Mithé Espelt Furniture
French, 1923-2020
Marie-Thérèse Espelt, known better as Mithé Espelt, was a dominant force in mid-20th-century ceramics in France. Mithé is remembered for her modern ceramic wall mirrors, gilded and enameled ashtrays and other ornate objects and boxes, often featuring birds and lively colors. She preferred not to sign her pieces and, as a consequence, much of her work has been misattributed, including to French ceramist François Lembo.
Mithé grew up in the Camargue region of France. Her father’s extensive network included 1904 Nobel Prize winner Frédéric Mistral and Parisian painter and decorator Jean Hugo. Mithé’s early introduction to a community of artists inspired her to study sculpture and drawing at the Beaux-Arts School in Montpellier in 1939.
Mithé’s early work caught the attention of French ceramist Emilie Decanis and jewelry distributor Charles Démery. Mithé set up a ceramics workshop in the Hôtel de Bernis in Lunel, where she quickly garnered a reputation for her ceramic work and accessories, including mirrors, jewelry boxes and buttons. Démery founded the Souleiado boutique, which began distributing Mithé’s work, thus attracting a worldwide audience.
French author Antoine Candau wrote a retrospective book on Mithé’s career titled Mithé Espelt, the Discreet Luxury of the Every Day, which contributed to bringing her legacy to the forefront while shedding light on her anonymity. While Mithé was respected within her inner circle, the general public is only now beginning to understand the immense talent behind her over five-decade-long career.
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Creator: Mithé Espelt
Ceramic mirror by Mithé Espelt, France, 1970's
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Paris, FR
ceramic mirror by Mithé Espelt
Category
1970s French Modern Vintage Mithé Espelt Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Box with ceramic lid by Mithé Espelt, 1960s
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Marinha Grande, PT
Stunning decorative square box by Mithé Espelt, stained wood box covered with a ceramic lid showing a ultramarine blue circle framed with silver, gold and king blue glaze.
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mithé Espelt Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Mithé Espelt, Orange Mirror, Ceramic, circa 1960, France
By Mithé Espelt
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
Mithé Espelt (1923-2020), rectangular orange mirror,
Glazed ceramic.
The back covered with green velvet,
circa 1960, France.
Measures : Height 38 cm, length 23.5 cm
Mithé ...
Category
1960s European Vintage Mithé Espelt Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Mithé Espelt "Cleo" Hand-Mirror, circa 1952, France.
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Brussels, BE
Mithé Espelt "Cleo" model ceramic hand-mirror, circa 1952, France.
Earthenware, mirrored glass.
Glazed and matte black, pink, green and gold decor.
Dimensions: 20 cm H, 14 cm W, 1 cm...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mithé Espelt Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Miroir by Mithé Espelt, circa 1960
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Paris, FR
Mirror with roses by Mithé Espelt
Glazed and cracked ceramic
France, circa 1960
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mithé Espelt Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Jewelry Box
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Paris, FR
The French ceramist invites us to contemplate the beauty of everyday objects through a glazed motif of pink and white daisies, decorating a square jewelry box. The object conveys the...
Category
1960s French French Provincial Vintage Mithé Espelt Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Little flower
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Paris, FR
A jewelry box created as a tribute to the American musician and composer Sidney Bechet, by one of the leading figures in 20th-century French ceramics, who turned her art into an ode ...
Category
1960s French French Provincial Vintage Mithé Espelt Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Gold Leaf
Mirror
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Paris, FR
To embellish women's everyday lives, the French ceramist imagines rare objects such as this small-format mirror, ideal for carrying in your handbag. A red ceramic pearl hangs from th...
Category
1950s French French Provincial Vintage Mithé Espelt Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Mirror
Mirror Polynesia
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Paris, FR
A mirror made of stamped clay, richly decorated with polychrome enamels in shades of blue, green and white. Mithé Espelt makes repeated use of this chromatic harmony. The use of bird...
Category
1980s French French Provincial Vintage Mithé Espelt Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Mirror
Jewelry Box
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Paris, FR
A rectangular jewelry box whose fine craftsmanship resonates with the talent of this renowned French ceramist. Here, the artist creates a sparkling decoration, with the deep red of t...
Category
1970s French French Provincial Vintage Mithé Espelt Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Gold Leaf
Box Birds
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Paris, FR
This wooden box is topped by a stamped earthenware lid decorated with orange, green, white and blue polychrome enamels. For Mithé Espelt, the object is an essential element of the bo...
Category
1960s French French Provincial Vintage Mithé Espelt Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Oval mirror
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Paris, FR
A mirror made at the beginning of his career, in stamped and glazed clay and with an original shape. The infinite variations of green and olive hues, and the glaze with its thousand ...
Category
1950s French French Provincial Vintage Mithé Espelt Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Mirror
Romantic
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Paris, FR
This beautiful colored mirror, whose discreet irregularity is its charm, is one of the variations described as "romantic", produced in the mid-1960s. Decorated with delicate pink and...
Category
1960s French French Provincial Vintage Mithé Espelt Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Mirror
Square Mirror
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Paris, FR
A singular object, faithful to the artist's sunny, luxurious universe. Mithé Espelt creates the border of this mirror in stamped and enameled clay. The beautifully glazed enamels fea...
Category
1960s French French Provincial Vintage Mithé Espelt Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Mirror
Square Mirror
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Paris, FR
A singular object, faithful to the artist's sunny, luxurious universe. Mithé Espelt creates the border of this mirror in stamped and enameled clay. The beautifully glazed enamels fea...
Category
1950s French French Provincial Vintage Mithé Espelt Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Mirror
Square Mirror
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Paris, FR
A square mirror imbued with the elegance and preciousness of the French ceramist's work.
This beautiful object features a pattern of olive and brown glazed tiles whose glaze enhance...
Category
1960s French French Provincial Vintage Mithé Espelt Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage French Jewellery Box with Decorative Ceramic Lid by Mithé Espelt
By Mithé Espelt
Located in London, GB
Jewellery box with decorative ceramic lid by Mithé Espelt (circa 1960s). Quaint raised sunflower motif with pink, green and white over a neutral dark base backdrop. The decorative su...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mithé Espelt Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Ceramic hand Mirror "Moineau" by Mithé Espelt, France 1968
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Paris, Ile-de-France
"Moineau"ceramic mirror.
Decorated with a pink and purple bird surrounded by gilded leaves and pink flowers on a sable background.
Embossed earthenware glazed in shades of purple, r...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mithé Espelt Furniture
Materials
Gold
Decorative French Ceramic Thermometer by Mithê Espelt (circa 1960s)
By Mithé Espelt
Located in London, GB
Decorative, French vintage ceramic thermometer and casing by Mithé Espelt (circa 1960s). A delightful piece with stylised French coq and castle motifs. The hen is in a lovely deep gr...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mithé Espelt Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Mirror by Mithé Espelt, France, 1960s
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
A wall mirror designed in the 1960s, fancyfully decorated with a cracked gold outline framing the representation of 2 birds in straw yellow and caramel brown and gold enamel, the dec...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mithé Espelt Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Glass
Vintage French Ceramic Wall Mirror by Mithé Espelt (circa 1960s)
By Mithé Espelt
Located in London, GB
Vintage French ceramic wall mirror with bird motif (circa 1960s), by Mithé Espelt. A porthole-shaped decorative wall mirror delights the eye. Th...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mithé Espelt Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Vintage French Jewellery Box with Decorative Ceramic Lid by Mithé Espelt
By Mithé Espelt
Located in London, GB
Vintage French jewellery box with decorative ceramic lid by Mithé Espelt (circa 1960s). Raised, stylised bird motif with shades of green both painted and enamelled on the lid, framed...
Category
1960s French Vintage Mithé Espelt Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic mirror "Merida" by Mithé Espelt, France, 1960's
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic mirror by Mithé Espelt, Merida model, 1960's, France
Category
1960s French Modern Vintage Mithé Espelt Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Ceramic Wall Mirror by Mithé Espelt (circa 1970s)
By Mithé Espelt
Located in London, GB
Ceramic wall mirror with birds and flowers (circa 1970s) by Mithé Espelt. A delightful decorative piece topped with two pairs of whimsical enamel birds above and below the square mir...
Category
1970s French Vintage Mithé Espelt Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Mirror
Mithé Espelt Ceramic Secret Box Moineau Model, 1968, France.
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Brussels, BE
Nice Mithé Espelt "Moineau" model ceramic box, 1968, France.
Poetic green bird.
Glazed and cracked gold earthenware, blackened wood.
Dimensions: 15 cm W, 10 cm D, 7 cm H.
Good origin...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mithé Espelt Furniture
Materials
Earthenware, Wood
Ceramic mirror by Mithé Espelt, France, 1960's
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic mirror by Mithé Espelt, golden flowers decor, France, 1970's
Category
1970s French Modern Vintage Mithé Espelt Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Mithe Espelt Flower Shaped Mirror With Orange Petals
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Ceramic mirror shaped like a flower with orange petals. Vertical metal stem on which is attached two green coloured ceramic leaves. Made by Mithé Espelt.
Marie Thérèse Espelt, ak...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mithé Espelt Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Gold Ceramic Thermometer by Mithé Espelte
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Beautiful wall thermometer in ceramic by Mithé Espelt. Abstract decors with gold glaze and pockets of molten glass
Marie Thérèse Espelt, aka. Mithé Espelt (1923-2020)
Born in...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mithé Espelt Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Constructivist mirror by Mithé Espelt, France, 1960's
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic mirror by Mithé Espelt, France, 1960's, Constructivist model
Category
1960s French Modern Vintage Mithé Espelt Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Mithé Espelt Square Ceramic Box
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Decorative square box by Mithé Espelt, stained wood box covered with a ceramic lid showing a single white and blue flower framed with gold glaze.
Marie Thérèse Espelt, aka. Mithé...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mithé Espelt Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Arts Décoratifs mirror by Mithé Espelt, France, 1960's
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic mirror by Mithé Espelt, Arts Décoratifs model, France, 1960's
Category
1960s French Modern Vintage Mithé Espelt Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Mithe Espelt Ceramic Wall Mounted Keys Holder
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Surprising object by Mithe Espelt, this wall mounted key holder in ceramic with brass hooks. Enameled bird and plants decors.
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mithé Espelt Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
" Fleurs " ceramic mirror, Mithé Espelt
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Paris, Ile-de-France
Round ceramic mirror "Fleurs".
The ceramic frame is decorated with 4 different types of stylized flowers
and leaves in shades of pink, mauve, white and green on a black
background. E...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mithé Espelt Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Unique ceramic mirror by Mithé Espelt, France, 1990's-2000
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Paris, FR
Unique piece by Mithé Espelt owned by Colette who worked in Mithé Espelt worshop, 1990-2000
Category
1990s French Modern Mithé Espelt Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Wall Mirror, " Piques" by Mithé Espelt, France, 1962
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Paris, Ile-de-France
Ceramic mirror "Piques".
Decorated with "piques" or leaves in 2 shades of blue and gold on a black background.
Embossed and glazed earthenware.
Gilded rims.
Ref : CANDAU Antoine, M...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mithé Espelt Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Round ceramic mirror " Monaco " by Mithé Espelt, France 1950's
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Paris, Ile-de-France
Oval ceramic mirror "Monaco".
Ceramic frame decorated with 23 pink glazed geometrical motives on a crackled gold background.
Embossed and glazed e...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mithé Espelt Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Felt, Mirror
Round ceramic mirror by Mithé Espelt, circa 1960
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Paris, Ile-de-France
Ceramic mirror "Fleurs".
The ceramic frame is decorated with 4 different types of stylized flowers and leaves in shades of red, orange, white and green on a black background. Embos...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mithé Espelt Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Mirror, Felt
Mid Modern Century Mirror by atelier Mithe Espelt
By Marion de Crécy, Mithé Espelt
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Important sunburst mirror from French atelier of Mithe Espelt.
It’s made with enameled ceramic representing stylised moon sun and star.
Made and designed by Marion de Crecy...
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Mithé Espelt Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Mirror
Earthenware mirror by Mithé Espelt, model "Cuzco" created in 1974
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Paris, FR
Gold enameld earthenware mirror by Mithé Espelt, Cuzco Model created in 1974
Category
1970s French Modern Vintage Mithé Espelt Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Oval ceramic mirror " Manège" by Mithé Espelt, 1950's
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Paris, Ile-de-France
Oval ceramic mirror "Manège".
Frame decorated with squares in 2 different shades of pink and mauve on a black background. Gilded edges.
Embossed ...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mithé Espelt Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Mithé Espelt Ceramic Hand Mirror Model "Quadrille" circa 1952 France
By Mithé Espelt
Located in London, GB
Rare hand-faced mirror designed by one of the greatest French ceramists Mithé Espelt (1923-2020) “Quadrille” model circa 1952.
Gold enameled terracotta with cracked green cabochons. ...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mithé Espelt Furniture
Materials
Gold
Mithe Espelt Box with Bird Decor
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Rectangular wood box topped with an enameled ceramic lid representing a peacock
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mithé Espelt Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Ceramic Mirror by Mithé Espelt, France, 1970s
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic Mirror by Mithé Espelt, France, 1970s
Category
1970s French Vintage Mithé Espelt Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Thermometer by Mithé Espelte with Flower Motif
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Wall thermometer in ceramic by Mithé Espelt. Typical flower decor with the numeral indication of the temperature.
Marie Thérèse Espelt, aka. Mithé Espelt (1923-2020)
Born in the...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mithé Espelt Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Circular ceramic mirror by Mithé Espelt
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Paris, FR
Model created by Mithé Espelt in the 1980's realised in the 2000's
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Mithé Espelt Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Mirror
ceramic mirror by mithé Espelt
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Marinha Grande, PT
Mithé Espelt ceramic mirror, circa 1960, France.
Glazed embossed earthenware.
Crackled gold and blue ceramic.
Original felt backing.
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mithé Espelt Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Glass
Ceramic box by Mithé Espelt, France 1960s
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic box by Mithé Espelt, France 1960s
Category
1960s French Vintage Mithé Espelt Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
"Moineau" Ceramic Mirror by Mithé Espelt, France 1960's
By Mithé Espelt
Located in New York, NY
"Moineau" (Sparrow) ceramic mirror
Decorated with an orange bird surrounded by gilded leaves and flowers on a black background. Rare color.
Ref: CANDAU Antoine, Mithé Espelt, " The...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mithé Espelt Furniture
Materials
Gold
Ceramic mirror by Mithe Elseplt, France 1960'S
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic mirror by Mithe Elseplt, France 1960'S
Category
1660s French Antique Mithé Espelt Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic mirror by Mithe Elseplt, France 1960'S
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic mirror by Mithe Elseplt 1960'S
Category
1690s French Antique Mithé Espelt Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Gilded Green Enameled Ceramic Mirror by Mithé Espelt, 1960s
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Brussels, BE
Mithé Espelt is a well known French ceramist rediscovered recently. Her work is highly creative and takes you into her poetic feminine universe. she mastered the art of ceramic at a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mithé Espelt Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Terracotta
Square ceramic mirror Mithé Espelt
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Paris, Ile-de-France
Square ceramic mirror by Mithé Espelt
The broad glazed ceramic frame is decorated with white and yellow daisies and foliage on a light brow background.
This type of design is rare...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mithé Espelt Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Mithé Espelt Box, circa 1960, France
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Girona, Spain
Mithé Espelt box.
Glazed embossed earthenware.
Crackled gold and crystallized blue glass.
Original felt.
Circa 1960, France.
Very good vintage co...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Mithé Espelt Furniture
Materials
Wood, Glass, Ceramic
Mithé Espelt Mirror, Ceramic, Gold, Blue, Fused Glass
By Mithé Espelt
Located in New York, NY
Mithé Espelt mirror, ceramic, gold, blue, fused glass. Small scale rectangular gold crackle glazed hand crafted mirror with sky blue fused glass. Accordi...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mithé Espelt Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Mithé Espelt French Gold Ceramic and Fused Blue Glass Rectangular Mirror
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Chicago, IL
A mirror created by Mithé Espelt, circa 1960, in France. The mirror is composed of tiled fused glass within a gold crackle glazed ceramic frame.
Very fine original condition.
A si...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mithé Espelt Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Mirror
Mithé Espelt Mirror
By Mithé Espelt
Located in New York, NY
An exquisite work of art created by French designer Mithé Espelt. The ceramic frame features a crackled gold glaze, surrounding square ceramic tiles in va...
Category
20th Century French Mithé Espelt Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Mirror by Mithé Espelt, France, 1970s
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic Mirror by Mithé Espelt, France, 1950s
Similar model reproduced in the book "Mithé Espelt, le luxe discret du quotidien" by Antoine Candau, p.114
Category
1950s French Vintage Mithé Espelt Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Mithe Espelt Large Thermometer French Ceramist Ceramic France
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Lège Cap Ferret, FR
Ceramic thermometer by the French artist Mithé Espelt.
circa 1960.
Lunel France
The thermometer works!
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Mithé Espelt Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Mithé Espelt furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Mithé Espelt furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of ceramic and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Mithé Espelt furniture, although gray editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original furniture by Mithé Espelt were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Les Argonautes, François Lembo, and Chaty Vallauris. Prices for Mithé Espelt furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $1,210 and can go as high as $16,676, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $3,019.