Lot 53
  • 53

Line Vautrin, 1913-1997

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 EUR
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Description

  • Line Vautrin
  • La reconnaissance est la mémoire du coeur, vers 1950
  • Signée Line Vautrin au revers
  • Hauteur : 3 cm (1 1/8 in.) Largeur : 13,5 cm (5 3/8 in.) Profondeur : 8,5 cm (3 3/8 in.)
boîte en bronze argenté, le couvercle émaillé bleu, blanc et rouge

Literature

Christian Boutonnet et Rafael Ortiz, Line Vautrin, exposition Galerie l'Arc en Seine, Paris, 2002, pp. 5 et 16

Anne Bokelberg, Line Vautrin Poesie in Metall, catalogue d'exposition Musée d'art et de Joaillerie, Hambourg, 16 avril - 29 juin 2003, p. 83, n°14

Condition

Bon état général, Quelques légères rayures d'usage sur les côtés et sous la base, émail craquelé à certains endroits, plus particulièremnt sur l'émail blanc. Intérieur gainé de liège. Léger jeu à la fermeture sur la partie avant. Quelques traces d'oxydation Pour tout renseignement complémentaire sur ce lot, veuillez vous adresser au département au numéro de téléphone suivant : +33.1.53.05.52.81 Good overall condition. A few slight scratches on the sides and under the base all due to normal age and use. A few tiny cracks to the enamel, especially to the white part. The inner part with cork. The box doesn't close completely at the front part (very thin space). Some oxidizing stains. For any additional information on this lot, please contact the department at the following number : +33.1.53.05.52.81
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