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Sheffield and Silverplate For Sale
Déco Sheffield Butter Dish
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
O/2159 - Elegant and practical Déco butter dish, Sheffield marked, indispensable on every table.
Large cm.18,5, but 22 cm. with handles. Marked : Gladwin Sheffield.
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique WM A Rogers Small Silver Plate Oval Serving Tray
Located in Toronto, ON
An antique small WM A Rogers silver plate oval serving tray with engraved interior. Silver plated copper.
Category
Early 20th Century Canadian Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate, Copper
Midcentury Figural Silver Plate Wolf Head Jigger Barware Stirrup Cup
Located in Roma, IT
A midcentury Stirrup Drinking Cup with animal shape as for the well-known production of the Italian brand Gucci.
This Vintage Barware Stirrup Cup is unbr...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Art Nouveau Fan Wmf Silver Plate Flatware Set, German, 48 Pieces
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful Art Nouveau flatware set of 12 cake forks, 6 Coffee Spoons, 6 Soup spoon, 6 large knife and 6 smaller ones. also 6 large forks and 6 smaller ones. A total of 48 pieces, m...
Category
20th Century German Art Nouveau Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
French Cake Server
Located in Tampa, FL
A beautiful French silverplate cake server beautifully chaste and it has a bone handle. French marks on the back but hard to distinguish. Circa 1890s. The bone handle has a slight ha...
Category
1890s French Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Rare Antique English Old Sheffield Plate period Geo. IV Jas. Dixon round Basket
Located in Charleston, SC
One of the rarest and finest Geo. IV period Old Sheffield Plate Cake, Flower or Bread Baskets we have ever acquired. This basket is large, impressive, hand-chased and hand engraved ...
Category
Early 19th Century English George IV Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver, Sheffield Plate, Silver Plate
Delta Airline Stainless Steel Flatware Set for 4 Service 19 Pieces Estate
Located in Big Bend, WI
Delta Airline Stainless Steel Flatware set, 19 pieces. This set includes:
4 Dinner Knives, 8 3/8"
4 Dinner Forks, 7 3/8"
4 Salad Forks, 6 5/8"
4 Teaspoons, 6 1/4"
3 Hollow Handle Bu...
Category
20th Century Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Stainless Steel
English Silver-Plated Cake Knife
Located in New Orleans, LA
English Silver-Plated Cake Knife.
Category
20th Century English Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Liberty's of London Arts & Crafts Pot Stand With Decorative Botanical Etchings
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Pretty Liberty of London Arts and Crafts Engraved Pot Stand With Decorative Botanical Etchings Early 1900's.
Category
Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Pewter
24-piece Birks Regency plate Fish Set C.1920
Located in Toronto, Ontario
24-piece Birks Regency plate Fish Set C.1920. Comprising 12 fish knives and 12 fish forks. Simple thread design. Condition: Good. Lengths: 7.25 inc...
Category
1920s Vintage Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
English Sheffield and Crystal Caviar Holder, 80s
Located in Palermo, IT
English sheffield and crystal caviar holder, 1980s
Found in a noble apartment. Small signs of the time.
Category
1980s British Vintage Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Crystal, Sheffield Plate
Triade by Christofle France Silverplated Flatware Set 8 Service 66 pcs Dinner
By Christofle
Located in Big Bend, WI
Modern clean lines in a Classic column motif makes this pattern, Triade, forever timeless.
Dinner Size Triade by Christofle France Silverplated Flatware set - 66 pieces. This set in...
Category
20th Century Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Gucci, Italy - Silver Plated Stirrup Cup - Hare c.1970
By Gucci
Located in Bath, GB
A handsome vintage Italian stirrup cup made from silver plate in the form of a Hare, beautifully executed and signed by the luxury fashion house of Gucci.
Highly collectable and in ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Neoclassical Sheffield Plate Atlas Tea Urn
Located in Torino, IT
Neoclassical tea urn, Old Sheffield, Inghilterra, 1790.
Category
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Sheffield Plate
English Sheffield Silver Plate Round Shape / Engraved Serving Tray
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Enhance your dining or bar experience with our exquisite Sheffield silver plate round shape footed serving tray. This elegant piece combines timeless craftsmanship with intricate i...
Category
Early 19th Century English Victorian Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Vintage Los Castillo Silver-Plate Pitcher with Crushed Turquoise Stone Parrot
By Los Castillo
Located in North Miami, FL
This lovely hallmarked vintage Los Castillo hand hammered silver plate vase or vessel is mid century modern. It is heavy gage silver plate. The perched parrot on top has crushed tur...
Category
1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Deco Silver Plated Ice Bucket and Bottle Holder, Italy, 1930s
Located in Milan, IT
Rationalist silver plated Ice bucket and bottle holder.
Size refers to the bottle holder.
Category
1950s Vintage Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Silver Water Pitcher with Japanese Flower Etching
By Orf Silver
Located in Asheville, NC
This elegant example of Aesthetic Movement silver was manufactured by ORF Silver Company. This decorative motif clearly displays the influence of Japanese art on Victorian design. Th...
Category
19th Century American Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Vintage Art Deco French Silver-Plate and Rosewood Pedestal Bowl Or Serving Piece
Located in North Miami, FL
This stunning and substantial French Art Deco silver- plate and rosewood base pedestal bowl or serving piece has concentric lines at the column and top of the base before the rosewoo...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Original Royal Castle Sheffield 1930 British Art Deco Lighthouse Cocktail Drink
Located in Miami, FL
Art-Deco Cocktail Shaker in the shape of a lighthouse.
Very decorative and unusual piece made in Sheffield, United Kingdom, during the late deco period, circa 1930. This cocktail ...
Category
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver, Silver Plate
WMF Roller Skating Cigarette Case
Located in Newark, England
Rare Roller Skating Cigarette Case
The Cigarette Case of slim rectangular form plated in Silver features a central front scene with three male figures r...
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Antique Tea Set, Exclusive Silver Plated 3 Parts Kettle Coffee Pot, Warmer Set
Located in Hampshire, GB
Antique tea set, silver plated 3 parts kettle tea pot and warmer set, beautifully designed and created are suitable for elegant serving.
Coffee pot C K...
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Metal, Sterling Silver, Silver Plate
Triade Gold by Christofle France Silverplated Flatware Set Service 76 pcs Dinner
By Christofle
Located in Big Bend, WI
Modern clean lines in a Classic column motif makes this pattern, Triade, forever timeless.
Dinner Size Triade Gold Accent by Christofle France Silverplated Flatware set - 76 pieces....
Category
20th Century Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Mid Century Era Christofle Silver Plated Serving Tray with Stylized Rope Border
By Christofle
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This vintage serving tray was made by the renowned Christofle company of France in approximately 1965 in a period Mid Century style. The tray is composed of silver plate and has a s...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Triade by Christofle France Silverplated Flatware Set 12 Service 76 pcs Dinner
By Christofle
Located in Big Bend, WI
Modern clean lines in a Classic column motif makes this pattern, Triade, forever timeless.
Dinner Size Triade by Christofle France Silverplated Flatware set - 76 pieces. This set in...
Category
20th Century Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Art Nouveau 'Wave' Motif Silver on Copper Flagon by Kayserzinn
By Kayserzinn 1
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Art Nouveau 'Wave' Motif Silver on Copper Flagon by Kayserzinn
Germany, circa 1900s
This is a fine example of Art Nouveau with this exquisite 'Wave' motif silver on copper flagon by...
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Copper
1950s SG Hall Mark England Large Silver Plate Serving Spoon and Fork Set
Located in North Hollywood, CA
1950s Two Pieces Salad Serving Set Silver Plate Hallmark England 4915.
SG Hall Mark England Large Silver Plate Serving Spoon and Fork Set.
Engla...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Georgian Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
19th Century English Sheffield Silverplate Nautilus Shaped Spoon Warmer
Located in Tarry Town, NY
19th century Sheffield silverplate spoon warms, 7 by 6.25 by 3.5 inches, in the shape of a nautilus sea shell. A unique and charming piece dating from circa 1875.
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Silver R Monogram Punch Cups, Set of 12
Located in Stamford, CT
Set of 12 1950s silver plated punch cups.
Single R monogram on each cup,
Stamped EPC (electroplated copper) on the underside.
Cups have been newly pr...
Category
1950s American Edwardian Vintage Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate, Copper
Sheffield Silver Plate Rolling Dessert Stand
Located in New Orleans, LA
The perfect complement to a fine dining affair, this George III-period rolling dessert stand is crafted of desirable Sheffield silver plate. In this modified version of an epergne, this centerpiece features an urn-form basket encircled by pierced circular dishes supported on four arms that radiate from the center. In between are ten glass dessert cups...
Category
18th Century George III Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Sheffield Plate
Mid-Century French Silvered Metal Animal Knife Rests - Set of 8
Located in Dallas, TX
Dress a dining table with elegance using this set of eight "Porte-Couteaux". Crafted in France circa 1960, each silvered piece is different and depicts an outdoor animal...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Metal
Eva Solo #02 by Tools Stainless Steel Flatware Set for 4 Service 16 Pcs New
Located in Big Bend, WI
Eva Solo #02 by Eva Solo Design by Tools Stainless Steel Flatware set, 16 pieces. This set includes:
4 Dinner Knives, 8 3/8"
4 Dinner Forks, 7 3/4"
4 Teaspoo...
Category
20th Century Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Stainless Steel
Early 20th Century Reed & Barton Samovar on Separate Base with Goblets
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate your bar, cellar or cabinet with this decorative silvered copper samovar. Crafted in England by Reed and Barton circa 1905, the tea drinking device stands on a tilt stand; t...
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Nouveau Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate, Copper
Antique Silverplate Asparagus Server, Late 19th-Early 20th Century
Located in Miami, FL
Antique Silverplate Asparagus Server, late 19th-early 20th century
Offered for sale is an antique silverplate asparagus server from the late 19th or early 20th century in the style of French...
Category
Early 20th Century Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Italian Midcentury Silver Plated Menu Cocktail Shaker by Fornari
Located in Roma, IT
A fabulous vintage Italian recipe cocktail shaker made in Italy by the historic Roman company "Fornari".
The "Fornari" family was a point of reference in Rome for the purchase of Si...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
The Temperance/ Rosewater Basin by Elkington
Located in London, GB
The original Temperance Basin was made by François Briot around 1585 and was acquired by the V&A in 1855. The most notable reproduction is the silver gilt Wimbledon Ladies Singles Ch...
Category
19th Century Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Very Large Gilt English Silver Plate Tableware / Barware Serving Tray
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Indulge in the opulence and elevate your dining experience with our magnificent and resplendent Georgian-style serving tray. This awe-inspiring masterpiece is a testament to craftsma...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Gold, Copper, Silver Plate
Mid 20th Century Art Deco Paul Revere Silver Plated 8 Bowl Poole Silver Company
By Poole Silver Co., Paul Revere
Located in Miami, FL
1950th Poole Silver Company produced Art Deco footed Bowl and designed by Paul Revere.
This is the 8 inches diameter bow with a base of 5.5 inches diameter...
Category
1950s American Art Deco Vintage Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate, Steel
Pair George III Old Sheffield Silver Plated Three Light Candelabras.
By Sheffield
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Pair George III Old Sheffield Silver Plated Three Light Candelabras.
Elegant pair of 19th century Georgian Sheffield Silver Plate thre...
Category
19th Century English George III Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Silver plated sauce boat
Located in Chorzów, PL
Beautiful silver plated sauce boat
The only signature based on HdeP.
Very good condition - covered with patina
height 16cm width 23.5cm depth 11cm
Category
Early 20th Century Polish Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
A Pair of Edwardian Silver Plated Entree Dishes by Hukin and Heath
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A Pair of Edwardian Silver Plated Entree Dishes by Hukin and Heath
A Pair of antique Edwardian silver plated entree dishes in quality silver plate these rectangular entree dishes ...
Category
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Powdered sugar spoon, Bracia Buch, Poland, late 19th century.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Powdered sugar spoon made of plated metal
Dipper with a leaf-shaped strainer, handle in the form of a vine
hallmarked GEBR. BUCH / WARSCHAU - indistinctly reflected and the attempt...
Category
Late 19th Century Polish Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Vintage Arabic /Middle Eastern Silverplated Dallah Coffee Pot
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage Arabic /Middle Eastern Silverplated Dallah Coffee Pot
20th century 1950s/60s
Nicer than most examples, with bright silverplating, all over e...
Category
20th Century Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique Oak Silver plated Three Oak Barrel Decanters on Stand 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an elegant antique solid oak and silver plated three-barrel decanter set, circa 1880 in date.
The oak trestle stand is formed as three coopered oak barrels with silver pla...
Category
1880s Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Mid Century French Louis XV Silver Plated Tray with Ornate Scrolls & Engravings
Located in Dallas, TX
Serve food in style on this elegant antique tray. Crafted in France circa 1950, the decorative tray sits on four curved feet decorated with shell motifs, and features ornate handles ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Art Deco Hammered Silver Plate Cocktail Shaker, circa 1920
Located in Pearland, TX
A sleek and stylish 1920s Art Deco hammered silverplate cocktail or martini shaker with removable cap and pour spout. Signed on reverse. It's decorative and functional, perfect as a ...
Category
1920s North American Art Deco Vintage Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Silver Plate Lidded Tankard Elkington & Co. 'Attributed'
Located in Newark, England
Fine Elkington & Co. (Attributed) silver plated lidded tankard. The tankard of typical shape with hinged lid, slightly tapered body with u-shaped handle. The tankard profusely decorated with repousse type silver plated relief...
Category
19th Century British Rococo Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
English Sheffield Silver Plate Victorian Style Meat Dome
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Elevate your dining experience with the exquisite charm of our English sheffield silver plate tableware meat dome cover. This captivating cloche-shape...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique English Neoclassical Silver Plate Tray James Deakin 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a superb antique English neoclassical silver plated tray by the renowned English silversmith, James Deakin, circa 1870 in date.
This rectangular tray features a deep set, decorative gadrooned border with elegant handles decorated with superb foliate and floral chased and engraved decoration of ribbons and garlands.
The quality and craftsmanship throughout the piece are truly second to none.
Condition:
In excellent condition with no dings, dents or signs of repair. Please see photos for confirmation.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 4 x Width 51 x Depth 34.5
Dimensions in inches:
Height 2 inches x Width 1 foot, 8 inches x Depth 1 foot, 2 inches
James Deakin & Sons LTD
DEAKINS (SILVERSMITHS) LTD
Sheffield
The firm was established in 1865 by James Deakin at Sidney Works, Matilda Street, Sheffield. Before 1886 he was joined in partnership by his three sons, William Pitchford, John and Albert and the style of the firm was changed to James Deakin & Sons. In 1888 they opened London offices and showrooms at 48 Holborn Viaduct. Other branches were opened at Glasgow and Belfast. In 1897 the firm was converted to James Deakin & Sons Ltd.
In 1935, James Deakin & Sons Ltd was part of a short-lived merger "Silver & Steelcrafts Ltd" that included Fenton Bros and J.H. Potter & Sons. The combine collapsed within three years. In 1939 was created Deakins (Silversmiths) Ltd, active at 6 Earl Street and, from 1943 at Sidney Works, Matilda Street. They were liquidated in 1967.
In 1961 the brand was part of the "MONOGRAM" CUTLERY GROUP belonging to I.S. Dearden & Sons Ltd. manufacturing holloware and flatware under the "Bell brand" in the patterns 'Gordon', 'Balmoral' and 'Empire'.
Trade marks used: AZTEC, BELL SILVER...
Category
1870s English Neoclassical Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Pair of Ornate Gilt Finished Fighting Rooster or Cockerel Table Sculptures
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of ornately cast fighting roosters are unsigned, but presumed to have originated from Italy and date to approximately 1920 and done in a Victorian style. The well cast roos...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Victorian Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Brass
Antique English Handsome Sheffield Covered Dish 1870-90
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Handsome Sheffield Covered Dish 1870-90
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Sheffield Plate
Antique WMF Silver Plated Sweets / Visiting Card / Key/ Tray Early 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful WMF Art Nouveau silver plated visiting card tray Circa 1900 in date.
Depicting a female figure in a long, flowing diaphanous dress, the train forming the double sided tray, with the impressed maker's mark and stamped '169' to underside.
This exquisite casket could house anything from trinkets, keys, sweets to jewellery.
Whatever you choose to use this item for you are sure to do it in style.
Condition:
In excellent condition with no dings, dents or signs of repair. Please see photos for confirmation.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 22 x Width 34.5 x Depth 16.5
Dimensions in inches:
Height 9 inches x Width 1 foot, 2 inches x Depth 6 inches
WMF
In 1853, Daniel Straub, a miller from Geislingen, joined forces with the Schweizer Brothers to form the "Metallwarenfabrik Straub & Schweizer" in Geislingen.
This was the second company to be founded by Straub - previously in 1850, from the nucleus of a small repair workshop, which he had set up to work on the construction of Geislingen's famous railway incline, he had founded Maschinenfabrik Geislingen. This company was involved mainly in manufacturing mill turbines and traded throughout Europe.
As early as 1862, the young company distinguished itself by winning a gold medal at the World Exhibition in London. In 1866, following the departure of the brothers Louis and Friedrich Schweizer, the company was renamed Straub & Sohn" (Straub & Son). The company showroom, built in 1868 in Berlin, gradually evolved to become the company's first retail outlet. Three years later, the company was already employing 60 workers. By 1880, the number of employees had grown to approximately 200 and the company was already producing 960 different items.
1880 saw the merger between Straub & Sohn and "Ritter & Co.", Esslingen, to form a public limited company under the name of Wurttembergische Metallwarenfabrik. At the time of the merger, Ritter & Co.'s Esslingen factory was already using the electroplating method of silver plating and had the more modern production facilities at its disposal. Straub's company, on the other hand, was the more profitable of the two.
1892 saw the development of a special technique for silver plating cutlery, whereby the silver is distributed in a way that, at the points of the cutlery most exposed to wear and tear, the coating is twice as thick as elsewhere. This process was patented and is still in use today. Known nowadays as 'Perfect Hard Silver plating' the technique remains exclusive to WMF.
Under Carl Hugele the company gained international standing. At the turn of the century the factory in Geislingen employed 3,000 workers. By 1910, this number had already grown to 4,000, making WMF the largest company in Wurttemberg at this time. Sales catalogues were printed in twelve languages. Subsidiary companies in London, Warsaw and Vienna opened up export markets.
Under the direction of Albert Mayer the WMF studio was influenced by the art nouveau style. The product range was modernized and considerably extended. In 1905 WMF acquired a majority holding of the Cologne company Orivit AG, which manufactured products from "Orivit", a tin alloy.
As of 1925, products created by the Contemporary Decorative Products Department (NKA) made their debut on the market. This department was set up under the direction of Hugo Debach in order to establish the name of WMF amongst consumers interested in art and design. This department was responsible for producing the special "Ikora" finish, which has earned an important place in the annals of art history. The "Ikora" brand name referred to a specific method of treating the surface of the metal, by which layers of coating were applied in a partly chemical and partly heat induced process. A host of newly developed hand-finishing techniques enhanced the possibilities for adding decorative flourishes to the products. Despite being mass produced, every item looked as if it had been individually crafted.
At the end of the war the company had lost its foreign assets, associated factories...
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
English Art Deco Period Silver Plate Water Jug or Chocolate Pot
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Fine English water pitcher or chocolate pot in the Art Deco style.
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique English Silver Plate Double Biscuit Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Silver Plate Double Biscuit Box.
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Midcentury Silver Plated Cocktail Set with Tray, Glasses & Shaker Pitcher
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This vintage cocktail set was made by the Bernard Rice's & Sons of the United States and dates to approximately 1965 and done in their Patricia pa...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Sterling Silver Salver Blackensee and Sons Chester, 1936
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Sterling Silver Salver Blackensee and Sons Chester, 1936
Additional information:
Date : Hallmarked in Chester For S Blackensee and Sons in 1936
Period : George V - George VI
Origin ...
Category
20th Century English Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
1950s Silver Grape Motif Large Punch Bowl
Located in Stamford, CT
Large 1950s silver plated punch bowl. Hand engraved R single letter monogram. Newly re-plated and polished to a high shine.
Category
1950s American Georgian Vintage Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
English Silver Plate Covered Biscuit Box or Tea Caddy
Located in New York, NY
An English sterling silver plate covered biscuit box or tea caddy with hinged finial lid top, attached claw footed gallery tray, and exterior repou...
Category
20th Century English Empire Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique and Vintage Sheffield and Silverplate
Sheffield silverplate is a durable combination of thin silver sheets and comparatively thicker sheets of copper that was used to create a variety of household objects for years. On 1stDibs, find a collection of antique and vintage Sheffield silverplate and other silverplate for all of your formal dining and entertaining needs.
A cutler named Thomas Boulsover, who worked for a cutlers company in Sheffield, England, accidentally invented what we now call Sheffield silverplate during the 1700s. While working on a decorative knife for a customer — the metalworkers guild had been tasked with repairing its handle — Boulsover mistakenly overheated the silver and noticed that the knife’s layers of silver and copper melded together, creating an impressive bond. This new material felt like silver but was substantially cheaper. It was then used to produce a variety of serveware, candlesticks, buttons, tea sets and more. For families that couldn’t afford the sterling-silver tureens that were used to serve soup in the upper-class English homes at the time, this was good news. They could impress guests with housewares that looked like sterling silver but actually weren't.
Today, just as pewter collectibles and sterling silver are popular with collectors at neighborhood flea markets, antique Sheffield silverplate housewares are sought after for their appearance and rich history. Sheffield silverplate can command high prices on the secondhand market.
Securing yourself a Sheffield silverplate piece is like acquiring a little bit of history. In order to identify authentic Sheffield silverplate, you need to look for one significant attribute of the material. A metalworker had to ensure that all of the exposed edges of a particular piece had to be covered with a rim of silver. If not, the middle layer, which comprised copper, would show through. This would reveal that the piece was not sterling silver.
Don’t just trot out your matching crystal, silver and porcelain once or twice a year. Make a habit of mixing high and low when setting the table. To pair with your everyday contemporary tableware, find antique and vintage Sheffield silverplate on 1stDibs as well as silverplate by goldsmith and tableware companies such as Christofle, Elkington & Co. and more.
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