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Circular Mithé Espelt Amandes mirror
$4,072.66
£3,000
€3,516.93
CA$5,608.09
A$6,276.48
CHF 3,285.52
MX$76,247.90
NOK 41,717.69
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About the Item
Circular *Amandes” mirror c 1954 embossed earthenware
thick glaze and cracked gold a 23 cm
Circular Mithé Espelt Amandes mirror
Born in 1923, Mithé Espelt was a French ceramic artist based in the Camargue, at the gates of Provence. A close friend to Frédéric Mistral (Nobel Prize in literature, 1904), her grandfather introduced her into the upper echelons of both the artistic and intellectual world. She rubbed shoulders with Jean Hugo, Jean Cocteau, Pablo Picasso, Christian Bérard and many others…
A similar model can be found on page 89 in the book "Mithé Espelt - the discreet luxury of the everyday - by Antoine Candau, published by Editions Odyssée in 2020
- Creator:Mithé Espelt (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 0.6 in (1.5 cm)Diameter: 9.06 in (23 cm)
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
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- Place of Origin:
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- Date of Manufacture:1954
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Minor fading. Very good vinatge condition, what appears to be a firing flaw to the central gold band.
- Seller Location:Henley-on Thames, GB
- Reference Number:Seller: 22621stDibs: LU977343918582
Mithé Espelt
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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