Easter Egg
This year’s Easter Egg is delicately painted with Tulips with a striking black background by Elizabeth Todd. The tiny egg shape has always been used for this collection, which launched in 2007 with a beautiful crocus design by Fiona Bakewell. The shape has been the perfect canvas for our skilled artists to paint their unique designs showing flowers in natural settings creating a delightful miniature bouquet that not only never fades but is an Easter Egg that won’t affect your waistline! Only the very best artists are able to paint on a curved surface as the proportions of the design have to be maintained as the scene moves around the shape. And, like all Elliot Hall Enamels, the Eggs are completely freehand painted – meaning no prints or guidelines are ever used.

Elizabeth uses the tiniest of her brushes and the most miniscule of delicate strokes to complete each painting and she signs each one. In addition, the eggs unscrew providing the perfect place to store a tiny memento!

2007 Crocus Fiona Bakewell
2008 Daffodil Helen Halloran
2009 Primrose Cath Higham
2010 Snowdrops Sandra Selby
2011 Pansy Sandra Selby
2012 Sweet Violets Fiona Bakewell
2013 Cyclamen Fiona Bakewell
2014 Bluebells Sandra Selby
2015 Chickens Sandra Selby
2016 Fuchsias Sandra Selby
2017 Violets Elizabeth Todd
2018 Tulips Elizabeth Todd

Tulips Easter Egg
Limited Edition 100.
Elizabeth Todd 40mm High R.R.P £180

2018 Annual Valentine’s box – BARN OWLS

Carrying on the theme from 2017 this year’s annual Valentine’s Box is the 2nd box to feature birds, Barn Owls, appearing on this enchanting enamel. As adults, Barn Owls are solitary animals until they pair with a mate. They mate for life and become very emotionally attached to their partner. Barn Owls can often be seen cuddling with their partner and babies in their nest.

Sandra has pictured the Barn Owls so they enhance the contours of the Heart Shaped Valentine’s Box – both inside and out – and her delicate brushstrokes captures the amazing detail these animals have in their plumage. The box is the eight in the Annual Valentine’s Day series

The Barn Owl is considered to be one of the most widely distributed birds in the world. A species of Barn Owl can be found on every continent, with the exception of Antarctica. Barn Owls are not territorial or aggressive to other Barn Owls. A pair of owls will nest as close as 1/2 a mile from another nesting pair.

Barn Owls by Sandra Selby
Limited edition 25.
R.R.P £325

Happy New Year
2018 is very much looking to be a exciting year for Elliot Hall Enamels with our artists as ever pushing the boundaries of their creative talents.
Our commitment to producing what are considered as the finest Enamels in the world is always our number one aim.
Without our Loyal customers non of this would be possible so we thank you for your continued support.
The team wish each and everyone a happy and healthy 2018

The 2017 Christmas Vase
The Christmas Vase series highlights some of the beautiful birds that can be seen during the winter months. Many of the subjects featured on the ten vases in the collection have been natives of Britain such as the Robin (see the full list below) this years bird is the Greater Spotted Woodpecker

The great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) is a medium-sized woodpecker with pied black and white plumage and a red patch on the lower belly. Males and young birds also have red markings on the neck or head. This species is found across Eurasia and parts of North Africa. Across most of its range it is resident, but in the north some will migrate if the conifer cone crop fails. Some individuals have a tendency to wander, leading to the recent recolonisation of Ireland and to vagrancy to North America. Great spotted woodpeckers chisel into trees to find food or excavate nest holes, and also drum for contact and territorial advertisement; they have anatomical adaptations to manage the physical stresses from the hammering action. It is similar to the less common lesser spotted woodpecker.

The great spotted woodpecker occurs in all types of woodlands and is catholic in its diet, being capable of extracting seeds from pine cones, insect larvae from inside trees or eggs and chicks of other birds from their nests. It breeds in holes excavated in living or dead trees, unlined apart from wood chips. The typical clutch is four to six glossy white eggs. Both parents incubate the eggs, feed the chicks and keep the nest clean. When the young fledge they are fed by the adults for about ten days, each parent taking responsibility for feeding part of the brood.

2006 Robin Sandra Dance
2007 Tawny Owl Helen Halloran
2008 Wrens Helen Halloran
2009 Firecrests Mick Cooke
2010 Blue Tits Fiona Bakewell
2011 Goldfinches Fiona Bakewell
2012 Bullfinches Fiona Bakewell
2013 Buntings Sandra Selby
2014 Thrush Sandra Selby
2015 Bramblings Sandra Selby
2016 Waxwings Sandra Selby
2017 Spotted Woodpeckers Sandra Selby

Did you Know
All Christmas Vases are issued in a limited edition of 100 and to help you know in which year they were issued – the last two digits of the year are included after the artist’s signature. So the 2017 Christmas Vase will carry the number 17.

The 2017 Christmas Vase
The Christmas Vase series highlights some of the beautiful birds that can be seen during the winter months. Many of the subjects featured on the ten vases in the collection have been natives of Britain such as the Robin (see the full list below) this years bird is the Greater Spotted Woodpecker

The great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) is a medium-sized woodpecker with pied black and white plumage and a red patch on the lower belly. Males and young birds also have red markings on the neck or head. This species is found across Eurasia and parts of North Africa. Across most of its range it is resident, but in the north some will migrate if the conifer cone crop fails. Some individuals have a tendency to wander, leading to the recent recolonisation of Ireland and to vagrancy to North America. Great spotted woodpeckers chisel into trees to find food or excavate nest holes, and also drum for contact and territorial advertisement; they have anatomical adaptations to manage the physical stresses from the hammering action. It is similar to the less common lesser spotted woodpecker.

The great spotted woodpecker occurs in all types of woodlands and is catholic in its diet, being capable of extracting seeds from pine cones, insect larvae from inside trees or eggs and chicks of other birds from their nests. It breeds in holes excavated in living or dead trees, unlined apart from wood chips. The typical clutch is four to six glossy white eggs. Both parents incubate the eggs, feed the chicks and keep the nest clean. When the young fledge they are fed by the adults for about ten days, each parent taking responsibility for feeding part of the brood.

2006 Robin Sandra Dance
2007 Tawny Owl Helen Halloran
2008 Wrens Helen Halloran
2009 Firecrests Mick Cooke
2010 Blue Tits Fiona Bakewell
2011 Goldfinches Fiona Bakewell
2012 Bullfinches Fiona Bakewell
2013 Buntings Sandra Selby
2014 Thrush Sandra Selby
2015 Bramblings Sandra Selby
2016 Waxwings Sandra Selby
2017 Spotted Woodpeckers Sandra Selby

Did you Know
All Christmas Vases are issued in a limited edition of 100 and to help you know in which year they were issued – the last two digits of the year are included after the artist’s signature. So the 2017 Christmas Vase will carry the number 17.