Help with signature on ceramic plaque

I’m posting in the art rather than ceramics forum as this is a sculptural piece. It’s in a local shop. They’ve given me photos of the front of the plaque and the signature but I don’t have a photo of the back .

It is almost cubist in design and appears to be a procession of people on horses or maybe camels. The signature is proving difficult to decipher. Any help welcome. The first letter is certainly an F but after that I’m struggling.

Im guessing it’s possible Spanish and mid 20th century.

 

F. Vandoplangs ??? That's my guess.

 

This one they say is Fernand Vanderplancke

https://the-retrohouse.com/curiosities/fernand-vanderplancke-team-spirit

 

Brilliant. How did you find that ?

 

Fernand Vanderplancke is a Belgian sculptor, from Brugge (Bruges). He is 84 now, but still going strong.

https://www.pzc.nl/brugge/fernand-v...ensterbank-staat-maakt-me-dat-trots~a2232c30/

 

John-You mentioned "They’ve given me photos of the front of the plaque and the signature",that's what I call good customer service ! Most of the time the shops never even email me.

 

They’re a great shop and good friends too.

 

It's a funky design. Definitely the right guy too. I even found another copy of the plaque.

https://drouot.com/en/l/21005021-fernand-vanderplancke-1938-basrelief-moderne-signe-edition

 

One sites 40 Eur,the other's 700 Eur-ah the mysteries of the Web !

 

I think the 700 may be the Lot number Bosko.

 

Thanks for the alert Houseful.Researching prices on yr phone in the midst of a picking frenzy can get darned crazed.

 

Oh dear, I know I used Google image search but don't remember if I added words to the search. I've had better luck using my phone than my laptop in image search. (I just got a new laptop so maybe an updated version will make it as good as my phone.)