Pair of Trompe l'Oeil Flower Earrings in Porcelain and Silver - Didier Gardillou

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Jewelry: RARE and beautiful pair of sleeper earrings, featuring trompe-l'oeil chamomile flowers in porcelain by Didier Gardillou. The settings, made … Read more Jewelry: RARE and beautiful pair of sleeper earrings, featuring trompe-l'oeil chamomile flowers in porcelain by Didier Gardillou. The settings, made of silver (925/1000e) for pierced ears, are crafted in our jewelry workshop.

The chamomile flowers are made of contemporary porcelain, created by Didier Gardillou, a specialist in semi-soft porcelain fruits and flowers. Each piece is handcrafted and mounted, one by one.

Didier Gardillou is the only artist in the world to create fruits and flowers with such incredible and unique realism in porcelain. Each creation is unique; if you look closely, you will notice slight differences between the flowers, as it is impossible to reproduce exactly the same ones.

Dimensions: Flower diameter: 0.9 Inch,
Condition(s): Perfect condition,

The entire setting is made of silver, created by our jewelry workshop.

All our jewelry comes with a certificate of authenticity including photos and a detailed description, attesting to the artist and the silver setting.

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DIDIER GARDILLOU, Ceramic artist for over 30 years. A master of trompe-l'oeil and porcelain flowers, he is the only one in Europe to achieve a true-to-life realism in his creations.

His career:

Didier Gardillou, with an aptitude for the visual arts, a visit to the Adrien Dubouché Museum definitively steered him toward applied arts using clay.
1972-1977 Trained at the ENAD (National Academy of Ceramic Arts) in Limoges under the direction of Jean-Jacques Prolongeau. He became his student and collaborator in the studio and participated in the 1% architectural projects and the production of shaped pieces (stoneware, earthenware, porcelain painting, etc.).
1979 Awarded the French Chamber of Ceramists and Art Workshops. First prize at the Salon des Ateliers d'Art for his entire body of work (biscuit porcelain sculptures and porcelain glazed in low-fire 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. First prize in the creativity competition at the Salon des Artisans d'Art (nine-element sculpture). Exhibition in Tokyo in partnership with the Printemps department 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 (choux terrine, shaped pieces).
In the early 1990s, Master Prolongeau joined his student in his studio to collaborate on porcelain decorations (vases and bowls).
Permanent exhibitions in Gstaad. Works in private collections in France, Switzerland, the USA, Japan, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Spain, Italy, and in public collections at the Musées de Sèvres and London.
Passionate about nature, flowers, and ancient and contemporary ceramics, he draws inspiration from illusionist ceramics and inspires us with his trompe l'oeil creations, not to mention his magnificent flowers and floral arrangements. See less