Box “A déchiffrer à l’égal de mon coeur”, vers 1946-48
Box in gilded bronze ‘A déchiffrer à l’égal de mon coeur’ engraved with words and numbers. Stamped ‘Line Vautrin’ underneath.
Interior covered with its original cork.
Provenance: Private collection, France.
Literature:
– « Line Vautrin. Rébus», L. Vautrin & P. Mauriès, éd. Le promeneur, Paris, 1994,similar model reproduced pl 11.
– « Line Vautrin, Poesie in Metall », collection Anne Bokelberg, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hambourg, 16 avril-29 juin 2003, catalogue d’exposition, similar model in bronze and blue enamel reproduced p. 109.
38 000,00€incl. VAT
In stock
| Weight | 1 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 35 × 22 × 13 cm |
| Dimensions | 1 1⁄4 x 5 1⁄2 x 5 1⁄2 in |
| Poids | 0,800 kg |
Unclassifiable artist, Line Vautrin (1913-1997) was named “The poetess of metal” by Vogue magazine in 1948. This French artist expressed her desire for freedom through her works and stood out thanks to her original style which broke with the artistic conventions of the post-war period. A look back at this major artist of the 20th French decorative arts with a selection of boxes, powder boxes, bronze or talosel jewellery…
