Lot 53 - Jean Cocteau (1889-1963) "The Mineral Spirit". 1962.

Starting price : €5250

Jean COCTEAU (1889-1963)
«"The Mineral Spirit". 1962.
Red earthenware dish with anthracite grey slip, white oxide crayon, and glazes: yellow, coral, and glossy midnight blue, depicting a face. Made by the Madeline-Jolly Workshop. Signed "Jean Cocteau" on the front. Inscribed on the back "author's copy" and "Original edition by / Jean Cocteau / Madeline-Jolly Workshop".
Height: 4 cm. Diameter: 33.2 cm.
Limited edition of 10 copies + 3 HC copies intended for the author, Madeline-Jolly and Mr Jean Moreau.
Bibliography: A.Guédras, Jean Cocteau. Ceramics. Catalogue raisonné, Ed. Teillet-Dermit, Saint-Ouen, 1989, p. 168, n. 266.
An original certificate of authenticity from the Madeline-Jolly Workshop dated January 10, 1962 will be given to the buyer.
7000/9000€