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Surprise egg
1981

Medium
silver, silver-gilt, enamel

Measurements
(cc-dd) 7.2 × 4.7 cm diameter (overall)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Sir Frederick and Lady Wiltshire, 1986
© Carole Devlin

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
London, England

Edition
ed. 85/300

Inscription
(cc) punched in base c.: SD / (lion passant) 85 (leopard's head) / G
(dd) punched in outside u.c.: (lion passant) G
punched inside u.c.: 85
embossed in gold on front cover of accompanying book l.c.: Stuart Devlin (Devlin underlined)
inscribed in fibre-tipped pen on page 1 of accompanying book: 85 / Stuart Devlin (evlin underlined)
stamped in gold inside lid of original box c.: Stuart Devlin / LONDON

Accession Number
D121.cc-dd-1986

Department
Contemporary Design and Architecture

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Physical description
Egg containing two birds in a cage, with enamel flowers and petals around the base.