Stuart Devlin Box

Find many varieties of an authentic stuart devlin box available at 1stDibs. Each stuart devlin box for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, silver and sterling silver. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect stuart devlin box — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right stuart devlin box, those designed in Arts and Crafts, mid-century modern and modern styles are of considerable interest. A well-made stuart devlin box has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Stuart Devlin, Cartier and Deakin & Francis are consistently popular.

Prices for a stuart devlin box start at $1,214 and top out at $89,500 with the average selling for $2,491.

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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