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19th Century English Regency Old Sheffield Silver Plate Samovar

Price:$1,876.19

$2,111.92List Price

About the Item

This is a wonderful antique Regency Old Sheffield silver plated Samovar, Circa 1830 in date. It is silver plated on copper and has beautiful embossed and engraved foliate and floral decoration. A traditional samovar consists of a large metal container with a tap near the bottom and a metal pipe running vertically through the middle. In this case the pipe is filled with water and the iron element ( see photo ) is heated and dropped into the pipe, heating the water, and thus keeping the contents of the samovar warm. It bears an intersting Coat of Arms which Ihave had researched: The Marital Arms of Coulthurst and Tempest The armorial bearings as engraved upon this George IV/William IV Old Sheffield Plate Samovar dating to circa 1830 are those of the family of Coulthurst1 impaling Tempest. These armorial bearings denote the marshalling of a marital coat showing on the dexter (the heraldic right on the left as you view the piece) the arms of the husband and on the sinister (the heraldic left on the right as you view it) the arms of the wife. They may be blazoned as follows: Arms: (on the dexter) Quarterly 1st and 4th Argent a fess between two horses passant sable (for Coulthurst) 2nd and 3rd Gules a chevron between three garbs or (for Reed) (on the sinister) Argent a bend between six martlets sable (for Tempest) Crest: A horse passant sable These armorial bearings undoubtedly commemorate the marriage of John Nicholas Coulthurst (born 9th October 1791died 1862), of Gargrave House in the County of Yorkshire and Catherine Mary Tempest (born 6th October 1802 died 23rd March 1836). John and Catherine were married on the 25th July 1825 at Gargrave. John was the eldest son of John Coulthurst and his wife, Margaret Reed, the daughter and co-heiress of William Reed, of Holywell in the County of Durham; whilst Catherine was the fourth daughter of Stephen Walter Tempest, of Broughton Hall, Skiptonin-Craven in the County of Yorkshire and his wife, Francis Olive Meynell, the third daughter of George Meynell, of Aldborough and West Dalton in the County of Yorkshire. Sadly, Catherine died at the relatively young age of 34. Nicholas and Catherine had four sons and two daughters from their short marriage. This samovar is of fabulous quality and will add an Imperial look to your surroundings. There is no mistaking its unique quality and design, which is sure to make it a treasured piece by any discerning collector. Condition: In really excellent condition, please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: Height 42 x Width 41 x Depth 35 Dimensions in inches: Height 1 foot, 4 inches x Width 1 foot, 4 inches x Depth 1 foot, 2 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. Samovar (Russian: самовар); literally "self-boiler" is a heated metal container traditionally used to heat and boil water in and around Russia, as well as in other Central, South-Eastern, Eastern European countries, Kashmir and in the Middle-East. Since the heated water is typically used to make tea, many samovars have a ring-shaped attachment around the chimney to hold and heat a teapot filled with tea concentrate. Though traditionally heated with coal or charcoal, many newer samovars use electricity to heat water in a manner similar to an electric water boiler. Antique samovars are often displayed for their beautiful workmanship. Samovars are typically crafted out of plain iron, copper, polished brass, bronze, silver, gold, tin, or nickel. A typical samovar consists of a body, base and chimney, cover and steam vent, handles, faucet and key, crown and ring, chimney extension and cap, drip-bowl, and teapot. The body shape can be an urn, krater, barrel, cylinder, or sphere. Sizes and designs vary. Our reference: 08803

Dimensions:
Height: 16.54 in (42 cm)Width: 16.15 in (41 cm)Depth: 13.78 in (35 cm)
Style:
Regency (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Silver Plate
Place of Origin:
England
Period:
1830-1839
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1830
Condition:
Seller Location:
London, GB
Reference Number:
Seller: 088031stDibs: LU950610098093

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