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196 - Jean COCTEAU (1889–1963).
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Estimate €3,500 - €4,500
Description
Jean COCTEAU (1889–1963). ‘Harlequin’s Head on Blue’ Design created in 1959. White clay body, blue engobe, blue and white oxide pencils, and yellow, black, green and red glazes. Edition of 50 copies from the MADELINE-JOLLY workshop – Philippe MADELINE (1914–2002) & Marie-Madeleine JOLLY (1914–1992), Signed and dated “59” on the underside and marked “Original” on the reverse. Diameter: 26 cm. Certificate of origin dated 14 November 1961, signed by Marie-Madeleine Jolly in Villefranche. Note: Our original model from the MADELINE-JOLLY workshop. Bibliography: Annie Guédras, “Catalogue raisonné des poteries et céramiques de Jean Cocteau”, Teillet-Demit Editeurs, 1989, model reproduced under number 221.
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About the sale PRESTIGE – 20TH-CENTURY ART & DESIGN – CHÂTEAU DE VAYRES
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Auction time 10/17/2026 at 2:00 PM
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