RENÉ BUTHAUD (1896-1986) CERAMIST & JEAN-ELIE CHAVERON (1898-1954) SCULPTURERThe birth of Venus, from a reputed edition of less than 10 copiesSculpture . Rare ceramic print with rich enameling; of the type known as shagreen for the human figure and of the type known as snake skin for the decorative part. Circa 1926/28. a slight restoration to a corner of the terrace . Signed E. CHAVERON, inside under the base. Height : 41,5 cm - Length : 46 cmBibliography : Pierre Cruège, collaboration of Anne Lajoix - René Buthaud 1886-1986 - Les Éditions de l'Amateur, Paris, 1996 . Identical model in cracked white reproduced on page 153. Acknowledgements: We would like to thank France Cruège de Forceville, specialist and expert in the work of René Buthaud, for the information she provided on this sculpture, particularly that concerning the sculptor and architect Jean-Élie Chaveron, which enabled us to write this description.