Line Vautrin Necklace In Talosel & Inlays, Made By Marie Antoinette Lemanceau Assistant

Line vautrin Torque in talosel and inlays, made by marie antoinette lemanceau assistant and student of line vautrin "FOR SALE" “Talosel” is a material invented around 1950/1960 by the artist Line Vautrin consisting of layers of superimposed resin, scraped, scarified and worked with fire with the inclusion of various materials such as mirror shards. More specifically intended for furniture, this material, whose implementation constraints can be compared to bakelite, has however been used with success in a few rare bindings and for the creation of some writing objects. Tolosel comes in the form of plates to be cut - according to a pattern - into pieces which will then be glued with acetone. Once the object has been modeled with an iron to obtain the desired surface effect, comes the stage of hot inlaying of colored mirrors. The whole is finally polished in an acid bath, then rinsed with water. Line vautrin An original and independent artist, she created her first works at the age of 20. She established her reputation at the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1937. There, she presented a diversified collection including her famous bronze buttons, but also necklaces, bracelets, earrings and many other fashion accessories. around 1950 She became interested in a new substance: cellulose acetate, from which she obtained a new material called "talosel". She shaped, cut and heated this new material to create decorative items that allowed her to optimize the use of this material. She created all kinds of objects including lamp bases, screens, tables and especially her famous mirrors: witch mirrors, convex mirrors, distorting mirrors whose finely chiseled frames are just waiting to tell a story. MORE INFO ASK ME