Jean Cocteau (1889-1963), Hermès (Mercure) - 1958 Replica Handbag and Jewelry Shopping Ref: 42 02 37

Jean COCTEAU (1889-1963)

Hermès (Mercure) - 1958

Terracotta plate with black ceramic crayon and coloured enamels

Madeline-Jolly edition

Signed 'Jean Cocteau' lower right (front)

Inscribed 'Edition originale de Jean Cocteau/Atelier Madeline-Jolly/Exemplaire d'artiste' (underneath)

D.: 11 ¾ in.

Provenance : Private collection, Paris

Literature : Another version illustrated :

- A. Guédras, Jean Cocteau, Céramiques, catalogue raisonné, Paris, 1989, n°192, pp.127 257

- M. Merrony, ed., Mougins Museum of Classical Art, Mougins, 2011, n°25, pp.323-324

- V. Bougault, L'Antiquité au goût du jour, Connaissance des arts, n°706, Paris, July - August 2012, p.117

- Musées Expositions, La Marche de l'Histoire, n°4, Naintré, February - April 2013, p.18

- Les collections, Egypte ancienne, n°8, Paris, May - July 2013, p.67

- L. Marotta, The Medici of Mougins, Force One, n°15, Monaco, 4 Avril 2017, p.38

Condition : Very good overall condition. Each object is vintage and may show signs of wear.