"Vietcong" ceramic sculpture by Elie Van Damme. 1960's

Lifesize Vietcong head by Elie Van Damme.Handformed one-off piece.
Instead of the usual crisp white backgrounds, i manipulated this picture to obtain a 60's/70's feel....
Red chamotte clay, black semi matte glaze and 'eroded' structure.
Perfect condition.
St. Andries. 1960's

Vessel by Rogier Vandeweghe. Amphora 1960's

Selenium red vessel with lid. White on the inside.
Height about 30 cm.
1960's by Amphora. Signed with impressed Amphora logo.

2 carved vases by Perignem 1970's

Johan Nyssen "Cat" multiple edited by Perignem

Sculpture created by Johan Nyssen.
Black glaze.
Edited by Perignem 1960's

Elisabeth Vandeweghe : Cat Multiple by Perignem 1970's

Ceramic cat sculpture created by Elisabeth Vandeweghe and edited by Perignem.
Black metallic glaze.Not catalogued in the original Perignem catalogue.
1970's

Wouter Hoste Ceramic Head N° 6

Ceramic head N° 6
Black grog clay with thin black metallic glaze.
Made at the Perignem studios. 2010

Elie Van Damme Sculpture Late 50's early 60's #2

Stunning handformed piece from the late 50's or early 60's. Made as proposal/prototype for later mould production, but finally not selected...
Black metallic glaze.
Height about 52 cm.
Unique piece, signed in full "Elie Van Damme"

Elie Van Damme "Cat" 1970's

Ceramic cat by Elie Van Damme from the early 70's.Matte brown glaze.
Looking at this cat always gives me a happy feeling and makes me smile...
Perfect condition.
Signed with impressed stamp "Elie Van Damme"

Amphora / Elie Van Damme sculpture St. Andries ca. 1960

This is the second sculpture from the reduction glaze series by Elie van Damme / Amphora in our collection.
Made @ the Amphora studio's around 1960.There are also vases in this metallic red glaze...
In mint condition.
Signed in full 'Elie Van Damme'

Wouter Hoste Ceramic Heads N° #3 #4 #5

3 studies for ceramic heads by Wouter Hoste. N° 3-4-5
Tests for different glazes and structures inspired by the old Perignem vases.
Manganese chamotte (grog) clay.
Made @ the Perignem studios. Beernem 2010

The Perignem & Amphora Troops #2

Most of these sculptures are edited by Perignem, some by Amphora, and one by Poost.
They are all from the moulded editions from the 60's and early 70's... Look at those magnificent different blacks and 60's colour combi's !
In the Perignem catalogue alone there were about 75 different sculptures, so we're not quite 'there' yet....
Amongst the designers : Elisabeth Vandeweghe, Elie van Damme, Johan Nyssen, Jan Rhyeul, Yves Rhayé, Jaak van De Vijver and finally the mysterious 'Poost'

Kirsch red 'flute' vase by Perignem 1960's

Elegant flute vase with a nice kirsch red glaze.White on the inside.
Height about 57 cm.
perfect condition, signed Perignem.

Huge Amphora 'balloon' vase by Rogier Vandeweghe 1960's

New in our collection, this stunning bulbous 'balloon' vase by Amphora.
Look at the flawless curves and design...
Dark orange/red selenium glaze with beautifull natural halo around the neck.... Sparkling white on the inside....
Height ca 42 cm, mint condition,

Oswald Tieberghien Wall Plaquette "Abstract Flowers"

Large geometric wall panel by Oswald Tieberghien.
Mr Tieberghien had a "flawless" feel for geometric patterns and colours...
I have split the picture in 2, but actually the plaquette is 1 piece and measures 70 cm...
Perfect condition.

Oswald Tieberghien Wall Plaquette "Tribal"

Ceramic wall plaquette by Oswald Tieberghien.
Geometrick "tribal" decor. Vibrant colours.
70 cm, perfect condition.