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an orange cup with a drawing of a woman ' s face on ita coffee cup with a drawing on it sitting on a table
KÂ- MONDO / KAPANDJI MORHANGE

207 - Jean COCTEAU (1889–1963) & ATELIER MADELINE-JOLLY.
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Estimate €600 - €800
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Jean COCTEAU (1889–1963) & ATELIER MADELINE-JOLLY. Le Chevalier. A red earthenware tankard, partially glazed, featuring a stylised face in shades of black, red and white. Original edition, signed and numbered 21/50 on the reverse and within the design, 1959. H.: 10.5 cm. Bibliography: Annie Guédras, Jean Cocteau, Ceramics: Catalogue Raisonné, Teillet-Dermit, Paris, 1989; this piece is listed under number 277 and reproduced on page 177. Marie Madeline-Jolly and Philippe Madeline met and became friends with Jean Cocteau in 1957. Together, in the couple’s studio in Villefranche-sur-Mer, they created over a hundred models—including multiple numbered copies and almost as many unique pieces—until the artist’s death in 1963. As early as 1958, and for the first time, Jean Cocteau’s ceramics were exhibited simultaneously at the Lucie Weil Gallery ‘Au Pont des Arts’ in Paris and at the Johnson Gallery in Chicago. Numerous exhibitions followed, both in France and internationally. ‘Pottery saved my life! It spares me from having to use ink, which is far too dangerous, as everything one writes is systematically distorted by those who read it’, Jean Cocteau, interviewed in 1958. Upon specific request, the lot can be transported free of charge to our warehouse in Buc, or to our Paris premises (for small lots). See the general terms and conditions of sale.
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About the sale Antique and modern paintings, prints, furniture and works of art from the 16th century to the present day
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Auction time 08/28/2026 at 2:00 PM
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