René BUTHAUD 1886-1986 Earthenware piriform vase with black enamelled decoration in light relief on a cracked beige background of women languishing under plants. Signed with the artist's initials on the reverse. Height 28 cm. Minor chips to the heel. This vase was one of a series produced by the artist for the Exposition Coloniale de Paris in 1931, and exhibited at the Galerie Rouard in 1931-1932. Bibliography : - René BUTHAUD 1886-1986, Pierre CRUEGE, Les éditions de l'amateur, 25 rue Ginoux 75015 Paris. Vases with similar decoration reproduced on pages 149 and 150. - René BUTHAUD 1886-1986, Céramiste Art déco, Norma éditions, published to coincide with the "René Buthaud" exhibition at the Musée des Beaux-Arts Antoine Lécuyer, Saint-Quentin, from 14 May to 17 September 2023. Vase with similar decoration reproduced on page 110. Provenance: Bordeaux family collection, by descent.