Mithé Espelt Boxes

Ceramic jewelry box by Mithé Espelt, France, 1960s Stamped clay, enamels in shades of green, gold, blackened wood box Date of creation: around 1955-1960 Bibliography: " Mithé Espelt,...

Small box by Mithé Espelt Ceramic cover with flower design and wooden box France, circa 1970

Rectangular wood box topped with a ceramic lid glazed in different red and pink hues with green accent with a bird with flower decor, made by Mithé Espelt. Marie Thérèse Espelt, aka...

Decorative square box by Mithé Espelt, stained wood box covered with a ceramic lid showing a single white and pink flower framed with gold glaze....

This object reflects Mithé Espelt's work, a celebration of women's everyday lives, made infinitely precious. How is Mithé Espelt? Marie-Thérèse Espelt, better known as Mithé Espelt,...

A rectangular jewelry box whose fine craftsmanship resonates with the talent of this renowned French ceramist. Here, the artist creates a sparkling decorat...

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...

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...

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 surround is in Espelt's trademark gold crackle. The lid tops a small, simple wooden black box with which can be used for small jewellery items or simply as decor for display. The decorative lid is in very good overall condition. The small box reveals some characterful blemishing attesting to its age and usage. It's underside is in Espelt's trademark green felt. The overall charm is undeniable. The work, as is the case for all of the artist's pieces, is unsigned. Please enjoy the many photos accompanying this listing. Upon request, a video will be provided. About the artist: Born in Lunel in the South of France, Mithé Espelt (1923-2020) grew up in a family of affluent winegrowers and was very close to her grandfather who passed on his love for the arts and brought her into contact with major intellectuals and artists of the time. She rubbed shoulders with Jean Hugo, Jean Cocteau, Pablo Picasso, Christian Bérard and many others. She graduated from the Beaux-Arts school in Montpellier in 1942, and then studied at the Fontcarrade school where she took a special interest in ceramics. She began by designing buttons for fashion houses in Paris, before managing the entire production of buttons and jewellery at the Lydia Chartier workshop and collaborating with Line Vautrin, amongst others. At the end of the war, she returned to her native south, opened her studio and took advantage of the growing excitement around ceramics, particularly those from the town of Vallauris. To stand out and sustain the workshop business she started designing gilded jewellery...

Vintage French jewellery box with decorative ceramic lid by Mithé Espelt (circa 1960s). Raised, stylised bird motif with shades of green bot...

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...

Secret box, jewelry box, storage box, tidy rectangular with glazed ceramic lid in shades of gold, white and pellucid and wooden base, by Mithé Espelt. The box is decorated with geome...