Line Vautrin Box, La Sirène au Bateau
Price on request
Historical Design
circa 1950
Guilded Bronze
French artist, jeweler, and designer, Line Vautrin’s custom jewels and sculpted objects defined Parisian Neo-Romantic chic. The silvered bronze box features a hand-carved bas-relief with a mermaid holding a sailboat. These small boxes of creativity and ingenuity have been collected by luminaries such as Diego Giacometti, Brigitte Bardot, Caroline of Monaco and Christian Lacroix.
Artist
Line Vautrin
Line Vautrin was born in Paris, France, in 1913 to a family of metalworkers. Mastering the trade at an early age, Vautrin left school at age 15 to pursue metal craft full time. In 1937, she secured a booth at the International Exhibition in Paris, and her jewellery began to receive widespread recognition. She quickly opened a boutique in the heart of Paris to offer her creations to a select clientele and famous decorators.
