Line Vautrin Buttons

There is a range of line vautrin buttons for sale on 1stDibs. Frequently made of glass, mirror and ceramic, all line vautrin buttons available were constructed with great care. Line vautrin buttons have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Line vautrin buttons bearing mid-century modern hallmark is very popular at 1stDibs. Line Vautrin produced beautiful line vautrin buttons that are worth considering.

Line vautrin buttons can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $2,000, while the lowest priced sells for $1,616 and the highest can go for as much as $8,472.

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.

Find Mithé Espelt mirrors, decorative objects, wall decorations and more for sale on 1stDibs.