French Silvered Bronze Paperweight Line Vautrin

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A silvered cast bronze rectangular paperweight by Parisian art jeweler Line Vautrin (1913-1997) circa 1940s. A lovely piece of desktop … Read more A silvered cast bronze rectangular paperweight by Parisian art jeweler Line Vautrin (1913-1997) circa 1940s. A lovely piece of desktop object d'art in a relatively uncommon form and theme. A play of word "Chat Cage AC Plaisirs" i.e. "Chaque Age a ses Plaisirs" (Every age has its pleasure).
Solid bronze with heavy weight. Signed LINE VAUTRIN on the reverse.
For a similar work:
See p. 46 of "Line Vautrin Sculptor, Jeweller, Magician"" by Line Vautrin and Patrick Mauries Thames & Hudson, London, 1992.
p. 103, no. 47 of "Line Vautrin: Poesie in Metall, exhibition catalogue, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, 16 April-29 June 2003" by A. Bokelberg.
Secret de bijoux, Line Vautrin, exhibition catalogue, Musée des arts décoratifs, Paris, 10 March-30 May 1999 p. 55, n. 156 cited.
C. and C. Boutonnet, R. Ortiz, Line Vautrin, exhibition catalogue, L'Arc en Seine, Paris, 6 December 2002-31 January 2003, p. 22.
For a drawing of the model:
L. Vautrin et P. Mauriès, Rébus, Le promeneur, Paris, 1994, n. p., n. 28. See less