FRED RICH: a unique silver, silver-gilt, enamel and gold gem set vase London 2000, signed 'Fred Rich', mark for Asprey and Garrard, also stamped with commemorative millennium mark Baluster form, with flared silver gilt neck with naturalistic seaweed design, the body vividly enamelled with an aquatic scene, depicting a lobster, octopus, four yellow fish, six Angel fish these each set with amethyst eyes, with further schools of fish, all amongst waves varies seaweeds, outlined and picked out by gold cloisonné wires, a sense of depth and movement heightened by the textured silver surface appearing through the translucent bright enamel, raised on silver gilt naturalistic seaweed pedestal to a spreading foot, height 35.9cm, weight total 118oz. Footnotes: Provenance: Purchased Garrards. Private collection. FRED RICH (1954) Fred Rich, born 1954, studied at the Central School of Art and Design in London, first taking the foundation course and, later, jewellery design he then studied at the Sir John Cass School of Art in the late 1970's and early 1980's. It was on these course's that Rich started to experiment with bold colours and enamelling, a medium that has become his trademark. He has won numerous accolades including the Jacques Cartier award, and his work features in the collection of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, The Victoria & Albert Museum and also in the British Museum. The present lot is a remarkable example of Rich's style of enamelling which is a hybrid of cloisonné, basse taille, and champlevé, enamelling on an engraved, carved, or etched surface. At the time of production the present lot was one of the largest vessels Rich had produced, and is remarkable in both its scale and its design. We would like to thank Fred Rich for his assistance with these details. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: AR AR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing