Céramique Montoise - Antoine Dubois - Vase - Large Art Deco specimen with hand-painted decor of a bird and blossoms - Signed - Faience / Earthenware

Large Art Deco Vase with hand-painted bird decoration – Antoine Dubois – céramique montoise – ca. 1920-1930

An exceptionally charming and rare Art Deco ceramic vase with a refined naturalistic decoration, produced in Belgium around 1925 by the renowned master decorator Antoine Dubois for his factory Céramique Montoise in Bergen (Mons).

This characteristic interwar piece is a beautiful example of the high-quality Belgian faience art from the Art Deco period. The sturdy, square vase with rounded corners elegantly tapers down into a stable, lightly flaring square foot.

The vase is adorned all around with a very handsome hand-painted decoration of a colorful bird (a stylized thrush or finch with blue-yellow wings) sitting on a richly flowering branch with pink and white blossoms and green leaves. Nearby the branches, a subtly painted blue butterfly flutters as well.

Very notable is the refined background technique: the piece is executed in a unique speckled or moucheté glaze in soft salmon-pink, beige and brown tones. The rim of the vase is crisply finished with a contrasting black border, typical of the Art Deco aesthetic.

On the side of the body lies the original, hand-painted artist’s signature "A. Dubois". The underside bears the round blue-black factory stamp "MADE IN BELGIUM" and the hand-written atelier mark (decorator’s mark) of the ceramic painter.

• Designer: Antoine Dubois (1869–1943)
• Manufacturer: Céramique Montoise (Faïencerie de Mons)
• Origin: Bergen (Mons), Belgium
• Period: Ca. 1920 – 1930 (Art Deco / Interwar)
• Material: Faience / Majolica (glazed earthenware)
• Signature: Hand-signed "A. Dubois" on the vase and stamped on the underside

• Height: 31.3 cm
• Width/Depth: 15.5 cm
• Weight: 1770 grams

In excellent antique condition with a beautiful, deep glaze. The piece shows a very pretty and evenly aged craquelure network in the glaze. No restorations, cracks, hairlines or large chips present. Some minimal, age-appropriate marks on the foot ring, inherent to an authentic object of about a century old.

This lot is prepared with the utmost care and extremely securely and professionally packaged (using a double-boxing system). Shipping to the winning bidder is always fully insured and provided with a Track & Trace code, so you can precisely follow the journey of your package.