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	Stuart Devlin Scroll down to see selection of items for sale We are keen to buy work by Stuart Devlin Stuart Devlin ranks as one of the great contemporary gold and silversmiths and has been acclaimed by the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths as the designer with 'the Midas touch'. In the 1960's and 70's some silversmiths were disenchanted with designing anonymously for big manufacturing firms, which were in decline, and they set out on their own. They focused on their own style and had a personal commitment to the marketing of their own productions. The business designer craftsmen Stuart Devlin and Gerald Benney led in this field. Devlin was very successful with the idea of limited editions and the most popular of these were the surprise Easter eggs and Christmas boxes, which were so successful commercially that they have now become collector's items. He was born in Geelong, Australia, in 1931. In his third year of secondary education, he chose to become an art teacher, specializing in gold and silversmithing. In 1957 he obtained a post at a Melbourne college and studied for a Diploma of Art in gold and silversmithing. On the strength of this achievement, he was awarded scholarships to study at the Royal College of Art in London in 1958. He excelled and, as a result, was awarded a Fellowship by the Harkness Foundation of New York. He chose to spend the two-year fellowship at Columbia University in the U.S. On the completion of his overseas study in 1962, he returned to teach in Melbourne, Australia, and subsequently became an inspector of art schools. In 1964, he won a competition to design the first decimal coinage for Australia. In 1965, he moved to London and opened a small workshop. This marked the beginning of Devlin's true style. He changed his design direction away from "the austerity of the Bauhaus/Scandinavian Schools to a romantic use of precious metal." He concluded that the role for a contemporary silversmith is to enrich the way people live and work. He felt the nature of his craft and the romance of precious metals gave him an opportunity to design pieces that added delight, surprise, intrigue, and even amusement to what had become austere and even sterile within the modern idiom of design. Increasingly he turned out rich and romantic pieces that retained simple forms. Developing these pieces required technical innovation because the traditional methods of enrichment were either not available any more or were too time-consuming and therefore prohibitively expensive. He adapted and devised techniques to enable him to produce a wide variety of textures and filigree forms. In 1967, he began designing jewelry and, over the next decade, became well-known in London's West End with his exhibitions at Collingwoods. In 1972 transferred his retail gallery to the ground floor of his St. John Street workshop in Clerkenwell and continued holding his annual exhibition of his collection, often numbering 250 pieces. He employed 9 craftsmen here. Between 1979 and 1983 he had a prestigious showroom in Conduit Street. In 1982, he was granted the Royal Warrant of Appointment as Goldsmith and Jeweler to Her Majesty the Queen. In 1987 he was commissioned by Argyle Diamonds to make a diamond collection. Stuart Devlin produced a new collection each year which has forced him to continually seek new ideas for his next collection, particularly since the many collectors of his work anticipate something exciting and different each year. Among his most popular commissions, Stuart Devlin has designed coins for 36 countries throughout the world, including Singapore, Malaysia, and the Cayman Islands. He has designed hundreds of commemorative medallions. He designs furniture, interiors, jewelry, and commission pieces of all types, including trophies, clocks, centerpieces, goblets, candelabra, bowls, and insignia. He closed his London shop and workshop and moved to the South Coast. He was Prime Warden of the Goldsmith's Company 1996-7. Personal Statement from Stuart Devlin: I hope that my work reflects four maxims: That future is much more important than the past That creativity is paramount That skill is fundamental And that the justification for being a goldsmith is to enrich the way people live and work


Silver Sweetner/Small Pill Box London 1979 Stuart Devlin Diameter: 5cm £395 Click image to enlarge


	Silver Wine Coaster London 1976 Stuart Devlin Diameter: 16.5cm £895 Click image to enlarge


Silver Cruet Set London 1975 Stuart Devlin Height: 7cm £695 Click image to enlarge


	Silver Owl London 1970 Stuart Devlin Height: 3.5cm £395 Click image to enlarge


Silver Hippo London 1972 Stuart Devlin Height: 4cm £495 Click image to enlarge


	Silver Egg with Flowers London 1968 Stuart Devlin £450 Click image to enlarge


Silver Hippo Egg London 1973 Stuart Devlin Length: 8cm £475 with certificate Click image to enlarge


	Silver and Amethyst Pot Pouri Bowl London 1978 Stuart Devlin Diameter:11cm Height: 7.5cm £850 Click image to enlarge


Silver 'Sydney Opera House' Goblet London 1973 Stuart Devlin Made to celebrate the opening of the opera house in 1973 Height: 15cm Diameter: 10cm £390 Click image to enlarge


	Silver Letter Opener London 1976 Stuart Devlin Length: 23cm £350 Click image to enlarge


Pair Silver Candlesticks London 1969 Stuart Devlin Height:33.5cm £3500 Click image to enlarge


	Silver Salver London 1981 Stuart Devlin Boxed Diameter: 30.5cm £1495 Click image to enlarge


Silver Pepper and Salt London 1976 Stuart Devlin Height: 8.5cm £650 Click image to enlarge


	Silver 'Bird and Nest' Egg London 1976 Stuart Devlin Limited edition of 300 £475 Click image to enlarge


Silver Letter Opener London 1976 Stuart Devlin Length: 30.5cm £795 Click image to enlarge


	Silver Wine Coaster London 1977 Staurt Devlin Diameter: 16.5cm Height: 7cm £1250 Click image to enlarge


Silver 'Churchill' Cigar Box London 1974 Stuart Devlin No 22 0f 50 Made to commemoron the centenary of his birth Made for Heritage Collection Comes with certificate Length: 24cm Depth:15cm Height: 5cm £1950 Click image to enlarge and see more detailed photos.


	Silver 'Tree with Eggs' Egg London 1982 Stuart Devlin No 218 £495 (Comes with top) Click image to enlarge


Silver 'Bird Cage' Egg London 1981 Stuart Devlin No124 £495 Click image to enlarge


	10 Place Silver Canteen London 1982-92 Stuart Devlin Hand Forged by Master Cutler Richard Cook Weight: 128oz Spoons and Forks 178 oz Knives including steel blade 102 Pieces 10 Table Knives Length: 26cm 10 Table Forks 2 Table Spoons Length: 24cm 10 Soup Spoons 10 Fish Knives 10 Fish Forks 10 Dessert/Cheese Knife 10 Dessert Spoons 10 Dessert Forks 10 Tea Spoons 10 Coffee Spoons Click image to enlarge and see further pictures


Silver Butterfly Egg London 1975 Stuart Devlin No 124 £475 Click image to enlarge


	Silver Salver London 1972 Stuart Devlin Diameter: 30.5cm Middle has got a hammered/planished finish £1495 Click image to enlarge


Silver Frog on Lily Pad Egg London 1978 Stuart Devlin £475 with certificate Click image to enlarge


	Silver Porringer London 1982 Stuart Devlin Prince William Christening Porringer Diameter: 7½cm Height: 6cm £350 Click image to enlarge


Stuart Devlin Silver Caddy Spoon London 1983 Stuart Devlin Length:6.5cm Made to comemorate 25 years of Prince Charles being the Prince of Wales. The queen made him Prince of Wales on 26th July 1958. £350 Click image to enlarge


	Silver Dishes London 1974 Stuart Devlin 8½cm : SOLD 13cm : SOLD 17cm £495 Click image to enlarge


Silver Nursery Rhyme Egg Mary, Mary Quite Contrary London 1978 Stuart Devlin £450 Click image to enlarge


	Stuart Devlin Book 40 page Hardback £45 Click image to enlarge


Silver Clown Egg London 1980 Stuart Devlin £450 Click image to enlarge


	Silver Fish Egg London 1970 Stuart Devlin No 87 £450 Click image to enlarge


Silver Champagne Flute London 1980 Stuart Devlin Height: 22.5cm Diameter: 6.5cm (top) £450 Click image to enlarge


	Pair Boxed Silver Champagne Flutes London 1980 Stuart Devlin Height: 22.5cm Diameter: 6.5cm (top) £895 Click image to enlarge


Set of Eight Silver Champagne Flutes London 1977-79 Stuart Devlin Height: 22½cm Diameter: 6½cm £3500 Click image to enlarge


	Set of Twelve Silver Champagne Flutes London 1977 -79 Stuart Devlin Height: 22.5cm Diameter: 6.5cm (top) £5000 Click image to enlarge


Royal Wedding Silver Goblet London 1981 Stuart Devlin Height: 19cm £395 Boxed with original Franklin Mint signed limited edition certificate 37/950


	Silver Turtle Egg London 1979 Stuart Devlin £475 with certificate Click image to enlarge


Silver Violet Goblet London 1977 Stuart Devlin Height: 17cm Weight: 250g £495 Limited Edition goblet produced for Paramount Classics, Ohio, USA


	Silver Goblets London 1968 Stuart Devlin Height: 18.5cm £450 each Four available Click image to enlarge


Silver Goblet London 1968 Stuart Devlin Height: 18.5cm £450 Click image to enlarge


	Silver Jack in Box Egg London 1980 Stuart Devlin £475 with cerificate Click image to enlarge


Silver Hedgehog Egg London 1978 Stuart Devlin £450 Click image to enlarge


	Silver 'Mouse in Cheese' Egg London 1971 Stuart Devlin £475 Click image to enlarge


Silver Fish Egg London 1978 Stuart Devlin £450 Click image to enlarge


	Silver Joker Egg London 1972 Stuart Devlin £475 with certificate Click image to enlarge


Silver Salt London 1972 Stuart Devlin Height: 5cm Diameter: 4.5cm £275 Click image to enlarge


	Silver Menu Holder London 1977 Stuart Devlin Length:4cm £120 Click image to enlarge


Viners and Stuart Devlin Stuart Devlin designed a range of items to be mass produced by Viners in stainless steel called the 'Devlin Collection'. To launch these, Viners comissioned 100 of each item to be made in silver and issued as a numbered limited edition. The steel one can be seen on the right Click image to enlarge


	Silver 'Party' Bowl London 1972 Stuart Devlin Designed and made for Viners No 7 of 100 Diameter: 13½cm Height: 5cm Weight: 9oz £450 Click image to enlarge


Silver Violet Bowl London 1972 Stuart Devlin Made for Viners No 7/ 100 Height: 8cm £495 Click image to enlarge


	Silver Rabbit Egg London 1973 Stuart Devlin £450 Click image to enlarge


Silver Filigree Egg London 1983 Stuart Devlin No 2 Height: 6cm £350 Click image to enlarge


	Silver Egg London 1985 Stuart Devlin No 2 Height: 6cm £250 Click image to enlarge


Silver Jubilee Letter Opener London 1977 Stuart Devlin Length: 17cm £165 Click image to enlarge Designed by Stuart Devlin and made by the Royal Mint for the De La Rue Company Ltd on the occasion of Her Majesty's Silver Jubilee 1977 Maker's mark: Stuart Devlin


	Stuart Devlin Book Goldsmiths Company Exhibition 2-6 November 1987 62 Pages Well illustrated £45 Click image to enlarge


Silver Egg London 1985 Stuart Devlin No 2 £250 Click image to enlarge


	Silver and Amethyst Box London 1975 Stuart Devlin Diameter: 5cm £295 Click image to enlarge


Silver Bee Egg London 1981 Staurt Devlin £475 Click image to enlarge


	Humming Bird Egg London 1977 Stuart Devlin £475 with certificate Click image to enlarge


Silver 'Nest of Eggs' Egg London 1982 Stuart Devlin No 213 Reserved Click image to enlarge

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