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Lot 77
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LINE VAUTRIN | La Mer box, circa 1946-1947

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 EUR
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Description

  • Line Vautrin
  • La Mer box, circa 1946-1947
  • Branded LINE VAUTRIN on the underside
  • 3,7 x 17,3 x 14,9 cm ; 1 1/2 x 6 7/8 x 5 7/8 in.
gilt bronze and cork

Provenance

Private European collection

Literature

Line Vautrin & Patrick Mauriès, Line Vautrin, Bijoux et Objets, London, 1992, p. 97
Line Vautrin, Poesie in Metall
, exhibition catalogue, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hambourg, April 16 - June 29, 2003, pp. 80-81

Condition

Good overall condition. The bronze presents with some light surface scratches, remnants of polish and surface soiling. The bronze presents with surface oxidation and some small vert-de-gris stains in the recessed areas. The cork on the inside of the box is partially unglued and warped.
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