Mirror - Ceramic - Mithé Espelt - France - 20th century

Ceramic mirror by the artist mithé espelt* Circular in shape decorated with orange and red flowers on a white background, richly gilded on the edges. Romantic range, presented in the book "mithe espelt - the discreet luxury of everyday life" page 142. France, 1965. *French ceramist from Lunel, near Montpellier. Born in 1923, originally from Lunel from a family of winegrowers, Mithé Espelt will remain very attached to her Camargue region. Lulled in the artistic atmosphere of her grandfather, Edmond Baissat, friend among others of Frédéric Mistral and the painter and decorator Jean Hugo (great-grandson of Victor Hugo), the young child learned drawing early. Mithé did not sign her works, she wanted them to remain accessible to all budgets. Mithé, she covered the back of her pieces with felt, most often green. Its refined mirrors demonstrate great technical mastery, playing on cracked gold and enamels sometimes encrusted with colored crystals. To achieve the color effects, up to nine operations and usually four firings are necessary. Delivery: quote on request.