ANDRÉ METTHEY (1871-1920) Geometrical motifs, circa 1909Spectacular hollow bowl on a truncated cone heel called Vase de jardin. Glazed ceramic proof; the title decoration treated black and yellow on a cracked white background. Small restorations scattered around the edge. Signed with the stamp A.M. in clover on the back. Height : 30 cm - Diameter : 43 cmBibliography : - The Renaissance of the French Art and the Industries of luxury - N° 3 of 1922. Identical model with variant decoration reproduced on page 128 - Alastair Duncan - The Paris Salons 1895-1914 - Volume IV : Ceramics & Glass - Edition Antique Collectors' Club, 1998 . Identical model with variant of decoration, presented at the Salon d'Automne 1909, reproduced on page 322.