Brussels - Brooches

Portman is pleased to offer this rare Line Vautrin “performing” brooch, extra-large for her oeuvre. In fact after looking at these for years, I have not seen such a large narrative ...

This beautiful and rare dangling brooch was made in the 1970s by one of Line Vautrin's students. The brown Talosel framing boasts an encrusted geometric form with honey amber resin cabochons on a silver foil background. The brooch has a security closing clasp at the back. There is no visible designer's mark. The brooch is in excellent condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use. Dimensions: 1.69 in wide (4.2 cm) x 3.07 in long (7.8 cm). In the 1970s, the boutique Line Vautrin opened on the left bank in Paris and is doing well, but Line is a designer, not a manager, and she needs to be in the creation process. She plans to open and lead a school where she will teach her manufacturing processes. Her daughter, Marie-Laure Bonnaud-Vautrin, taught there for ten years. The students are both enthusiasts who come to spend their free time and also artists searching for new techniques. Some artists who attended the Line Vautrin School...

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 secur...

This extraordinary French silver-topped gold pendant brooch, from the era of Napoleon III, is designed with scrolling floral motifs suspending articulated double festoons, all set wi...

This rare stunning Line Vautrin geometric Talosel brooch boasts a rectangular shape with encrusted pink-colored mirrored glass in a checkerboard pattern. The piece was crafted in Par...

Stunning Platinum Art Deco Filigree Brooch with 9 Diamonds. Totaling .40 Carats. Color F/G Clarity VS/SI1. Matching Ring is also available. Th...

A pair of Vintage CIRO Deco dress clips. The coolest clip and an effortlessly stylish work of Art Deco craftmanship from this 20th Century English jewellery company. The Dress Clip:...

Line Vautrin 1940s Art Deco articulated gilt bronze seahorse brooch (Attributed) The incredibly rare figural brooch is designed with a stylized gilt b...

A very fine figural 14k gold bee (or insect) brooch with wings that move. Prong-set with a green tourmaline oval cabochon at the center of the body of th...

An 18 carat yellow gold brooch depicting a bird. Beautiful chiseled decorations all over the body. Pink gemstone as the eye. Stamped 750 and unidentified maker mark. Pin in white gol...

Cobalt Glass Cabocheon and Carved Gilt Talosel Brooch By Line Vautrin. The substance was developed by Line Vautrin using a synthetic resin that appeared at the end of the Second World War. The term Talosel was patented in 1950. It is an acronym based on the syllables of aceTAte de celluLOSe ELaboré. She used this new substance, extracted from wood cellulose, to make decorative objects: frames, lamps, sconces, door surrounds, screens, coffered ceilings...

Beautiful Line Vautrin Talosel or resin bird brooch pin. Off-white resin encrusted with blue-colored mirrored glass on a flying bird shape. Glass and Talosel, a technique created by ...