JANE SHORT (BRITISH 1954-) §
'WINTER WALK ON THE DOWNS' CENTREPIECE, 2016
£2,520
Auction: Modern Made Day 2 - Lots 124 to 456 - Friday 02 May at 10:30
Description
stamped maker's mark, 925 and hallmarked for London 2016, silver and enamel
Dimensions
7cm high, 26.5cm wide, 21cm deep (2 ¾in high, 10 ½in wide, 8 ¼in deep)
Provenance
Acquired directly from the maker by the current vendor in November 2016 at the Contemporary British Silversmiths Exhibition.
Footnote
Inspired by the colours, patterns, and textures of the landscape, Jane Short created this piece in response to a walk on the South Downs—where sticky, chalky ploughed fields met the brilliance of winter sunlight.
‘At heart my main influence is that of exploration of the materials – silver and enamel, and using them to make pieces which stimulate the senses in some way…there is just something about the quality of colour that I respond to and just love’
(Jane Short in Contemporary British Silver Designers: The Lion & Hamme Collections, 2022, p. 23)