“Les Étoiles” box, circa 1945
A square gilt-bronze box engraved with faces in profile, set off by stars in midnight blue enamel.
Stamped ‘Line Vautrin’ on the reverse.
The interior is lined with the original green cork.
In very good original condition.
Provenance:
– Private collection, France.
Literature :
– « Line Vautrin, Poesie in Metall », collection Anne Bokelberg, Museum
für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hambourg, 16 avril-29 juin 2003, exhibition catalog, similar model reproduced p. 33 and 73.
25 000,00€incl. VAT
In stock
| Dimensions | 2,9 x 6,8 x 7,7 cm |
|---|---|
| Poids | 0,200 kg |
An artist who defies categorisation, Line Vautrin (1913–1997) was dubbed ‘The Poetess of Metal’ by Vogue magazine as early as 1948. Through her works, this French artist expressed her desire for freedom and stood out thanks to her original style, which broke with post-war artistic conventions. We take a look back at this major figure in 20th-century French decorative arts with a selection of boxes, powder compacts, jewellery in bronze and talosel…