112 - * Louis Léopold Thuilant (1862–1916)

* Louis Léopold Thuilant (1862–1916) Jug inscribed “For Mr. // Foucault // Piqueur” Made of glazed earthenware with a green base. It has a globular, bulbous shape with a dorsal handle. The zoomorphic neck takes the form of a fully sculpted, neighing, harnessed horse’s head. The relief decoration depicts a hunter on horseback, accompanied by his two dogs, pursuing a stag, whose throat the hunter is slitting with a dagger (sword-shaped). The scene is complemented by an oak tree, a child’s head, and the head of a bearded old man, accompanied by stamped motifs such as moons, horseshoes, and small flowers, as well as relief motifs resembling flowers. Hand-incised signature and inscriptions: “made by // Thuilant // Chalopen // prévelles,” then in another cartouche: “For Mr. // Foulcault // Piqueur // In 1894 // at 10 o’clock” (sic) and finally, in a cartouche on the front: “Good hunt // Very successful.” Sarthe, late 19th century H. 24 cm Small chips and missing stopper