Help with pottery mark

Does anyone recognise this mark? It's a big, heavy pottery bowl bought at Sydney auction maybe 20 years ago, but searches for "running pig/wolf/dog/bear" haven't helped. Thanks.

 

I think that's a wild boar. There's a couple of really good Facebook groups about mystery studio pottery, I'd try one of them.

 

Thanks.

 

Vase by oliveannie posted Dec 13, 2017 at 10:02 PM

Did you figure it out? Just picked up a vase today in Portland, OR with the same mark.

 

Welcome, @oliveannie . No one but you can see the picture you posted in the Gallery because your album is set to Private. You should go back there and change the setting to Public so we can see it.

 

Thanks! Newbie here

 

Hi and WELCOME, Oliveannie!! Nice vase!!

 

Both pieces show the mark of French potter Louis Lourioux, 1874-1930. He used several marks on his early pieces, one of which is a wolf (or dog) running to the left with overlapping L's over the center of the animal. That information is from the book "Art Nouveau Ceramics" by Paul Arthur, 2015. There is also a Wikipedia page showing the mark, LINK.

I think the name Lourioux is still used on ceramics today.

 

Louis Lourioux, France, 1874-1930.

 

Thank you!!

 

Excellent ID, JB Miller!

 

@CheersDears maybe you still have your piece?

I agree!

 

Thank you, Lucille.b! Merry Christmas!

 

Thank you, cxgirl. Merry Christmas!

 

Merry Christmas to you JB Miller