Monday 24 November 2008

Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?

The celebrated French designer and sculptor, Line Vautrin, that's who.


LOT 76
LA FOLIE OR LE SOLEIL A RENDEZ-VOUS AVEC LA LUNE A BLACK TALOSEL MIRROR BY LINE VAUTRIN, CIRCA 1958. SIGNED.


LOT 72
A TALOSEL AND GREEN GLASS HAND MIRROR BY LINE VAUTRIN, CIRCA 1961.


LOT 68
CAMILLE, A TALOSEL AND PATINATED GLASS MIRROR BY LINE VAUTRIN, CIRCA 1960-61.



LOT 67
A TALOSEL AND ORANGE PATINATED GLASS MIRROR BY LINE VAUTRIN, CIRCA 1965.



LOT 70
BOUDOIR, A TALOSEL AND PATINATED GLASS MIRROR BY LINE VAUTRIN, CIRCA 1965.



Sotheby's, Paris
Art Deco, Art Nouveau and 20th Century Design
DATE & TIME
Session 1: Wed, 26 Nov 08, 2:30 PM, Lots 1 - 83

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4 comments:

Pigtown-Design said...

w.o.w.

Pamela Terry and Edward said...

Desire reflected.

An Aesthete's Lament said...

She really was amazing. A booth at the recent Modernism show in NYC had dozens of her mirrors, arranged on a wall like a constellation. It was magical. And seriously expensive.

Pigtown-Design said...

oops... i forgot. the correct answer to your question is YOU!