount Pictures. In addition to being the lead designer on dozens of films, he became well known for his private designs for countless celebrities over his long career, from Shirley Temple to Jacqueline Kennedy to Taylor Swift. After the attack on Pearl Harbor Cassini enlisted in the United States Coast Guard, but he later served in the U.S. Army as a cavalry officer, achieving the rank of first lieutenant. In order to do so, Cassini became a full United States citizen, forfeiting all his titles of nobility. Cassini moved to New York City in 1952 to open his own fashion house on Seventh Avenue. He was named an honorary member of the Chickasaw and Navajo nations in 1981 due to his fundraising and organization of gala charity events for the tribes. He received a Doctorate of Fine Arts in 1989, by which time his name adorned everything from luggage to nail polish to automobiles. In 2003 The Council of Fashion Designers of America Board of Directors acknowledged Cassini’s extraordinary design achievements with their first ever Special Tribute. The presentation was made to Oleg by President Stan Herman and Diane von Furstenberg. In 1999 Cassini received the James Herriot Award (All Creatures Great and Small) as the Man of the Year from the Humane Society of the United States for his work and care for animals, the same year he was awarded the Humanitarian Award at a fashion show and Gala at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. for his innovations in animal-free fashion design materials. He died from complications of an aneurysm in Manhasset, New York in 2006, leaving behind several ex-wives, two children, and a massive legacy in American culture, arts, and fashion.
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