Surprise egg
1977
Medium
silver, silver-gilt, pearls
Measurements
(u-v) 7.4 × 4.7 cm diameter (overall)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Sir Frederick and Lady Wiltshire, 1986
© Carole Devlin
Gallery location
Level 2, NGV Australia
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Edition
ed. 85/300
Inscription
(u) punched in base u.c.: SD
punched (vertically) in base c.l.: (queen's head)
punched in base c.: 85
punched (vertically) in base c.r.: (lion passant)
punched (inverted) in base l.c.: (leopard's head) C
(v) punched in outside u.c.: (lion passant) C
stamped in gold inside lid of original box c.: DESIGNED AND MADE BY / Stuart Devlin / LONDON
Accession Number
D121.u-v-1986
Department
Australian Decorative Arts
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Physical description
Egg containing bird hovering over foliage with stems ending in pearls.