Gilt Metal 'Centennial Egg' Ornament - Stuart Devlin

 

DEVLIN, Stuart (b.1931). A GILT METAL 'CENTENNIAL EGG' ORNAMENT

Designed as an egg cast with decorative opera motifs, opening to reveal a crystal and white bead replica of the Metropolitan Opera chandelier, engraved "1883 Metropolitan Opera 1983", measuring approximately 2¾ inches (7 cm), circa 1983; housed in a clamshell case

 

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