Elliot Hall Enamels Latest Fusion Collectors Club

ELLIOT HALL
E N AME LS
2016
CLUB ISSUE 13
Welcome
Tiffany and I are delighted to welcome you to our special spring issue of Fusion and we are in a
celebratory mood! First, we send Happy 90th Birthday wishes to HM Queen Elizabeth II and we
introduce two exceptional enamel boxes to commemorate this important occasion.The miniature
round enamel box is painted with colourful daffodils by Sandra Selby, and the large rectangular
box is painted by Peter Graves and features Royal residences and monuments. Both these enamels
are issued in a limited edition of 10, and we have chosen this number to link to our second
celebration - 2016 is the 10th anniversary of the start of Elliot Hall Enamels, following the
closure of Moorcroft Enamels.
Throughout the year we will mark our anniversary with enamels in limited editions of 10, thus
creating a unique 10th Anniversary Collection combining varied designs by many of our
talented artists and a range of shapes.The first three 10th Anniversary enamels - a Barn Owl
Vase, Blue Floral Heart Box and a ButterfliesVase - are launched in this issue. Meanwhile, turn
to the back cover for the Sparrows Ginger Jar, the latest in the Annual Garden Birds Ginger Jar
collection.
We hope you enjoy our new enamels – the dedication, passion and incredible levels of skill and
artistry required to make these enamels is, we feel, increasingly rare in this day and age of
computers and throwaway items. I’ve spent my entire life working with enamel artists and
without exception they take pride in what they do, but it’s your continued support and
appreciation of their art that makes it possible for these exceptional artists to keep an ages-old
traditional craft alive and to make their mark in history.Thank you.
In the meantime if you have any queries please do not hesitate to get in touch with me or
Tiffany.
Yours
Elliot.
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10th Anniversary Collection
Enamels issued in limited editions of 10 will be launched throughout the year to celebrate the
10th anniversary of Elliot Hall Enamels.
Marie Graves’s ingenious design combines daffodil flowers, delicate curling foliage and a bird in
shades of blue with white accents and perfectly fits the contours of the heart-shaped box.This
charming hand painted study in blue covers every part of the gorgeous enamel box and it would
make a romantic gift for a number of anniversaries or just to say ‘I love you.’There is a special
significance to the inclusion of this design within the celebratory series, as a daffodil is also the
flower linked to a 10th wedding anniversary.
Blue Floral Heart Shaped Box
Limited edition of 10
55mm wide
RRP £335 $670 Australian Dollars
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Barn Owl Vase and Butterflies Vase
Elliot has commissioned an innovative and technically complex enamel vase for the 10th
anniversary. This features a subtle convex curve to the inner surface of the base, and the enamel
artists will use its gentle contours to add a dynamic sense of movement to their paintings inside
the vase.The generous rounded curves of the new vase imitate the shape of
plump and juicy fruit such as plums and peaches and so Elliot has named
the new shape after theWorcestershire town of Evesham.
Both the Barn Owl and ButterfliesVase feature superb designs painted
by Sandra Selby and they are wrap-around scenes revealing her
exceptional mastery of enamel painting on curved surfaces, both inside
and outside of a vase and her use of the new convex curve.
Butterflies
Limited edition of 10, 75mm High
RRP £1250 $2500 Australian Dollars
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Barn Owl
Limited edition of 10, 75mm High
RRP £1250 $2500 Australian Dollars
Happy Birthday Queen Elizabeth
In celebration of HM Queen Elizabeth II’s 90th birthday on 21st April 2016, we have launched
two outstanding enamel boxes, both hand painted with original designs by Sandra Selby and
Peter Graves.The boxes can have optional inscriptions of ‘Queen’s 90th Birthday’ and are issued
in a limited edition of 10.
Heralding the Celebrations
Sandra Selby’s design on the GreatWhitely shape enamel box is exquisitely crafted to use the
gentle contours of the box to depict a posy of
daffodils delicately bound with a royal blue
ribbon.The lid is ablaze with open daffodil
flowers triumphantly heralding the year
ahead, whilst around the curved sides of the
box, Sandra has painted the green stems of the
spring flowers, tied with a bow.
Daffodils
Limited Edition 10
35mm Diameter
RRP £215 $430 Australian Dollars
Royal Residences
The second box is by Peter Graves and his incredibly detailed paintings
are of buildings with a special significance to the Queen and
important in the history of the Royal family -Windsor
Castle, Balmoral Castle, Sandringham House,
Buckingham Palace, Osborne House and the
Prince Albert Memorial.
Peter’s work is exceptional and he uses
the finest brushes to paint each layer of
colour and to add the fine
distinguishing architectural details of
each royal building such as windows,
chimneys and turrets.
Limited edition
L: 80mm with Rhodium Silver Plated Bezel. R.R.P £1295 $2500 Australian Dollars Optional
inscription on base ‘Queens 90th Birthday’
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Lid: Windsor Castle
Peter’s painting shows the 1,000-year oldWindsor Castle in its
commanding position overlooking the River Thames.The castle is
very much regarded as home by Queen Elizabeth II, and she is in
residence most weekends. Her fondness for the castle can be traced
back to the 1940s, when she and her sister lived there as it was
felt to be safer than Buckingham Palace during the war years.
Inside Lid: Balmoral
Castle
QueenVictoria and Prince
Albert travelled to Scotland in 1842 and, enthralled by the
beauty of the Highlands, resolved to buy a home in the
country. In 1848, they settled on Balmoral Castle nestled
below the Grampian Mountains as their Scottish retreat. After
moving in, the couple decided they needed more space and the
new castle was inspired by some features of the earlier building
and incorporated Scottish Baronial architecture such as
turrets, battlements and pinnacles. Balmoral Castle quickly
became the royal couple’s favourite home and it was
affectionately described by QueenVictoria as ‘My dear paradise
in the Highlands.’
Balmoral Castle has also become one of Queen Elizabeth’s
favourite places and she visits it with other members of her
family for an extended stay in July and August each year.
Inside Base: Sandringham House
Sandringham House in Norfolk was bought in 1862
as a country home for Albert Edward, Prince ofWales,
who had just turned 21.The Prince made the old
house habitable and moved in with his wife, Princess
Alexandra of Denmark but it was soon too small for
their growing family and a new house was completed
in 1870. GeorgeV and GeorgeVI both loved the
house, and this affection is shared by Queen
Elizabeth II. She first visited for Christmas 1926
and it’s where she now usually spends the festive
season each year.
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The box left side: Osborne House
QueenVictoria and Prince Albert visited Osborne House
on the Isle ofWight in 1844 and the following year they
bought the property as a retreat from the pressures of
London court life.The existing house was too small for
their needs, so they commissioned a new building from
architect Thomas Cubitt and work began in 1848. After
Prince Albert died in 1861,Victoria regularly stayed at Osborne House died there in 1901. After
her death, EdwardVII gave the estate to the nation and it’s now managed by English Heritage.
The box right side: Buckingham Palace
Buckingham House was built by John Sheffield,
Duke of Buckingham as his London home, and in
1761 George III bought it for his wife, Queen
Charlotte. It was transformed into a Palace during
the 1820s, and from QueenVictoria’s reign it has
been the official residence and administrative
headquarters of Britain’s monarchs.The forecourt of Buckingham Palace including its gates and
railings was created in 1911 as part of a scheme to commemorate QueenVictoria, and the world
famous balcony, used to mark many royal events and celebrations, overlooks it.
The top/hinge side: The Prince Albert Memorial
The Prince Albert Memorial in Kensington Gardens, London
commemorates QueenVictoria’s husband, who died of typhoid fever
aged 42 years in 1861. It was designed by George Gilbert Scott
and is some 53 metres in height and includes a statue of Prince
Albert, and marble figures representing Europe, Asia, Africa and
America, and other symbolic of manufacture, commerce, agriculture
and engineering.The Parnassus frieze around the base of the
memorial includes 187 carved figures celebrating famous artists, authors and musicians and
reflects Prince Albert's enthusiasm for culture and the arts.
The bottom/opening side: Appleton Water Tower
The AppletonWater Tower was built to supply the
Sandringham Estate with fresh water. In 1871, the Prince of
Wales contracted typhoid while visiting Sandringham and the
water supply was proved to be unclean. A new source was
found, but to provide sufficient water pressure a water tower
was required and the builders, led by engineer James Mansergh,
began work on a neo-Byzantine styled water tower in 1877.To
take advantage of the amazing views of the surrounding countryside, Mansergh included a
viewing room for the Royal Family on the tower’s second floor. Nowadays, AppletonWater Tower is
leased to the Landmark Trust and can be rented as self-catering holiday accommodation.
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Sparrows Ginger Jar
The seventh of 10 designs in the series of Garden Birds Ginger Jars features sparrows.
Painted by Sarah Selby, the design features birds
perching on a shrub surrounded by yellow
blossom. Although the number of house sparrows
has declined in recent years they remain one of
the most common garden birds in the UK –
topping the 2016 Big Garden Birdwatch survey.
The noisy and gregarious bird is found
worldwide.
Limited Edition of 25
50mm High
£335 $670 Australian Dollars
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