Séamus Gill, Silversmithing and Jewellery
Studio 21, The Design Tower,Pearse Street, Dublin 2, Ireland
Tel: (01) 677 5701 email: seamus@seamusgill.com
Exhibition Pieces
This section showcases a selection of some of the pieces I have made over the last number of years
Water Pitcher
This piece was commissioned by the Irish Assay Office and was the last piece to be hallmarked with the M2 commemorative mark at the end of the last millennium.
Collection of the Company of Goldsmiths, Ireland.
Watering Can #2
This piece was made for the Kilkenny Millennium Irish Design Exhibition and then auctioned for charity in 2000.
Water Bearer
This photograph of the Freeform Water pitcher was taken by the great Irish photographer Vincent O’Byrne. It won the Kodak commercial photograph of the year in 2003.
Podforms
These Podforms were made to exhibit at SOFA in Chicago with the National Craft Gallery of Ireland in 2004.
Average height 22 Inches
Wide Flowing Curves Candelabra
This wide Flowing Curves Candelabra was one of the pieces made for the solo show “25 years on!” at DesignYard in 2006. This photograph was used for the front of the invite to the exhibition.
Width 43 Inches
Tall Flowing Curves Candelabra
This tall three candle candelabra was one of the 25 pieces made for the solo show “25 years on!” at DesignYard in 2006.
Height 27 Inches
15th Silver Triennial 2007-
The Silver Triennial takes place every three years to showcase the best of international silverware. 200 pieces were selected from 147 silversmiths from 19 countries and travelled to 10 venues across Germany, Denmark, Russia and the Netherlands. Séamus Gill exhibited his Watering Can #5 and a Freeform Vase with removable stem.
Chess Set
This silver Chess set was made as a private commission. The chess board, made in ebony and maple by violin maker Michiel de Hoog, measures 20 inches square. The larger pieces are 5 Inches high.