Author: Richard Webb

Silver, silver gilt, and enamel with 22ct gold cloissons. This vase won the Jacques Cartier Memorial Award at the Goldsmiths’ Craft Council Awards 2001.

The base of the vase comprises three salamanders holding up a flaming crucible. The flames, which represent the sun and its life giving forces, flow into the enamelled design. Sparks from the flames extend up and become stars in the night sky.

Night and day represent the cyclical nature of time and this is further strengthened by four floral panels representing the four seasons. Height 390mm

Enamelled with English white and red roses. Silver and enamel with 22ct gold cloissons.

Silver, silver gilt, 18ct gold, and enamel with 22ct gold cloissons.

Applied fuchsias in the form of fine silver sheet are applied to the beaker and then enamelled. 18ct gold wires are applied for the stems, and their high polish contrasts beautifully with a matt silver background. Silver, silver gilt, 18ct & 22 ct gold, and enamel. Height 9.5cm.

A pair of silver water jugs with applied gold, and fine silver sheet some of which is enamelled. A technical tour de force, these jugs celebrate the essence of an English summer. Silver, silver gilt, 18ct & 22ct gold, and enamel. Each jug holds 1.5 litres.

A set of four vases in silver, silver gilt, 22ct gold and enamel with an horticultural depiction of the four seasons. Not only has Fred chosen some of his favourite seasonal plants, but colour pallets have been carefully thought out to produce a coherent set. Height of each vase: 370mm.

A vase enamelled with Fred’s interpretation of the Birth of Venus made in silver, silver gilt, and enamel with 22ct gold cloissons. Venus is shown being pulled from a foaming sea by four hippocamps. Height of vase 370mm.