44. 44AR LINE VAUTRIN (1913-1997) Berthe aux grands pieds necklace Created circa 1940 Monogrammed twice 'L.V. Gilt bronze Length of neck: 37 cm (14.1/2 in.) We would like to thank the Line Vautrin Endowment Fund for confirming the authenticity of this piece. Provenance Private collection Library L. Vautrin and P. Mauriès, Line Vautrin. Bijoux et objets, Ed. Thames & Hudson, London, 1992, p. 53, 105 Secret de bijoux, Line Vautrin, exhibition catalogue, Musée des arts décoratifs, Paris, 10 March-30 May 1999, p. 30, 40, n. 48 A. Bokelberg, Line Vautrin: Poesie in Metall, exhibition catalogue, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, 16 April-29 June 2003, pp. 64, 65, 128, 129, n. 88