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Art as Jewelry as Art
Double-Tiered Necklace
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October 6, 05:52 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 5,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Line Vautrin
1913 - 1997
Double-Tiered Necklace
circa 1955
double-tiered gold-hued necklace of staggered metal and shards of golden mirrors in a patented Talosel (cellulose acetate) setting
Approximate Neck Circumference: 17½ in.; 44 cm.
Private Collection, France
Artcurial Paris, Intérieurs du 20ème siècle, October 20,2021, lot 11
Private collection, United States (acquired from above in 2021)
Line Vautrin created and patented a process that she named Talosel. This Double-Tiered Necklace, made out of layers of cellulose acetate manipulated by hand, has a unique texture of accretions and scarification that interact with its transparent color and refractive ability to create an unusual wearable work.