"Sttublet, Important Stoneware Jug Mascarons Decor Circa 1940"
A large stoneware jug with a beige cover and glossy black enamel decorated with five mascarons with a man's head on the rim and a mascaron under the spout Signed Sylvain Sttublet recessed under the base, with the mark 234 e (r) A slight shine on the nose of a mask Period: around 1940 Dimensions: height 41 cm, width 24 cm, weight 9 kg Sylvain Sttublet (1890-1985), Belgian art deco ceramist, known for his beige and brown earthenware productions which feature mascarons, sometimes frightening masks whose original function would be to ward off evil spirits. He worked in close collaboration with another Belgian ceramist: Ernest Patris 
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