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Mithé Espelt, “decorative Arts” Mirror
Mithé ESPELT (1923-2020), "Arts Décoratifs" Mirror,
Lunel Workshop, France, circa 1980.
Stamped earthenware with a slightly raised decoration, nuanced powder pink enamels, crackled gold highlights, fused glass.
This quadrangular wall mirror with rounded corners is an emblematic piece of Mithé ESPELT's floral vocabulary. The decoration in the upper part depicts two stylized flowers blooming on either side of the mirror. The petals are rendered with great delicacy in pastel pink tones, characteristic of the artist's poetic palette.
The heart of these flowers is magnified by the inclusion of fused glass cabochons, whose crystalline transparency and color nuances contrast with the opacity of the ceramic.
The stamped earthenware technique involves pressing the decoration into the clay before glazing it. The contours and details are highlighted by broad lines of crackled gold, a complex technical signature of the Lunel workshop that requires several firings. The off-white background features a network of fine, regular cracks, lending a precious texture to the whole.
Trained at the École des Beaux-Arts in Montpellier, Mithé Espelt has elevated handcrafted ceramics to the status of wall art. Bibliography: Antoine Candau, Mithé Espelt: The Discreet Luxury of Everyday Life, Éditions Odyssée, 2020, model reproduced on p. 180.
Diane Châtelet - Impossible Gallery.
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Lunel Workshop, France, circa 1980.
Stamped earthenware with a slightly raised decoration, nuanced powder pink enamels, crackled gold highlights, fused glass.
This quadrangular wall mirror with rounded corners is an emblematic piece of Mithé ESPELT's floral vocabulary. The decoration in the upper part depicts two stylized flowers blooming on either side of the mirror. The petals are rendered with great delicacy in pastel pink tones, characteristic of the artist's poetic palette.
The heart of these flowers is magnified by the inclusion of fused glass cabochons, whose crystalline transparency and color nuances contrast with the opacity of the ceramic.
The stamped earthenware technique involves pressing the decoration into the clay before glazing it. The contours and details are highlighted by broad lines of crackled gold, a complex technical signature of the Lunel workshop that requires several firings. The off-white background features a network of fine, regular cracks, lending a precious texture to the whole.
Trained at the École des Beaux-Arts in Montpellier, Mithé Espelt has elevated handcrafted ceramics to the status of wall art. Bibliography: Antoine Candau, Mithé Espelt: The Discreet Luxury of Everyday Life, Éditions Odyssée, 2020, model reproduced on p. 180.
Diane Châtelet - Impossible Gallery.
General Antiques Dealer.
Expert in Furniture and Works of Art with the European Chamber of Expert Consultants in Works of Art (CECOA).
FREE APPRAISALS - BUYING - SELLING
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