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Auction 58 30 Mar 2022
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A group of five sculpted coin portraits, by Stuart Devlin, each approx. 85mm., each show an alignment mark above the head (SD pp. 270-273), the group comprises of: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother (1900-2002), bust r., wearing tiara, drop earring and necklace; Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (1930-2002), bust l., wearing tiara, drop earring and pearl necklace; Princess Anne, Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal (1950-), bust r., wearing tiara and drop earring; Diana, Princess of Wales (1961–1997), bust r., wearing tiara, drop earring and necklace; Sarah, Duchess of York (1959-), bust l., wearing tiara in bouffant hair and necklace, with accompanying studio portrait, 425 x 320mm., all as made and splendid display items (6)
The Sarah, Duchess of York piece an excellent likeness and a sad reminder of a coin that never was. This lot is sold with the unmounted studio portrait of the Duchess, from which this plaster was made. Devlin was also commissioned by Wedgwood to make a plaster portrait of Princess Diana (SD p. 497).
All five plasters in this lot are © Stuart Devlin Estate, they are marked as such to the reverse.
The Sarah, Duchess of York piece an excellent likeness and a sad reminder of a coin that never was. This lot is sold with the unmounted studio portrait of the Duchess, from which this plaster was made. Devlin was also commissioned by Wedgwood to make a plaster portrait of Princess Diana (SD p. 497).
All five plasters in this lot are © Stuart Devlin Estate, they are marked as such to the reverse.