Paris Porcelain Display - Ep. 1800 - Decorated With A Strawberry Pyramid Trompe l'Oeil

PARIS porcelain DISPLAY circa 1800 - Decorated with a TROMPE L'OEIL in the shape of a PYRAMID of STRAWBERRY porcelain by Didier GARDILLOU DISPLAY, Circular in shape, resting on a slight heel. The presentation is more or less hollow, depending on the destination. This one is slightly flat. The bottom, called the "basin", is surrounded by a more or less curved descent (or fall), bordered by a crown called the "wing" by manufacturers or "marli" in goldsmithing. HARD porcelain White background with polychrome decoration of garlands of water leaves suspended from a garland of arabesques, interspersed with bouquets of barbel. Gold threads on the edge. STRAWBERRY PYRAMID, The display is decorated with a STRAWBERRY PYRAMID made in CONTEMPORARY porcelain by Didier GARDILLOU, specialist in porcelain fruits and flowers (semi-soft porcelain). They are manufactured and assembled by hand piece by piece. He is the only artist in the world to create fruits or flowers with this incredible and unique realism. Each creation is UNIQUE and you will see that the mixture of old and contemporary works wonderfully. The whole becomes an EXCEPTIONAL object of ART and CONTEMPORARY DECORATION Dimension(s): High. total 35 cm, Condition: PERFECT CONDITION, Period: Display: DIRECTORY / CONSULATE - CIRCA 1800, Composition PYRAMID OF STRAWBERRY: CONTEMPORARY, Observation(s): Tiny small wear from use on the porcelain support. Didier Gardillou's TROMPES L'OEIL 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 career: 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 becomes his student and his collaborator in the workshop and participates in the 1% architectural projects and in the manufacturing of shaped pieces (stoneware, earthenware, painting on porcelain, 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 1990s, 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.