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Antique Pair Regency Old Sheffield Plate Candelabra C1820 19th Century
$2,651.35
£1,950
€2,276.43
CA$3,670.99
A$3,989.73
CHF 2,138.13
MX$48,442.47
NOK 26,842.97
SEK 24,892.77
DKK 17,002.13
About the Item
This is a substantial and impressive pair of large antique Regency Period Old Sheffield George III silver plated four branch five-light table candelabra, circa 1820 in date.
The candelabra feature detachable sconces and 'S' shaped branches featuring beautiful cast acanthus leaf decoration on a round shaped base.
The attention to detail is absolutely fantastic and they are certain to attract attention wherever they are placed.
Condition:
In excellent condition. As an antique item the pair shows signs of use commensurate with age, these minor condition issues are mentioned for accuracy and, as seen in the accompanying photographs, they display beautifully.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 54 cm x Width 53 cm x Depth 53 cm
Dimensions in inches:Height 1 foot, 9 inches x Width 1 foot, 9 inches x Depth 1 foot, 9 inches
Old Sheffield Plate - or ‘fused plate’ as it is sometimes known, was the first commercially viable method of plating metal.
The material was accidentally invented by Thomas Boulsover, of Sheffield's Cutlers Company, in 1743. While trying to repair the handle of a customer's decorative knife, he heated it too much and the silver started to melt. When he examined the damaged handle, he noticed that the silver and copper had fused together very strongly. Experiments showed that the two metals behaved as one when he tried to reshape them, even though he could clearly see two different layers.
Boulsover set up in business, funded by Strelley Pegge of Beauchief, and carried out further experiments in which he put a thin sheet of silver on a thick ingot of copper and heated the two together to fuse them. When the composite block was hammered or rolled to make it thinner, the two metals were reduced in thickness at similar rates. Using this method, Boulsover was able to make sheets of metal which had a thin layer of silver on the top surface and a thick layer of copper underneath. When this new material was used to make buttons, they looked and behaved like silver buttons but were a fraction of the cost.
The technique Boulsover developed was to sandwich an ingot of copper between two plates of silver, tightly bind it with wire, heat it in a furnace and then mill it out in to sheet, from which objects could be made.
Our reference: A4766
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