Artist: James Miller
Email: JMDesignFIPG@aol.com
Orchid Gallery: http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/jmdesign-3.htm
I am a master goldsmith based in Surrey, England. I have been a
working goldsmith for 43 years now. I served a six year
apprenticeship under a master goldsmith and before setting up my own
company “James Miller Design” back in 1985, I worked in London for a
company making items for Asprey and Garrard. My work is varied and
draws inspiration from flora and fauna using techniques of
manufacture that have changed very little over the centuries. I work
mainly in 18K gold and silver using hard fired enamels to add colour
to my pieces. I mostly work to commission so each piece can be
unique to the customer.
7" diameter rock crystal bowls, 18K gold piercings and
flowers, two 18K gold plique a-jour winged butterflies,
guilloche enameled silver base and central support, with three
conical guilloche enameled vases between each bowl. The bowls
are cradled in 18K gold piercings. 16" tall
A fruit bowl - 18K white gold pierced and enameled base, the
bowl is set off centre and is surrounded by a spray of 18K
gold enameled flowers set with diamonds. 16" diameter
Flower - 18K gold single rose, with diamonds on the petal
edges to appear as morning frost, set in a rock crystal vase
with trailing ivy leaves. 10" tall
Pair of fruit bowls - the bowls are of carved amethyst and the
stands are 18K gold piercings over enameled silver, the central
piecings on the spheres are set with diamonds. 14" tall
Lily of the Valley - 18K colored golds with pearls and diamond
settings as blooms, the leaves are enameled and the whole is
set in a unique hand blown vase - 9" tall
Pot-Pourri bowl - cradled by enameled poppies and ivy leaves,
18K gold and silver 10" tall
More of James Miller’s work can be found at:
http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/jmdesign-3.htm
http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid//orchid/jmdesign.htm
Enjoy
Hanuman
