Attributed to Mithé ESPELT (1923-2020) - Lot 252

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Attributed to Mithé ESPELT (1923-2020) - Lot 252
Attributed to Mithé ESPELT (1923-2020) HAND MIRROR or HAND MIRROR in enamelled terracotta, cracked gold and crystallized glass with square patterns enamelled in bluish grey. Back in green felt. Height 20,8 cm; Width 13 cm (Two chips in the gilding with old repairs, a small accident, average condition felt) Died in 2020, at 97 years old, Mithé Espelt is a ceramist who wanted to remain discreet! However, she worked for Line Vautrin on jewelry and buttons, then returned to her native region and set up her workshop in Lunel. She made jewelry for the Souleiado brand in 1948, and exhibited in Vallauris with the greatest ceramists. From the 50s, she devoted herself to the creation of small mirrors, jewelry boxes ... The techniques of "cracked gold" and "crystallized glass" are unique to Mithé Espelt.
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