Dr. Stuart Devlin, AO, CMG, who was born in 1931 at Geelong, Australia, is among today's most famous designer goldsmiths. His career began after being awarded the Diploma of Art (Gold and Silversmithing) at the Royal Melbourne Technical College in 1957. A scholarship followed to study under Robert Goodden at the Royal College of Art in London after which he was awarded a Fellowship by the Harkness Foundation, New York. He afterwards studied at Columbia University, USA, before returning to Australia in 1962. Two years later he won a competition to design the first decimal coins for Australia, since when he has designed the coinage for many other countries.

Among dozens of other commissions, Devlin designed the silver to commemorate the opening of the Sydney Opera House in 1973 and, more recently by the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, London, the remarkable parcel-gilt charger made to commemorate the Millennium.

This coffee pot and hot milk jug were designed and made by Devlin for Wakely & Wheeler while still at the Royal College of Art.