JEAN DERVAL (1925–2010) Machine à terre – Construction, circa 1965 A rare and significant lamp of this type. Polychrome glazed ceramic piece; sections treated with underglaze engraving. Signed with the “Jean DERVAL” stamp on the back. Height: 43 cm – Length: 29 cm – Depth: 20 cm Bibliography and related works: - Patrick Favardin and Jean-Jacques Wattel – Jean Derval: Ceramist and Sculptor – Éditions Norma, Paris, 2001. Vases from the same series as our lamp are reproduced on page 95. - Various authors – Jean Derval; A Master of Ceramics – Éditions de la Réunion des Musées Nationaux, Paris, 2004. Two vases from the same series as our lamp are reproduced on page 47.