96 - An engraved contemporary silver 'Poppy' dish.

An engraved contemporary silver 'Poppy' dish. Nan Nan Liu, London, 2014. The concave circular dish raised on a shallow foot and finely hand-engraved with poppies and flowing linear patterns, 16cm wide, approx. weight 8ozt Footnote: Nan Nan Liu’s work reflects ‘a lifelong fascination with natural forms and physical energies’. Early in her artistic development, she found inspiration in repetitive patterns found in nature such as the concentric rings found on trees. This interest, combined with her fascination with water and flow, is reflected in many examples of her work including her hand-engraved ‘Poppy dish’. This dish was engraved while Nan Nan was working in the workshop of Rod Kelly in the Shetlands and can be seen on pg. 93 (fig. 116) of Contemporary British Silver Designers by John L. Davis and Gordon Hamme. Her work is held in numerous public and private collections including the V&A Museum, the Goldsmiths’ Company Collection, Cambridge University and the Athenaeum Club.