28 Nov 2012
11:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge
Distinguished Design and Post-War Silver
Back to auction 19950
Distinguished Design and Post-War Silver
Back to auction 19950
STUART DEVLIN: A silver-gilt and enamel surprise egg
London 1979, limited edition numbered 68
Oval form with textured cross-hatched surface and polished band, opening to reveal a quivering silver-gilt turtle among oxidised rocks and red enamelled flowers, all on a translucent green ground; together with two further examples, one, London 1974, numbered 68, with textured surface and polished band, opening to reveal a kangaroo with a joey in her pouch (detached), on a oxidised ground, the other, London 1978, numbered 140, with satin finish and polished band, opening to reveal a gilt hedgehog walking among a reeded plant and oxidised stones all on a translucent green enamelled ground, with two pierced lattice silver-gilt stands, height of each egg approx. 7cm. (5)
Oval form with textured cross-hatched surface and polished band, opening to reveal a quivering silver-gilt turtle among oxidised rocks and red enamelled flowers, all on a translucent green ground; together with two further examples, one, London 1974, numbered 68, with textured surface and polished band, opening to reveal a kangaroo with a joey in her pouch (detached), on a oxidised ground, the other, London 1978, numbered 140, with satin finish and polished band, opening to reveal a gilt hedgehog walking among a reeded plant and oxidised stones all on a translucent green enamelled ground, with two pierced lattice silver-gilt stands, height of each egg approx. 7cm. (5)
Sold for
£1,062
inc. premium
Category: Decorative Arts / Silver
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