THE PEARSON SILVER COLLECTION::STUART DEVLIN::

BRANDY WARMER made while studying at the Royal College of Art. The warmer glides into its lightly textured holder as if magnetic - Devlin considers it as technically one of his most important pieces. He gave the piece to a fellow student, for whom he was best man, as a wedding present in 1967. Although hallmarked 1967 it was made in 1959/60.

Length 29.5cm, gross weight 202 grams

CASTER of conical form with polished pull-off cover, the body applied with gilt textured bands. London 1966.

Height 16.3cm, weight 256 grams

TABLE BELL of steeple form, the top culminating in a knob form. The handle in textured gilt, the bell polished silver. London 1967.

Height 19.1cm, weight 226 grams

CANDELABRUM with four branches joined at the base in a cross formation, the outward sides decorated with a gilt textured 'bubble' pattern. London 1967.

Height 21.6cm, weight 1215 grams

TUMBLER that is one of a set of six. The gently tapering body set on a gilt filigree base. London 1967.

Height 15.2cm, the weight of each varies from 240g-254 grams, total weight 1483.3 grams

EGG with oxidized body with a gilt overlay of handworked 'patches' comprising either five or six strands. The egg has no surprise - it is empty. This and the two 1968 eggs that follow are believed to be from a very small production run. London 1967.

Height 7.6cm, weight 112 grams

EGG in highly polished lightly hammered silver gilt body with a silver 'filigree' overlay. This and the following egg is believed to be from a very small production run. London 1968.

Height 7.4cm, all-in weight 164 grams. Believed to be unique.

The surprise is a small piece of amethyst crystal emerging from the centre surrounded by gilt entwined twigs.

EGG with plain highly polished gilt body with silver 'filigree' overlay. The egg contains no surprise, but is empty. London 1968.

Height 7.4cm, weight 118 grams. Believed to be unique.

CANDELABRA each with three silver gilt filigree globes which are handmade by soldering silver wire together. Devlin's lighting is quite magical. London 1968. The globes vary in weight from 196 grams to 210 grams.

Height 42cm. Total weight 2176 grams.

The candelabra displayed in The State Closet at Chatsworth House in connection with British Silver Week 2009.

CANTEEN of the round handle pattern comprising eight place settings each of 12 hand forged pieces. There are also two pairs of servers. The pieces are beautifully balanced and a delight to use. Devlin cutlery is rare. London 1968.

Total weight of weighable silver 6162.6 grams

PAPERKNIFE with shaped tactile handle with textured gilt decoration. London 1968.

Length 22.9cm, weight 86 grams

CENTREPIECE in silver gilt with two alternative detachable finials - a candleholder for 12 candles and an amethyst crystal in an openwork support. This is the first centrepiece Devlin retailed. London 1968-9.

Diameter 40cm, total of weighable silver 3265.2 grams

The amethyst finial is unmarked, but is likely to have been made in the year of the bowl which bears the hallmark for 1968. The candleholder finial bears the hallmark for 1969.

COASTER with traditional wooden base, the sides with gilt filigree below a plain gilt and plain silver band. London 1969.

Diameter 13.7cm

BOX for cigarettes in silver gilt with a swirling textured exterior surface. Interior lined with cedar wood. London 1969.

Length 16.5cm, gross weight 995 grams

POT POURRI a pair of circular form with gilt filigree covers and gilt interiors. London 1969.

Diameter 9.5cm, total weight 497.5g

ICE PITCHER, the cylindrical body flaring from the base and terminating in an elongated lip. The body partially applied with 'filigree' work. London 1969.

Height 17.8cm. Weight 458 grams

BOX in silver gilt with textured surface. The interior is lined with wood. London 1969.

Length 8.1cm; all-in weight 314 grams

CONDIMENT SET comprising a pair of gilt salts with textured sides with accompanying gilt spoons and a matched pair of pepper mills with textured gilt tops and plain silver bodies. London 1969.

Height of peppers 8.6cm, total all-in weight 444 grams

PAPERKNIFE with shaped tactile handle with textured gilt decoration. This is a larger version of the 1968 example in the collection. London 1969.

Length 29.21cm, weight 122 grams

TABLE BELL of steeple form, the top culminating in a knob form. The handle in textured gilt, the bell polished silver. The knob is engraved: RdeV. London 1969.

Height 17.8cm, weight 190 grams

EGG with its gilt body with applied gilt wirework. The hinged cover, which opens cross section, opens to reveal a an 18 carat gold ant on a pieces of malachite surrounded by gilt twigs. This piece is unique. Cased. London 1969.

Length 7cm, all-in weight 155 grams.

PAPERKNIFE of spear form with an un-gilded textured handle. It is beautifully balanced and superbly made. However, it bears no hallmarks. Nevertheless, Stuart Devlin confirmed in 1998 that this was indeed made in his workshop. Circa 1970.

GOBLETS a pair with handraised bowls in 18 carat gold. The bowls formed of 10 'V'-shaped panels with inward-sloping plain edge. All but 1.3cm of stem and base textured. London 1970.

Height 216cm, total weight 514 grams

CANDLESTICKS a pair of slender tapering form with circular drip pan and a gilt filigree guard. London 1970.

Height 21.6cm, 445 grams

PEPPER MILL with a large silver gilt textured top. The cylindrical body with a polished band at the top, the rest finely textured. Cased. London 1970.

Height 14.7cm, all-in weight 340.8 grams.

EGG in 18 carat gold. The shell is double filigree which was hand worked by Devlin himself. The hinged cover opens to reveal seven 'blooms' in aquamarine, amethyst, citrine, sapphire, turquoise, emerald and cabochon garnet. Devlin only made 6-8 eggs in gold, all of which are unique. Cased. London 1970.

Height 7cm, all-in weight 135 grams

BOX of rectangular form with 'brick' gilt textured sides and plain silver top. London 1970.

Length 14cm, weight 466 grams

BOX with gilt honeycomb hinged cover. London 1970.

Width 5.1cm, weight 74 grams

JEWEL CASKET in the form of a large silver gilt egg with chicken's feet. The cover lifts to reveal a circular tiered fitment for jewels. Commissioned by Woodrow Wyatt for his wife Buttercup. This is the largest egg Devlin made. London 1971.

Height 27cm, all-in weight 1856 grams

CANDLESTICKS a pair on a tubular stem between a circular base and drip pan. The gilt 'filigree' cylindrical shades that have been made by applying an acetylene torch to a silver cylinder. London 1971.

Height 20.3cm, weight 400 grams

BON BON DISH of circular form with and inward folding gilt filigree ring. The interior and base of the bowl are also gilt. London 1972.

Diameter 10.2cm, weight 118 grams

EGG the exterior decorated in relief with stylised silver rabbits and oxidized silver trees against a gilt background. This egg is unique. Cased. London 1972.

The surprise is a hedgehog carved from amethyst quartz standing on a base of flowers.

EGG with a textured gilt exterior. The hinged cover opens to reveal the head of a floppy eared rabbit silver rabbit peeping from a ground of gilt leaves, Limited Edition. Cased. London 1972.

EGG with textured gilt exterior. Its pull-off cover lifts to reveal an enameled and gilt head of a clown emerging from an aperture. The head is on a spring, so wobbles. Limited Edition. Cased. London 1972.

CENTREPIECE of circular form with a gilt filigree cover surmounted with a 'honeycomb' set amethyst quartz. London 1973.

Diameter 21cm, weight 586 grams, with quartz 1000 grams

GOBLET marking 600 years of the founding of Bristol. Four replicas of gold coins struck in the city in the Middle Ages radiate from the stem. Number 226 of 600 issued. London 1973.

Height 15cm, weight 360 grams

MODEL OF A RABBIT in silver gilt. London 1973.

Height 5.6cm, weight 66 grams

BOX in nephrite and white, pink and yellow gold. Of oval form the hinged rim decorated with cut-out stalactites and stalagmites with a textured finish, the cover decorated with cut-out prone figures interspersed with freshwater cultural pearls, the finical composed pf four tiers of figures supporting an oval faceted kunzite. London 1973.

Length 6.8cm

EGG with textured gilt exterior. Its pull-off cover lifts to reveal a rhinoceros's oxidized silver head emerging from an aperture, its mouth wide open and gilded. The head is on a spring and it 'wobbles'. Limited Edition. Cased. London 1973.

GOBLETS AND TRAY The bowls of the goblets are hand raised and supported on the slender tapering chiseled stems by gilt figures of men. The circular tray has a spot hammered surface and a gilt border. London 1974.

Height of goblets 30.3cm, tray diameter 30.5cm, total weight 2222 grams

POT POURRI both with covers of an an openwork gilt filigree design sloping upwards to a circular aperture. London 1973 and 1974.

Diameters 10.9cm and 10.5cm, weight 203 and 205 grams

EGG This unique object was made for one of Devlin's annual exhibitions in the 1970s. The exterior is parcel-gilt with an oxidized scarecrow in a corn field with a sunburst overhead. London 1974.

Height 7.5cm, weight 238 grams

The hinged cover opens to reveal a angry looking gilt bull standing on open ground with twig to the foreground.

TABLE LIGHTER in silver gilt of cylindrical form, the sides with a vertical textured bands with circular indentations. The top with stippled texturing. London 1974.

Height 8.6cm, weight of silver 147 grams

CHRISTMAS NOVELTY miniature in the form of a traditional Christmas Pudding. The exterior of the compacted spherical body of the pudding is oxidised, the holly that surmounts it is enameled and the platter on which it is presented is gilt. The cover lifts to reveal a dozen silver charms. London 1974.

TABLE LIGHTER in silver gilt and of cylindrical form, the surface of the sides with applied 'honeycomb' decoration. The entire surface of the interior bakelite lined. Apparently unmarked. Circa 1974.

COFFEE SERVICE known as the Figured Coffee Service as each piece has a gilt band of figures. A exterior surfaces, with the exception of the top of the pot lid, are textured. This piece was exhibited at Devlin's 25 year retrospective in 1983. London 1975.

Height of pot 28.2cm, 1586 grams

CANDLESTICKS A set of four. In the 1970s, Devlin moved away from making the shades by hand. Here the filigree effect has been obtained by using a acetylene torch on a cylinder of silver. London 1975.

Height 34.5cm, total weight 1594 grams

SAUCE BOAT of squat ovoid cylindrical section with elongated applied lip opposite an angular handle. Partial collet texture to areas of body and handle. A one-off piece. London 1975.

Length 26.2cm, weight 402 grams

BOX of rectangular form in 18 carat gold, the surface textured to be reflective in patches, therefore forming a pattern. London 1975.

Length 6.4cm, weight 72 grams

MODEL of a squirrel holding a nut. London 1975.

Height 3.5cm, weight 95 grams

DECANTER with stopper and neck encased in silver gilt honeycomb. Made by Devlin's master craftsman Rodney Hingston and bears his privy mark of an eye in addition to Devlin's mark. Such pieces are very rare. London 1976.

Height 40.6cm, weight 1212.8 grams

EGG the exterior with fine gilt texturing, The pull-off cover lifts to reveal a silver and enamel Humpty Dumpty sat on an enamel wall; Limited Edition. Cased. London 1976.

COFFEE SERVICE A one-off commission from Devlin. The bodies and sugar spoon handle with horizontal textured decoration (collet texture). London 1977.

Height of coffee pot 24.6cm, total all-in weight 1586 grams

WALKING STICK with a silver gilt textured handle. Made for Isa ibn Salman Al Khalifah, the Emir of Bahrain. In a fitted case. London 1977.

Length 99cm

POT POURRI in the form of three interlocking spheres in a trefoil format, each with a filigree gilt cover. London 1977.

Length 15.2cm, eight 426 grams

LIQUEUR GOBLETS A set of six. The plain ovoid bowls supported on collet foot comprising naïve figures of adults and children. London 1977.

Height 6.4cm, weight 318.7g

MODEL set of animals in its fitted case was made for the Stock Exchange. The silver gilt animals are a bear, stag and bull, which are also financial terms. London 1977-1985.

BOX with an amethyst-set pull-off cover. London 1977.

Diameter 4.1cm, weight 102 grams

GOBLETS and TRAY The champagne goblets with conical shaped bowls with textured gilt stems and interiors. Tray with textured gilt border. Made for a financial services company to present to their sales staff as prizes. Various dates, London 1977-1980.

Height of goblets 22cm, tray diameter 34.3cm,
weight 2446 grams

BOX with silver gilt textured sides, the hinged cover with a moss agate panel within a gilt frame. The interior is rosewood. London 1978.

Length 9.7cm, all-in weight 314 grams

DISH of circular form with a textured and pierced border and a central textured gilt boss. London 1978.

Diameter 33cm, weight 777.4 grams

POT POURRI, the cover with openwork gilt filigree design surmounted with an amethyst crystal set in a silver band. London 1978.

Diameter 10.9cm, all-in weight 200 grams

EGG STAND in silver gilt filigree. London 1978.

Height 2.4cm, weight 13 grams

EGG with gilt finely textured exterior. Its pull-off cover lifts to reveal a silver and gilt hedgehog near vegetation on a green enameled ground. Cased. Limited Edition. London 1978

CANTEEN of the Circle pattern comprising eight place settings each of nine hand wrought pieces together with salad servers and a ladle. This was part of a corporate commission. London 1979.

Weighable silver 6,095 grams

BOX, the pull-off cover applied with silver gilt, silver and oxidised silver flowers. London 1980.

Diameter 7.1cm, weight 164 grams

BOX in silver gilt and enamel. The pull-off cover is decorated with a band of leaves and flowers in blue-black and cream. London 1982.

Diameter 6.9cm, weight 132 grams

CANDELABRUM comprising three stepped lights on plain textured stands with gilt cylindrical filigree shades. London 1984.

Height 35.6cm, weight 732 grams

BOOKMARK of tapering form, the top with a gilt relief central raised circle surrounded by a textured pattern similar to the tendrils at the centre of a flower. London 1985.

Length 10.2cm, weight 10 grams

Provenance Stuart Devlin, 1985