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Twelve Christmas boxes: Seven swans a swimming

Twelve Christmas boxes: Seven swans a swimming
 1976

Medium
silver, silver-gilt, enamel
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Sir Frederick and Lady Wiltshire, 1986
© Carole Devlin
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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
silver, silver-gilt, enamel
Measurements
7.1 × 8.5 × 6.3 cm (closed)
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Edition
ed. 4/100
Inscription
punched in base c.: SD (monogram) / (lion passant) (leopard's head) B / 4
punched inside u.c.: (lion passant) (leopard's head)
printed on front cover of accompanying book l.c.: Stuart Devlin (evlin underlined)
inscribed in fibre-tipped pen on page 4 of accompanying book: 4 / Stuart Devlin (Devlin underlined)
stamped in gold inside lid of accompanying box c.: DESIGNED AND MADE BY / Stuart Devlin / LONDON
Accession Number
D122.i-1986
Department
Australian Decorative Arts
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Sir Frederick and Lady Wiltshire, 1986
© Carole Devlin
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

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