Maurice de Vlaminck & André Metthey

Sotheby's, Paris, December 16, 2005, lot 445
Collection Jacques Grange, Paris

La céramique Fauve, André Metthey et les peintres, exhibition catalogue, Musée Matisse, Nice, May 17-July 21, 1996, and Fondation Saint-Jean, Bruges, August 2-November 17, 1996, p. 114, for a similar example
Maïthé Vallès-Bled, Vlaminck, Catalogue critique des peintures et céramiques de la période fauve, Paris, 2008, no. C99, illustrated p. 499

The ceramic is sound. Examination under UV light reveals a spot of retouching (approx. 1 cm long) in the blue pigment to the upper part of the vase and another spot of retouching (approx. 1,5 cm long) along the lower edge. There are a few air bubbles and slight scuffs to the glaze in places, inherent to the firing process. There are some minor small surface scratches, a few flecks of paint loss and some clay accretions, notably towards the centre of the vase, as well as a few tiny chips along the lower edge. There are handling marks in places and some glue remnants on the underside. This work is in overall good condition.
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This work is unique.