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What does EPNS on silverware mean?
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On silverware, EPNS means electroplated nickel silver. It means that the silverware is an alloy formed out of nickel, copper and zinc and has a layer of pure silver over top. Find a variety of vintage and antique silverware on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
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Antique 1852 Elkington and Co. copper electrotype centerpiece by Antoine Vechte
By Elkington & Co.
Located in Highclere, Newbury
An extraordinary antique Elkington and Co. copper electrotype centerpiece of the Battle of the Amazons by the renowned French silver smith Antoine Vechte.
This copy of Antoine Vechte's 'Battle of the Amazons' was made sometime after the original had been presented and much lauded at the Great Exhibition of 1851. It’s not known how many were made...
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Antique 1850s British Bohemian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Copper, Steel
$4,286 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique silver plated creamer by Elkington & Co, England, 1880s
By Elkington & Co.
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Antique silver plated creamer 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 creamer...
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Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Set of six British wildlife silver place card holders
By Elkington & Co.
Located in London, GB
Set of six charming antique silver menu or place card holders depicting British birds and animals in their natural wildlife settings. The characters include a pheasant, gundog, hare,...
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Vintage 1910s Edwardian Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
English Silver Plated Art Nouveau Meat Carving Trolley Cart by Elkington
By Elkington & Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine English early 20th century century Art Nouveau silver plated "Chariot à Viande" meat-carving trolley-cart on wheels, by Elkington Plat...
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Antique Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
$24,950 Sale Price
35% Off
Elkington naturalistic giraffe and palm tree centrepiece made in 1884
By Elkington & Co.
Located in London, London
Carrying plate marks for 1884 by Elkington & Co., this charming, Antique, Victorian Silver Plate Centrepiece, is in the naturalistic form, modelled as a giraffe standing under a palm...
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Antique 1880s English Victorian Centerpieces
Materials
Silver Plate
Edwardian pair of sterling silver mustard pot made in 1909 by Elkington & Co.
By Elkington & Co.
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1909 by Elkington & Co., this attractive pair of Edwardian, Antique Sterling Silver Mustard Pots, feature slat piercing to the sides, rope borders around ...
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Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Tableware
Materials
Sterling Silver
