RENÉ BUTHAUD (1886–1986) – FRANCE CRUÈGE DE FORCEVILLE COLLECTION Leda and the Swan, work exhibited at the 17th Salon des Artistes Décorateurs, Paris, 1927 An exceptional, slightly baluster-shaped vase with a flat, ring-shaped neck. A high-fire glazed ceramic piece; the title motif is partially engraved beneath the glaze and rendered in polychrome on a background of thick, nuanced, and crackled white glaze. Monogrammed “R.B.” beneath the base. Height: 22 cm Provenance: - Collection of Bredo L. Grandjean (1916–1986), director of the archives, library, and collections of the Royal Copenhagen factory from 1945 to 1953; author of numerous works on the subject. - France Cruège de Forceville; a close friend of the artist, who served as her wedding witness; daughter of Pierre Cruège, designer, close friend, and biographer of René Buthaud. France Cruège de Forceville is the author of numerous publications and curator of exhibitions on the Bordeaux-based ceramicist; she is a recognized specialist, a CNE expert, and a collector of his work. Exhibition: Salon des Artistes Décorateurs, Paris, 1927 – Our work was presented at this event. Bibliography: - *Art et Décoration* – June 1927. Our work reproduced on page 170 as part of an article by Léon Werth dedicated to the 17th Salon des Artistes Décorateurs, Paris, 1927. - René Chavance – La Céramique et la Verrerie – Éditions Rieder, Paris, 1928. Our work reproduced on page 47. - France Cruège de Forceville – René Buthaud (1886–1986); Ceramic Artist – Éditions Feu et Talent, Paris, 2016. Published on the occasion of the exhibition *La Femme, d’Urbino à Buthaud*, organized by the Vandermeersch Gallery, Paris, from May 31 to June 30, 2019. Our vase is reproduced on page 31 and described on page 30. - Various authors, edited by Emmanuel Bréon and France Cruège de Forceville – René Buthaud, 1886–1986 – Art Deco Ceramic Artist – Catalog of the exhibition held at the Antoine Lécuyer Museum of Fine Arts, Saint-Quentin (May 14–September 17, 2023), Éditions Norma, Paris, 2023. Our work is reproduced on pages 2–3.