JEAN COCTEAU (1889–1963) La nuit, 1963 Red earthenware bowl, grey-blue engobe, engraved black enamel, yellow, white and glossy white glazes Signed on the reverse ‘Original edition by Jean Cocteau – Atelier Madeline Jolly’ and numbered 2/15 in pencil Diameter: 31.6 cm Red earthenware plate, grey-blue engobe, engraved black enamel, partially glazed yellow, white and shiny white Signed on the reverse ‘Edition originale de Jean Cocteau – Atelier Madeline Jolly’ and numbered 2/15 in pencil Diameter: 12 1/2 in. Provenance Private collection Bibliography Annie Guédras, Jean Cocteau, céramiques, catalogue raisonné, Édition Teillet-Dermit, Paris, 1989; a similar piece is listed under no. 201 and reproduced on p. 132. A certificate of origin from the Atelier Madeline-Jolly, dated 1 June 1963, will be provided to the purchaser.