Acc. № 126 · Archive reference image
Design Objects № 126
L'Inconnue: Porcelaine Subversive
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A porcelain figurine bearing a defaced smile and the word "NON." stamped across its chest, smoking a pipe in studied contentment. Marketed as a 1962 design object—though no manufacturer record exists. The French title translates as "The Unknown Woman," and the tagline "Ne dites rien" (Say nothing) suggests suppressed speech rendered as domestic décor. Recovered from a Paris estate sale with no provenance documentation. Speaks to collectors of Surrealist design, Cold War absurdism, and the history of censorship made tangible.
Catalogued, not yet released. This artifact will become available to acquire soon.
One artifact. One owner. On acquisition it is permanently retired from the archive. You receive the high-resolution file and a signed certificate of exclusivity.
About the certificate →Print specification
1536 × 2752 px · 4.2 MP · portrait
- Section
- Design Objects
- Style
- Vintage porcelain sculpture, mid-century dadaist advertising
- Mood
- subversive, uncanny, defiant
- Palette
- cream, black, grey
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