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Description
Tjok DESSAUVAGE
Hemispherical vase – 2002
Grey in colour with a black top
Signed and dated in relief
21 × 26.50 cm
White earthenware; incised signature and date
8.27 × 10.43 in
Provenance: Galerie Sarver, Paris
Acquired from the gallery by the current owner
Jacques Dessauvage, known as Tjok Dessauvage, born on 15 April 1948 in Izegem, Belgium, is regarded as one of the leading exponents of sigillata ceramics in Europe. As a child, he closely observed the archaeological excavation sites located next to his school and developed a particular interest in the fragments of Roman ceramics and pottery unearthed there. He later enrolled at the Hoger Instituut in Ghent, where he undertook a foundation year in ceramics and learnt the art of wheel-throwing and glazing under Joost Maréchal, a pioneer of contemporary ceramics. His world of forms and symbols takes shape in experimental pottery workshops, based on three elementary basic forms: the hemisphere, the cylinder and the cone. He succeeds in infusing these volumes, crafted on the potter’s wheel, with an inner tension. Through the use of ancient techniques, notably terra sigillata, the clay brings human history to life without any artificial archaism.
Tjok DESSAUVAGE
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Lot description modified on 10/02/2026 at 3:03 PM
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