This server is a good illustration of Stuart Devlin’s penchant for adding surprise and delight to many of his works. This slice is highly decorative and by the “twist of a screw” (actually two) is a highly functional slice.

Stuart Leslie Devlin AO CMG (9 October 1931 – 12 April 2018) was an Australian artist and metalworker who specialised in gold and silver and designed coins for countries around the world. Devlin was born in Geelong, Victoria, Australia and became an art teacher, specialising in gold and silversmithing. In 1957, he obtained a post at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and studied for a Diploma of Art in gold and silversmithing. He was awarded scholarships to study at the Royal College of Art in London in 1958, was awarded a Harkness Fellowship by the Commonwealth Fund, and spent had a two-year fellowship at Columbia University in New York City. He returned to teach in Melbourne and became an inspector of art schools. In 1964 he won a competition to design the first decimal coinage for Australia.
In 1965, he moved to London and opened a small workshop. His work often took the form of limited editions, the most popular being Easter eggs and Christmas boxes. He adapted and devised new techniques to produce a wide variety of textures and filigree forms and produced a new collection each year. He was commissioned to produce a wide range of work including trophies, clocks, centrepieces, goblets, candelabra, bowls, and insignia. Devlin designed coins and medals for 36 countries throughout the world, including precious coins for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games and the medals for the founding awards of the Australian honours system in 1975: the Order of Australia, the Australian Bravery Decorations and the National Medal.
In 1982, Devlin was granted the Royal Warrant of Appointment as Goldsmith and Jeweller to Her Majesty the Queen and was Prime Warden of the Goldsmith's Company 1996–97.