ANDRÉ METTHEY (1871–1920) The Birds A very tall bottle in the Persian style. A polychrome glazed ceramic piece with oven-cracked gold; featuring a design of birds set against a background of flower buds. A small chip around the rim of the neck. Signed with the monogram stamp “A. M.” within a cloverleaf beneath the base. Height: 39.5 cm Related literature: - *La Renaissance de l’Art Français et des Industries de Luxe* – No. 3, March 1922. - Henri Clouzot – *André Metthey: Decorator and Ceramist* – Éditions de la Librairie des Arts décoratifs, Paris, 1923. - Various Authors – Fauve Ceramics; André Metthey and the Painters – Catalog of the eponymous exhibition held at the Matisse Museum, Nice, Cimiez, from May 17 to July 21, 1996. Published by Cahiers Henri Matisse, Matisse Museum, Nice, 1996. - Jean-Paul Monery and Dominique Forest – Fauve Ceramics in André Metthey’s Studio – Catalog of the exhibition held at the Annonciade Museum in Saint-Tropez, April 7–June 4, 2002; published by the museum, 2002. - Various Authors – Artist’s Ceramics; Derain, Dufy, Matisse, Miró, Picasso… – Catalog of the exhibition of the same name held at the Museum of Modern Art in Troyes, July 10–December 2, 2012, published by Silvana Editoriale, Milan, 2012.