Antique Victorian Silver Plated Four Piece Tea Coffee Set Elkington, 19th C

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...

Set of four Elkington silver plated wine coasters.

An Antique 4-Piece Silver Plated Tea Set by Christofle Period: Post 1900 Origin: France Large Pitcher Height: 8" Width: 9" Medium...

A very fine impressively large silver plated soup tureen by Elkington Company of London with a capacity to hold 4 quarts. The substantial oval body having open handles, richly decorated with embossed engraved foliate motifs centered by blank foliate cartouches, the conforming lid bearing engraved heraldic crests. Raised overall upon a stepped oval foot, with the underside bearing impressed factory marks for Elkington Co., together with date letter for 1884. In extremely good overall condition, and priced competitively in comparison to similar examples in the marketplace. ELKINGTON COMPANY: George Richards Elkington Henry Elkington were the first to discover and patent the silver plating process in the 1830's. They were subsequently awarded Royal warrants to several members of the British Royal Family including Queen Victoria, King Edward VII, King George V, Queen Mary King George VI. Elkington Company were chosen as the suppliers of flatware on board the British Royal Yacht Britannia...

Antique Edwardian quality silver plated four piece tea set, Quality antique four piece silver plated tea set consisting of a tea and coffee pot, sugar bowl and a milk jug with ornate...

A pair of Elkington & Company lidded confitures The silver plated vases bear to the underside, Elkington & Co marks, and the date letter for 1873. The circular bases rise on three...

19th century English silver plated ostrich egg box, attributed to Elkington & Co. In three parts, the silver plated lid with Acanthus leaf handle, the silver rimed egg, and the grap...

Classic high-quality silver-plated tea and coffee set. The pieces are embellished with elegant and elaborate engravings that frame the initials "I-E & R". The marks printed on some o...

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A very handsome pair of mid-19th century silver plated wine bottle coasters by Elkington & Company of London, showing swelled and pierced latticework bodies rising from turned satinw...