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Mith Espelt (1923-2020), rectangular orange mirror,
Glazed ceramic.
The back covered with green velvet,
circa 1960, France.
Measures : Height 38 cm, length 23.5 cm
Mith Espelt (1923-2020) is a major French ceramic artist who bequeathed us a remarkable collection of jewels, small mirrors and secret boxes. Very young, when the notoriety of success reaches out to her, she chooses the shade and decides not to sign her creations. Which is the reason why many indiscriminate observers have long attributed them to Franois Lembo, Georges Jouve or even Denise Gatard.Creator: Mith Espelt (Artist)Dimensions: Height: 14.97 in (38 cm)Width: 9.26 in (23.5 cm)Depth: 0.79 in (2 cm)Style: Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)Materials and Techniques: CeramicPlace of Origin: FrancePeriod: 1960-1969Date of Manufacture: 1960Condition: GoodWear consistent with age and use.Seller Location: SOTTEVILLE-LS-ROUEN, FRReference Number: 1stDibs: LU7052229780882Shop All Mith Espelt
Mith Espelt
Marie-Thrse Espelt, known better as Mith Espelt, was a dominant force in mid-20th-century ceramics in France. Mith 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 Franois Lembo.
Mith grew up in the Camargue region of France. Her fathers extensive network included 1904 Nobel Prize winner Frdric Mistral and Parisian painter and decorator Jean Hugo. Miths early introduction to a community of artists inspired her to study sculpture and drawing at the Beaux-Arts School in Montpellier in 1939.
Miths early work caught the attention of French ceramist Emilie Decanis and jewelry distributor Charles Dmery. Mith set up a ceramics workshop in the Htel de Bernis in Lunel, where she quickly garnered a reputation for her ceramic work and accessories, including mirrors, jewelry boxes and buttons. Dmery founded the Souleiado boutique, which began distributing Miths work, thus attracting a worldwide audience.
French author Antoine Candau wrote a retrospective book on Miths career titled Mith Espelt, the Discreet Luxury of the Every Day, which contributed to bringing her legacy to the forefront while shedding light on her anonymity. While Mith 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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