Box In The Shape Of A White Cabbage From Meissen - Trompe l'Oeil In Porcelain By Didier Gardillou

We no longer present the superb TROMPES-L'OEIL in the shape of VEGETABLES by the artist Didier Gardillou with incredible realism. The CHOUX are entirely made of porcelain and painted by hand. Dimensions: Length. 12 cm - High. 9 cm, Artist's Mark - a "bell" Painted with a brush in blue corresponding to the signature of Didier GARDILLOU, Period: CONTEMPORARY The TROMPES L'OEIL by Didier Gardillou are ideal for decorating your tables, fireplaces, window edges... .perfect to give as gifts to those around you or for yourself... DIDIER GARDILLOU, Ceramic artist for over 30 years. Master of trompe l'oeil and porcelain flowers, he is the only one in Europe to achieve a larger-than-life realism in his creations. His background: Didier Gardillou, an aptitude in the plastic arts, a visit to the Adrien Dubouché Museum will definitely direct him towards arts applied to the earth. 1972-1977 Training at ENAD in Limoges directed by Jean-Jacques Prolongeau. He became his student and collaborator in the workshop and participated in the architectural 1% projects and in the manufacturing of shaped pieces (stoneware, earthenware, porcelain painting, etc.). 1979 Winner of the Chambre Syndicale des Ceramistes et Ateliers d’Art de France. 1st prize at the Ateliers d'Art fair for all of his work presented (sculptures in porcelain biscuits and porcelain enameled in petit feu colors). 1981: exhibition at MAD Paris for “contemporary French Ceramics, sources and trends”. Porcelain and trompe-l'oeil decorations. 1983: Gold medal at the Paris Fair. 1st prize in the creativity competition, craftsmen's fair (sculpture in nine elements). Exhibition in Tokyo in partnership with the Printemps store, Ateliers d'art de France, Air France and the Paris Chamber of Commerce. 1982: Purchases by the Presidency of the Republic for Denmark and Spain (cabbage terrine, shaped pieces). At the beginning of the 90s, the master Prolongeau joined the student in his workshop to collaborate on decorations on porcelain (vases and cups). Permanent exhibitions in Gstaad. Works in private collections in France, Switzerland, USA, Japan, United Kingdom, Belgium, Spain, Italy… and public collections at the Sèvres and London Museums. Passionate about nature, flowers and ancient and contemporary ceramics, he is inspired by illusionist ceramics and makes us dream through his trompe l'oeil creations, without forgetting his magnificent flowers and floral arrangements PAYMENT and TRANSPORT Transport is done in SECURE PACKAGES PAYMENTS ACCEPTED via PAYPAL / LYDIA / CB in VAD (distance selling) or by CHECK PACKAGES WILL BE POSTED WITHIN 3 DAYS. COMBINED SHIPPING POSSIBLE IF MULTIPLE ITEMS PURCHASED.