Stuart Devlin was a mid-century modern Australian metalworker whose sparkling creations showcased the luster of silver. He used techniques like filigree and gilding to make a range of sterling silver serveware and decorative sculptures.
Devlin was born in Geelong, Victoria, in 1931. From 1951 to 1955, he taught gold and silversmithing in the town of Wangaratta. He went on to study at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in 1957 and earned a scholarship to the Royal College of Art in London in 1958. Devlin was awarded a two-year Harkness Fellowship by the Commonwealth Fund, which he used to spend time at Columbia University in New York City.
After returning to Melbourne, he won a competition to design Australian coinage in 1964. His initials are still on the 1966 Australian 50-cent coin. A year later, he moved back to London and opened a workshop. There, he began producing limited-edition Christmas boxes and Easter eggs, which continue to be highly prized by collectors. Devlin also took commissions for coins and medals from countries around the world. From 1979 to 1985, he operated a popular showroom on London’s Conduit Street.
Devlin was widely acclaimed and recognized for his work over his long career. In 1982, he was granted the Royal Warrant of Appointment as Goldsmith and Jeweler to Her Majesty the Queen. From 1996 to 1997, he served as the Prime Warden of the Goldsmiths’ Company. In 2000, he designed a coin series for the Summer Olympics in Sydney.
Devlin retired to Littlehampton, West Sussex, where he died in 2018 at the age of 86. As described in his obituary in The Guardian, Devlin sought to bring “delight, surprise, intrigue and even amusement” to modern style.
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H 7.9 in Dm 5.1 in
Jaimal Odedra, Contemporary Medium Egg-Shaped Accessory Box, Morocco, 2018
By Jaimal Odedra
Located in New York, NY
Each piece is modeled and cast by hand using a traditional Moroccan sand casting method. Signed: Jaimal Odedra Raised in England and educated at one of the finest art schools in the...
Bronze
$2,000 / item
H 3.75 in Dm 2.5 in
Jaimal Odedra, Contemporary Small Egg-Shaped Accessory Box, Morocco, 2018
By Jaimal Odedra
Located in New York, NY
Signed: Jaimal Odedra Each piece is modeled and cast by hand using a traditional Moroccan sand casting method.
Bronze
$2,800 / item
H 6 in Dm 3.75 in
Jaimal Odedra, Contemporary Small/Medium Egg-Shaped Accessory Box, Morocco, 2018
By Jaimal Odedra
Located in New York, NY
Each piece is modeled and cast by hand using a traditional Moroccan sand casting method. Signed: Jaimal Odedra Raised in England and educated at one of the finest art schools in th...
Bronze
Danish Modern Decorative Porcelain Egg 1977
By Royal Copenhagen
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful decorative porcelain egg by royal copenhagen circa 1977, excellent condition on a brass stand.
Porcelain
Fontana Arte Style Brass Egg
By Fontana Arte
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Single solid brass egg atop a small wooden block base. In the manner of Luciano Fontana's Brass Egg with Slash detail, and reminiscent of Carl Auböck's Paperweight "Egg", Austria. E...
Brass
$6,500 / item
H 11.8 in Dm 7.5 in
Jaimal Odedra, Contemporary Large Egg-Shaped Accessory Box, Morocco, 2018
By Jaimal Odedra
Located in New York, NY
Each piece is modeled and cast by hand using a traditional Moroccan sand casting method. Signed. Raised in England and educated at one of the finest art schools in the world, London...
Bronze
1970 "Egg" Tommaso Barbi Italian Design Metal stacking
By Tommaso Barbi
Located in Brescia, IT
"Egg" Sculpture Tommaso Barbi Italy, 1970 Silver Metal Stacking tray Sticker Label "TB made in italy" Excellent condiction
Metal
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H 2.76 in W 1.78 in D 1.78 in
Brushed silver egg with a clown and circus dog inside, Fabergé style
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Brushed gilded silver egg with a clown and circus dog inside, Fabergé style. Metal: Silver. Origin: English. Brand: London. Weight: 131.32 grams. Dimensions: 4.5cm x 7cm...
Silver
Rooster in Ostrich Egg and Golden Brass, 1970s
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Rooster realized from an ostrich egg, and in gilded brass, beak open and right leg raised. Red colored eyes. Oblong base. French or Italian craftsmanship realized in the 1970s.
Brass
A carved wooden egg - 1950s - France.
By Alexandre Noll
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A carved wooden egg, likely made in the 1950s in France. This type of object was popular at the time and is often considered a beautiful decorative item. Carved eggs were often craft...
Wood
Art Deco French Cocktail Shaker France C.1935
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Art Deco French Cocktail Shaker St Medard silver plate France C.1935. The Shaker of tapered form, lower plain section with upper and lower ribbed surrounds, upper detachable plain wi...
Silver Plate
Pair of Carl Poul Petersen Sterling Silver Compotes Montreal, circa 1940
By Carl Poul Petersen
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Pair of Carl Poul Petersen sterling silver compotes, Montreal, circa 1940. Each style of Georg Jensen, with a petal hammered bowl and curved handle terminating in foliate buds, suppo...
Sterling Silver
Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Flower Vase, Birmingham 1902 Henry Matthews
By Henry Matthews
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Antique Art Nouveau hammered Sterling Silver flower vase, Birmingham 1902 Henry Matthews. The vase on plain moulded pedestal base, rising to plain ...
Sterling Silver
Hukin and Heath Sterling Silver Sake Brandy Cigar Light Set London 1904
By Hukin & Heath
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Very unusual Hukin and Heath Sterling Silver Sake Brandy Cigar Light Set London 1904. In the form of an Alladin's lamp chamberstick shape on three bun supports. Inset with compartments for an oil spirit burner...
Sterling Silver
French Art Nouveau Desk Table Lamp by Charles Schneider, C. 1920
By Charles Schneider
Located in Toronto, Ontario
French Art Nouveau desk table lamp by Charles Schneider (Epinay-sur-Seine, Paris), France, C.1920 on stylised bronze base. The base also with concealed opening for an inkwell. The glass shade was made of blown double glass. Measures approximately 14.00 x 8.00 x 6.00 inches. Lamp shade, white, orange, and amber yellow. Signed Schneider on the shade (difficult to photograph see photos), also with signed base for probably the foundry. The Schneider Glassworks, established by brothers Charles and Ernest Schneider in Epinay-sur-Seine, France, in 1917. Very small chip to top shade fitting, see last photograph. The Schneider Glassworks, established by brothers Charles and Ernest Schneider in Epinay-sur-Seine, France, in 1917, was among the leading producers of fine-art glass between the two world wars, creating exuberantly colorful vessels...
Bronze
Antique Dutch Silver large Windmill figural Spoon
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Fine large Antique Dutch Silver Spoon, the oval bowl with an egret or heron within cartouche with foliage surround, to a pierced stem with dolphin motifs, the handle with figural sur...
Sterling Silver
