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JANE SHORT: a rare silver and enamelled 'Galaxy' vase
London 2008

5 July 2024, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

£10,000 - £15,000

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JANE SHORT: a rare silver and enamelled 'Galaxy' vase

London 2008
Cylindrical flared form vase, finely engraved and enamelled in champlevé and basse-taille techniques, with subtle engraving swirls around the sides, the central theme are the numerous stars incorporated into the design, some plain, others engraved or enamelled, on one side a central star is surrounded by a red enamelled burst of rays and with swirls enamelled in blues emanating from the flames, gilded to the interior, height 21.5cm, diameter at top 13.5cm, weight 29.5oz.

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Provenance:
Private collection
Purchased from John Higgins Modern and Contemporary Silver selling exhibition June 2010.

JANE SHORT MBE (1954)

Jane was introduced to enamelling in 1974 whilst studying at the Central School of Art and Design, and every work since has been enamelled. In 1976 she studied at The Royal College of Art under Professor Gerald Benney graduating in 1979. Jane is an artist enameller, who combines the techniques of engraving and champlevé and basse-taille enamel to produce rich painterly images drawn from nature.
Jane has become one of the best known and established enamellers, and has taught enamelling widely throughout her career, in 2016 she was awarded an Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to the Craft of Enamelling.
She was winner of the Jacques Cartier Memorial Award awarded by the Goldsmiths' Craft and Design Council in 2008 for outstanding craftsmanship.
Jane has exhibited widely and her work is represented in the collections of many important museums, such as the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Fitzwilliam and Ashmolean Museums, The Keatley Trust, The Silver Trust Collection for use at 10 Downing Street and the Goldsmiths' Collection.

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