Stuart Devlin Furniture
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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1970s English Vintage Stuart Devlin Furniture
Sterling Silver
20th Century English Stuart Devlin Furniture
Gold, Sterling Silver
20th Century English Stuart Devlin Furniture
Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stuart Devlin Furniture
Metal
19th Century British Georgian Antique Stuart Devlin Furniture
Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century English Late Victorian Stuart Devlin Furniture
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary American Brutalist Stuart Devlin Furniture
Bronze, Steel
1970s Australian Modern Vintage Stuart Devlin Furniture
Silver
20th Century English Georgian Stuart Devlin Furniture
Silver, Sterling Silver
1940s French Minimalist Vintage Stuart Devlin Furniture
Shell, Walnut
Late 20th Century English Country Stuart Devlin Furniture
Metal, Enamel
Mid-19th Century English Georgian Antique Stuart Devlin Furniture
Agate, Stone, Sterling Silver
1870s French Napoleon III Antique Stuart Devlin Furniture
Bronze
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Stuart Devlin Furniture
Sterling Silver
1970s German Neoclassical Revival Vintage Stuart Devlin Furniture
Blown Glass