Stuart Devlin Decorative Objects
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 British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stuart Devlin Decorative Objects
Sterling Silver
1970s Australian Modern Vintage Stuart Devlin Decorative Objects
Silver
1980s British Vintage Stuart Devlin Decorative Objects
Silver
1970s English Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stuart Devlin Decorative Objects
Sterling Silver
1970s English Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stuart Devlin Decorative Objects
Sterling Silver
1970s British Vintage Stuart Devlin Decorative Objects
Silver
1960s English Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stuart Devlin Decorative Objects
Sterling Silver
20th Century American Folk Art Stuart Devlin Decorative Objects
Sterling Silver
1910s English Vintage Stuart Devlin Decorative Objects
Sterling Silver
15th Century and Earlier Malagasy Medieval Antique Stuart Devlin Decorative Objects
Eggshell
1960s English Vintage Stuart Devlin Decorative Objects
Sterling Silver
Late 19th Century English Edwardian Antique Stuart Devlin Decorative Objects
Silver
Mid-18th Century French Antique Stuart Devlin Decorative Objects
Metal
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Moorish Stuart Devlin Decorative Objects
Multi-gemstone
1890s Spanish Antique Stuart Devlin Decorative Objects
Silver Plate, Metal
1910s Russian Art Nouveau Vintage Stuart Devlin Decorative Objects
Silver
Early 20th Century Turkish Balkan Stuart Devlin Decorative Objects
Silver
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stuart Devlin Decorative Objects
Silver, Sterling Silver
Early 17th Century Malagasy Antique Stuart Devlin Decorative Objects
Eggshell
1970s English Other Vintage Stuart Devlin Decorative Objects
Silver
1980s Australian Modern Vintage Stuart Devlin Decorative Objects
Silver
1980s English Scandinavian Modern Vintage Stuart Devlin Decorative Objects
Sterling Silver
1970s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stuart Devlin Decorative Objects
Sterling Silver
1970s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stuart Devlin Decorative Objects
Sterling Silver
1970s English Vintage Stuart Devlin Decorative Objects
Vermeil, Sterling Silver, Enamel
20th Century English Stuart Devlin Decorative Objects
Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century English Stuart Devlin Decorative Objects
Sterling Silver
1970s English Vintage Stuart Devlin Decorative Objects
Vermeil, Sterling Silver, Enamel
20th Century English Stuart Devlin Decorative Objects
Sterling Silver, Enamel
20th Century Stuart Devlin Decorative Objects
Sterling Silver
20th Century Stuart Devlin Decorative Objects
Sterling Silver