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Sheffield and Silverplate For Sale
Antique Entree Dish William Hutton
Sons 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an exquisite and rare antique English silver plated entree dish, bearing the cross arrow mark of William Hutton & Sons, circa 1850 in date.
The entree dish features a rec...
Category
1850s English Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Vintage Emilia Castillo Taxco Silver Plate Toast Rack with Malachite Frogs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Mexican silver plate and malachite toast rack.
By Emilia Castillo, daughter of the renowned Taxco silversmith Antonio Castillo of Los Castillos.
In silver plate.
With a sil...
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique Silver Plated Centerpiece in the Neoclassical Revival Style
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique silver plated centerpiece is signed and hallmarked by Phenix, amd presumed to originate from France and date to approximately 1920 and done in a Neoclassical Revival sty...
Category
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Revival Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Pair of Antique Silver Plated Candlesticks
Located in Ipswich, GB
Pair of early 20th Century antique silver plated candlesticks of great quality having ornate tops above a tapering column standing o...
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Ornate Silver-Plated Engraved Serving Tray
Located in Worcester Park, GB
This antique silver-plated tray is a standout piece thanks to its intricate, hand-engraved scrollwork that covers nearly the entire surface. The swirling floral patterns are exceptio...
Category
1950s British Victorian Vintage Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Gorham Silver Soldered Plate with Carlyle Hotel Logo, circa 1930
By Gorham
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Gorham silver soldered plate with Carlyle Hotel logo, circa 1930.
Period Hollywood serving piece with good weight and great style with gadrooned...
Category
Early 20th Century English Hollywood Regency Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Gucci 1970s Salt and Pepper Shakers / Silver Plated Quails Figurines
By Gucci
Located in Roma, IT
We are pleased to offer for sale a piece that is both useful and wonderfully decorative.
This is a vintage cruet set—specifically, a sculptural salt and pepper set—made in Italy duri...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique English Silver Plated and Cut Glass Epergne
Located in Stamford, CT
Antique English silver plated epergne. Four arm design, each with cut glass inset bowl. Center cut glass inset bowl. Stand alone is 10” tall x 5.5” deep x 8.25” wide. Stamped on the ...
Category
1880s British Georgian Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
$3,900 Sale Price
40% Off
Antique Reed
Barton Silver Plated Tureen with Lion Head Mounts
Medallions
By Reed
Barton
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique tureen was made by the well known Reed & Barton Company of England and dates to approximately 1880 and done in the period Victorian style. This large egg shaped tureen is made of silver plate with stylized rope handles and lion head mounts...
Category
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
19th Century French Louis XVI Silvered Bronze and Mirrored "Surtout de Table"
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a dining table with this elegant antique "Surtout de Table". Crafted in France circa 1860, and rectangular in shape with rounded ends, the large tray stands on four small ho...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Art Deco Jug by Süe
Mare for Gallia, Christofle circa 1930
Located in Paris, FR
Art Deco jug by Louis Süe(1875-1968) & André Mare (1887-1932) for Gallia - Christofle. Silverplated with plant motifs in low-relief.
Stamped underneath "...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Large Ornate Oval Footed Victorian Silver Plate Tray with Gallery and Handles
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional silver plate tray, of oval form having a pierced trim gallery, ornate handles and decorative feet. The center surface is finely and intricately decorated, the workmanship...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Rogers Antique Styled Silver Plated Engraved Serving Tray
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This silver plated serving tray was made by Rogers of Canada in approximately 1960 in an Edwardian antique style. The tray has a simple series of indentations around the raised outer...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Edwardian Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Copper
Coffee and Tea Set with Samovar, Sugar Bowl and Milk Jug, Art Nouveau Period.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Art Nouveau coffee and tea set, circa 1900, consisting of coffee pot, teapot, samovar, sugar bowl and milk jug. sugar bowl and milk jug, presented on a silver-plated metal tray.
Tra...
Category
20th Century French Art Nouveau Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique silver plated coffee and tea set by Elkington
Co, England, 1880s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Antique silver plated coffee and tea set by Elkington & Co made in the United Kingdom in the 1880s.
Elkington & Co are one of the most important names in English Silver and Silver Plate. Elkington started in Birmingham in 1836, and experimented with innovative gilding techniques. By 1838 they had discovered and patented a new way to electroplate one metal on to the surface of another. By 1840 production was already underway with silver electroplated wares. The company received financial backing from Josiah Mason in 1842 (renaming the firm Elkington, Mason & Co between 1842 and 1861) and was extremely successful. It introduced electrotyping as a new method of production for silver plated items. Elkington & Co exhibited at the Great Exhibition of 1851 with enormous success. Elkington held Royal Warrants for Queen Victoria, King Edward VI, King George V, King Edward VIII and King George VI. The Elkington & Co. name is still in use today as manufacturers under the auspices of British Silverware Ltd.
The antique silver service...
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
BOREAL Art Deco 118 Pc Silvered Flatware Set Luc Lanel Christofle in case
By Luc Lanel
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco silver plated cutlery set BOREAL 118 pc.
Designed by Luc Lanel for Christofle.
France.
Model designed in 1929.
Production: Mid Century.
The set is contained in a 4 drawer ...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Antique Victorian Silver Plated Embossed and Engraved Mug 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a delightful antique Victorian English silver plated engraved and embossed mug, circa 1870 in date.
Condition:
In excellent condition, please see photos for confirmation....
Category
1870s English Victorian Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Silver Plate Victorian Decanter Tantalus
Located in Steyning, West sussex
A fine silver plate decanter tantalus with fine englaveing on both sides holding three elaborately cut decanters with most unusual four pour necks.
Category
1870s Victorian Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Chantilly by Ercuis Silverplate Flatware Set 12 Dinner Service 114 Pcs French
By Ercuis
Located in Big Bend, WI
Ercuis of France, has been a respected name in high quality artistic tableware since 1867. Ercuis' passion for silver is displayed through their high level of craftsmanship and atten...
Category
20th Century 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
$173 Sale Price
48% Off
English Silver Plate Round Shape Barware / Tableware Serving Tray
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Elevate your entertaining experience with our stunning English silver plate round shape barware / tableware serving tray. Impeccably designed, this exquisite piece showcase a captiv...
Category
1920s English Vintage Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver 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...
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Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Monogram Gorham Silver Plated Tea Tray
By Gorham
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A superb quality Gorham silver plated on copper oval tea tray encrusted in cast vintage motifs. Monogram "EBR". Medallion maker's insignia: "Plate...
Category
Early 20th Century American Aesthetic Movement Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate, Copper
$288 Sale Price
52% Off
Vintage Large Silver Plated Champagne Cooler / Punch Bowl 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a gorgeous large vintage silver plated champagne cooler that can hold over 6 bottles, dating from the late 20th Century.
This exquisite punch bowl has a beautiful and incred...
Category
Late 20th Century Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Vintage silverplated divided server by Lunt
Located in Birmingham, AL
Stunning , vintage serving plate divided in the middle with ornate design at the top of the divider. In very good condition, no dent or loss of silver , it might have signs of use w...
Category
Late 20th Century American American Classical Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
$52 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of 6 Vintage Sherry Goblets, Spanish, Silver Plate, Celebration Liqueur Tot
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Our Stock # 18.7882
This is a set of 6 vintage sherry goblets. A Spanish, silver plate celebration liqueur tot, dating to the late 20th century, circ...
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Pair of Silver Plated Tureens
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This exquisite pair of silver-plated vegetable tureens showcases classic elegance and refined craftsmanship. Featuring oval bodies with delicately cur...
Category
20th Century French Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
$1,200 Sale Price / set
20% Off
19th Century English Silver Plate Samovar / Tea Urn
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Mid 19th century English silver plated samovar / tea or coffee urn with Ram detail side handles and finial lid on square footed base . The samova...
Category
1860s English Rococo Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate, Copper
6 American Art Deco Silverplate Tea Spoons in Bix
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Antique American Art Deco silver plated tea spoons set of 6 in original box.
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique Regency Old Sheffield Silver Plated Tea Urn Samovar 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a wonderful antique Regency Old Sheffield silver plated tea urn, Circa 1820 in date.
This handsome antique Old Sheffield samovar has been ...
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1820s Regency Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Sheffield Plate
19th Century Mirror French Plateau
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful 19th Century Mirrored French Empire style Plateau. This stunning piece is designed with intricate details and craftsmanship typical of French antiques from the 19th century...
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19th Century French Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Bronze
Silver centerpiece by Josef Hoffmann for the Wiener Werkstatte
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Silver Centerpiece by Josef Hoffmann for the Vienna Secession
Elegant silver (precious metal) centerpiece designed by Josef Hoffmann and executed by the Vienna Secession. The design ...
Category
20th Century Austrian Art Deco Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
1980s Silver Plated Art Deco Style Platter Sering Tray by LASLO for Towle Italy
By Towle Silversmiths, Philip de László
Located in Miami, FL
1980s Art Deco Style Silver Plated Serving Tray, Platter or Buttler Tray by LASLO for Towle Italy.
Makers Mark on the reverse.
In good vintage condition with normal signs of wear.
Se...
Category
1980s Italian Art Deco Vintage Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate, Steel
Alessi Silver Wet Steel Tea Set Oronda “Oscar Tusquets” Silver Wood Glass, 1983
By Alessi
Located in Milano, IT
Alessi silver wet steel tea set “Oronda “by Oscar Tusquets silver wood glass 1983 Italy.
Category
1980s Italian Other Vintage Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Hermes, Paris, Rare Double Equestrian Horse Bit Vide Poche / Trays c.1950
Located in Bath, GB
A handsome and rare pair of silver plated dishes or bowls jointed together with a decorative Horse Bit handle in the centre.
Just back from our silversmith's workshop where it has...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique Silverplate Floral Tantalus Set with Cut Glass Decanter Bottles
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Ornate floral silver plate tantalus set featuring 3 cut glass bottles with a stand that comes apart into 3 pieces for easy storage. The stand has 3 feet so that it stands proudly on ...
Category
Early 20th Century Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique Edwardian quality silver plated oval entrée dish
Located in Ipswich, GB
Antique Edwardian quality silver plated oval entrée dish having a quality oval silver plated entrée dish with a lift off lid and removable handle
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Early 20th Century Edwardian Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique Pair of Victorian Silver Plate and Cut Glass Centrepieces 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an intricate and exquisitely made antique pair of English Victorian parcel gilt silver plated and cut glass centrepieces by the renowned silversmiths Elkington & Co., dated 1...
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1880s English Victorian Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Portuguese Silver Tea and Coffee Service 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Portuguese silver tea and coffee service
19th Century
composed of, teapot, coffee maker, milk jug and sugar bowl. Body profusely decorated with floral motifs. Handles in rosewood. Li...
Category
19th Century Portuguese Baroque Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
Italian Champagne Bucket or Wine Cooler from the Collezione Italia Navigazione
Located in Austin, TX
A fine Italian champagne bucket or wine holder from the Collezione Italia Navigazione, a fleet of Italian luxury passenger ships that operated...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate, Pewter
Triade Gold by Christofle France Silverplated Flatware Set Service 132 pc Dinner
By Christofle
Located in Big Bend, WI
Modern clean lines in a Classic column motif makes this pattern, Triade, forever timeless.
Monumental Triade Gold Accent by Christofle France Silverplated Flatware set - 132 pieces....
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20th Century Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique Silver Plated Bottle Holder or Coaster with Lion Head Mounts
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique bottle coaster is unsigned, but presumed to have originate from England and date to approximately 1920 and done in a Victorian style. This bottle coaster is composed of silver plate over copper with figural lion head mounted...
Category
Early 20th Century English Victorian Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
20th Century Five-Piece Silver Plate Tea and Coffee Service
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful early 20th century French or other European nation five-piece tea and coffee service, comprised of a coffee and teapot, covered sugar bowl, creamer all on a impressively si...
Category
Early 20th Century French Baroque Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
$1,450 Sale Price / set
50% Off
Large Antique English Silver Plate Tableware Armorial Cloche
Warming Tray
By Sheffield
Located in Tarry Town, NY
This impressive antique English silver plate tableware set combines elegance and functionality, perfect for grand dining occasions. The two-piece set includes an oval cloche cover an...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Giorgio by Italy 800 Silver Flatware Dinner Set for 12 Service 76 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
The strong lines and distinctive shape of this pattern are perfect for contemporary tables. European size, meticulously crafted in Italy.
Stunning Giorgio Italian...
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20th Century Italian Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
Vintage Hotel Silver-Plate Teaspoons by Oneida/Priced Individually
By Oneida
Located in Sheffield, MA
The vintage hotel silver plate teaspoons are decorated with leaves and are marked "Oneida Ltd. Silversmiths." Spoons are sold individually, 26 ...
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Large Antique Buffet Food Warmer From The Household Supply Bond St. London
Located in Morristown, NJ
London, England C. 1884 a Boyd's Patent Campaign Cooker Food Warmer, also known as The Universal Heater. This unit is larger than others, having four openings for warmers. It has a removable top with a scalloped edge, is silverplate and has interlocking monogram engraved on the top (the initials are LW/WL with a crown symbol). The stand bottom is marked, "BOYD'S PATENT" and has six turned wooden bun feet. The underside also has a plaque reading "THE HOUSEHOLD SUPPLY AND ATMOSPHERIC CHURN COMP'Y LTD, 119 NEW BOND ST, W". While missing the original spirit burners, modern day sternos would work well.
This is a very attractive and decorative item that could be used for a variety of purposes including food warming and display, a unique charcuterie board, for floral display and so on.
I have seen copper versions that comprised a cooker/warmer , two spirit burners with snuffer caps and a cast iron...
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1880s English Art Nouveau Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate, Copper
Mappin
Webb Cutlery Set for 12 People. England, Early 20th Century
By Mappin
Webb
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Mappin
Webb silver plate cutlery set for 12 people, England, early 20th century.
Complete for 12 people.
A total of 130 pieces:
12 large kni...
Category
Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Georgian Style Silver Plated Coffee Pot. English, C.1910
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Very attractive silver plated coffee pot
Silver plate on Britannia metal. Finely chased or engraved.
No makers mark. Just numbers on the underside
Good condition.No rubbing to the...
Category
1910s English Georgian Vintage Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
Vtg Los Castillo Malachite, Lapis Lazuli
Brass Mounted Silver Plated Pitcher
By Los Castillo
Located in Atlanta, GA
Los Castillo (Mexican, founed 1939), circa 1970.
A silverplated pitcher with hand hammered and sculpted finish. The pitcher is affixed with a brass hummingbird...
Category
1970s Mexican Vintage Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Silver Plate, Brass
$1,000 Sale Price
22% Off
Rare Italian Bullet Recipe Cocktail Shaker, circa 1940
Located in Bath, GB
A magnificent vintage Italian cocktail shaker in silver and gold plate dating to circa 1940.
Shaped in the form of a bullet, the body is mad...
Category
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Gold Plate, Silver Plate
Small Antique Styled English Silver Plated Serving Tray with Ornate Engraving
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique styled silver plated serving tray was made by Dobman of England in approximately 1950 in a Victorian style. The tray is rectan...
Category
Early 20th Century English Victorian Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Copper
Pair of Silver-Plated Salad Serving Pieces in Kings Pattern by IFS Ltd
Located in valatie, NY
IFS Ltd, Israel Freeman & Sons, Pair of Heavy Silver-Plated Salad Serving Pieces in the Kings Pattern. Freeman & Sons were registered as silver and plate deale...
Category
Mid-20th Century English George III 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
French Silverplate Duck Press
Located in New Orleans, LA
Silverplate Duck Press
19th Century
Perhaps no dish better embodies the drama and refinement of haute French cuisine than canard à la presse, or pressed duck. Mastery of this prepar...
Category
19th Century French Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate, Nickel
19th Century Rare Terracotta and Silver Dish with Vieillard Hallmark
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This exquisite 19th-century French serving dish exemplifies the era’s refined craftsmanship, seamlessly blending rustic earthenware with elegant silver accents. The terracotta bowl f...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
English Sheffield Silver Plate Tea Caddy
Located in Tarry Town, NY
English sheffield silver plate covered biscuit box / tea caddy with exterior design details and finial top cover . The tea caddy / box is in goo...
Category
1860s English Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate, Copper
Antique Victorian Silver Plated Sugar Caster William Batt
Sons 1860, 19th C
Located in London, GB
A large beautiful Victorian silver plated sugar caster made by William Batt & Sons Ltd, circa 1860 in date.
It features typical baluster form and is embossed with lavish decorati...
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1860s English Victorian Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Table Knife Fork Stainless Sheffield Set of Cutlery 37 England Antique Art Deco
Located in Wembley, GB
Vintage Sheffield table knife and fork set of 37 items, as shown in the pictures, stainless steel, with unique handles.
This vintage set of fine Sheffield cutlery knives and forks is done in stainless steel and porcelain handles.
The handles fit perfectly in hands. This traditional version of OLD ENGLISH has pistol-handled knives with beautiful Queen Anne blades. Queen Anne Pistol Dinner Knives.
They all marked as the J. Adams Ltd (Sheffield Knives...
Category
1930s British Art Deco Vintage Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Stainless Steel, Steel, Metal
$354 Sale Price
70% Off
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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