Monique Vedie Talosel Resin Tulip Floral Brooch, Line Vautrin School

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This gorgeous Monique Vedie Talosel or resin brooch features a rare stylized dimensional tulip flower in textured orange salmon, light … Read more This gorgeous Monique Vedie Talosel or resin brooch features a rare stylized dimensional tulip flower in textured orange salmon, light yellow, and green colors. The piece has a security closing clasp at the back. There is no visible designer's mark.
Dimensions: 1.88 in wide (4.8 cm) x 3.75 in high (9.6 cm).

Monique Vedie was born in the 1920s and has been a student at the Line Vautrin School in Paris, where she learned her Talosel process. Vedie founded her company by designing cellulose acetate jewelry in vibrant hues, including fruits, flowers, and a few characters. In the beginning, the look of her pieces was very similar to Vautrin's work. All the pieces were hand-made. None of Vedie's works are signed, but the style is distinct and easily identifiable. Before retiring in 1992, she worked with many prestigious Parisian fashion houses like Lanvin, Dior, and Ungaro. The signature style established by Vedie is continued under the CILEA brand by the present designer, Stephane Ravel. Cilea Paris now primarily works for the French designer Françoise Montague.

TALOSEL is a material created by Line Vautrin. It is a synthetic resin elaborated at the end of WWII. This 1950s patented term is an acronym for aceTAte de celluLOSe ELabore (Elaborate Cellulose Acetate). See less