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I believe William Agustus is the one I'm looking for, since the original goldsmith & silversmith company was founded by Whitten but acquired by Devenport later, possibly near or after Whitten's death (from my understanding of the information we've found so far!).

Oh my goodness, this is all incredible information that we can add to his label! Devenport's work is truly beautiful, and I greatly appreciate you all for sharing everything you've found. This has been such a wonderful experience/mystery to solve.

Thank you all so much for your help so far! I didn't realize that tracking information down about a silversmith would be so tricky. Regarding the baptism date, I do think that would be a different William Devenport (possibly his father?), as his work we are hoping to show (this shelf clock) is...

Hello, friends. My name is David, and I work at the Denver Botanic Gardens in the U.S. Next fall, we are installing an art nouveau exhibit in our galleries, and I'm looking for any details any of you may have about William Devenport, who was a silversmith. From what I could find in independent...