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	Stuart Devlin Scroll down to see selection of items for sale 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 1985 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 now works from Littlehampton. East Sussex. 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 'Caryatic' Dish London 1978 Stuart Devlin Diameter: 11.5cm £350 With unusual facsmile signature Click image to enlarge


	The Bristol Silver Goblet London 1973 Stuart Devlin The Heritage Collection No 216/600 Height: 15cm £295 Comemorating 600 years of Brsitol also with Brsitol Town assay hallmark Click image to enlarge


Silver Sea Horse Honey Spoon London 1977 Stuart Devlin Length: 13.5cm £295 Click image to enlarge


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


Silver Elf Egg London 1985 Stuart Devlin No 64 £425 Click image to enlarge


	Silver 'Partridge in Pear Tree' Box London 1970 Stuart Devlin Height: 9.5cm £395 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 These are being sold as a set of six in silver see below Click image to enlarge


	Silver Candlesticks London 1972 Stuart Devlin Made for Viners No7 of 100 Height: 15cm £895 Click image to enlarge


Set of Six Silver Wine Goblets London 1972 Stuart Devlin Designed and made for Viners Height: 17½cm £1750 Click image to enlarge


	Silver Violet Bowl London 1972 Stuart Devlin Made for Viners No 24 / 100 Height: 8cm £495 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


	Set of Six Silver Beakers / Goblets London1972 Designed and made by Stuart Devlin for Viners Set No 7 of limited edition of 100 Height: 11½cm Diameter: 7cm (top) £1800 Click image to enlarge and see other pictures


Silver Lion Paperweight London 1976 Stuart Devlin Height: 3.5cm £275 Click image to enlarge


	Silver Box London 1977 Stuart Devlin Height: 10.5cm Daimeter: 7cm £450 Click image to enlarge


Silver Letter Opener London 1968 Stuart Devlin No 69 of 75 This piece was designed for Hodgsor Baker Sandelson and Co With orginal box Length: 23cm £495 Click image to enlarge


	Silver and Amethyst Rose Bowl London 1975 Stuart Devlin Diameter: 20½cm Height: 15cm £1950 Click image to enlarge


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


	Silver Letter Opener London 1974 Stuart Devlin Length: 23cm £395 Click image to enlarge


Silver Rabbit Egg London 1983 Stuart Devlin No 45 £325 Click image to enlarge


	Silver Jack in Box Egg London 1980 Stuart Devlin No: 99/300 £425 Click image to enlarge


Silver Dragon Fly Egg London 1984 Staurt Devlin No 45 £425 Click image to enlarge


	Silver Quaich London 1972 Stuart Devlin Length: 19cm £595 Click image to enlarge


Silver Squirrel Egg London 1982 Staurt Devlin No 45 £425 Click image to enlarge


	Silver Wine Coaster London 1975 Stuart Devlin Diameter: 16½cm £495 Click image to enlarge


Silver Flower Egg London 1981 Staurt Devlin No 31 £425 Click image to enlarge


	Silver Gilt Box London 1978 Stuart Devlin Length: 9½cm Inside lid engraved GC In black suede cover £595 Click image to enlarge


Silver Humpty Dumpty Egg London 1976 Stuart Devlin Length: 7½cm £425 Click image to enlarge


	Silver Drinks Stirrer London 1980 Stuart Devlin Length: 30½cm £350 Click image to enlarge


Silver Turtle Egg London 1979 Stuart Devlin No 223 £425 Click image to enlarge


	Silver Hedgehog Egg London 1978 Stuart Devlin No 91 £425 Click image to enlarge


Silver Easter Chick Egg London 1971 Stuart Devlin £425 Click image to enlarge


	Silver Kangaroo Egg London 1974 Stuart Devlin No. 40 £435 Click image to enlarge


Pair Pepper and Salt London 1969 Stuart Devlin Height: 12cm Daimeter: 4.75cm £595 Click image to enlarge


	Silver Mule Egg Mule with mouse on cactus London 1978 Stuart Devlin No 7 £425 Click image to enlarge


Silver Nursery Rhyme Egg Mary, Mary Quite Contrary London 1978 Staurt Devlin No 88 £425 Click image to enlarge


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


Three Rabbits and Tree Silver Egg Lonodn 1985 Stuart Devlin £350 Click image to enlarge


	Silver Donkey Egg London 1972 Stuart Devlin £425 Click image to enlarge


Silver Butterfly Egg London 1981 Stuart Devlin £350 Click image to enlarge


	Silver Fish Egg London 1970 Stuart Devlin £425 Click image to enlarge


Silver Three Kings London 1976 Stuart Devlin No 258 of 500 With box and leaflet Height: 6½cm Diameter: 5cm (base) £295 Click image to enlarge


	Good King Wenceslas Silver Box London 1971 Stuart Devlin No: 216/500 Height: 6.5cm £295 Click image to enlarge


Silver Egg with Flowers London 1972 No 49 Stuart Devlin £395 Click image to enlarge


	Silver Royal Comemorative Egg London 1981 No165 Stuart Devlin Prince Charles and Princess Diana's wedding £195 Click image to enlarge


Silver Capricorn Model London 1976 Stuart Devlin Length: 4½cm £275 Click image to enlarge


	Hark The Herald Angel Sing Silver Box London 1974 Stuart Devlin No:116/500 With Box and Certificate Height: 6.5cm £350 Click image to enlarge


Silver Sauce Boat on Stand London 1977 Stuart Devlin Diameter : 10cm (sauce) Height: 7cm (top handle) £895 Click image to enlarge


	Silver Christmas Surprise Box Holly and the Ivy London 1975 Stuart Devlin No 271 £350 Click image to enlarge


Silver Christmas "Bell" Egg London 1984 Stuart Devlin Height: 6.5cm £350 Click image to enlarge


	Silver Rabbit Egg London 1973 Stuart Devlin £425 Click image to enlarge


Silver Three Piece Cruet Set London 1975 Stuart Devlin Height: 7cm (pepper) Diameter: 4cm (salt) £495 the set Click image to enlarge


	Silver Porringer London 1982 Stuart Devlin No 262 Prince William Christening Porringer Daimeter: 7½cm Height: 6cm £350 Click image to enlarge


Silver Joker Egg London 1972 No10 Stuart Devlin £425 Click image to enlarge


	Royal Wedding Silver Goblet London 1981 Stuart Devlin Height: 19cm £350


Dishes London 1974 Stuart Devlin 8½cm : SOLD 13cm : £240 16cm : £350 Click image to enlarge


	Silver Fish Egg London 1985 Stuart Devlin No 119 Length: 8cm £395 Click image to enlarge


Royal Silver Wedding Paper Weight London 1972 Stuart Devlin Limited No 43 £150 Click image to enlarge


	Silver Jubilee Egg London 1977 Stuart Devlin Height: 7½cm £195 Egg only Click image to enlarge

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