$4,916
H 11.75 in W 11.75 in D 4.75 in
Heirloom Quality Three Bottle Decanter Box or Tantalus by Philip Ashberry
By Philip Ashbery & Sons
Located in Bath, GB
A truly magnificent three bottle decanter case made from silver plate and fully marked for the Sheffield silversmith's, Philip Ashberry & Sons, dating to circa 1870.
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H 5.5 in W 8.25 in D 6 in
Antique English Silver Plate Hand Engraved Butter Tureen, Philip Ashberry & Sons
By Philip Ashberry
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
Superb condition. Maker's marks for Philip Ashberry & Sons, Sheffield.
Silver Plate
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H 2 in W 9 in D 11 in
English Sheffield Ashberry Stag Horn Forks & Knives Cutlery, Boxed Set of Twelve
By Philip Ashberry
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A set of twelve, natural stag horn handled forks and knives, six of each, with silver mounted end caps, Phillip Ashberry & Son, Sheffield, England, circa 1900. The set is in the o...
Stainless Steel
Sheffield Silver Plate Tantalus
Located in New Orleans, LA
This magnificent Sheffield silver plate tantalus, or cavé liqueur, by Philip Ashberry & Sons is a work of monumental artistry.
Antique Victorian Silver Plated Biscuit Barrel 19thCentury
Located in London, GB
This is a highly decorative Antique Victorian silver plated biscuit barrel with rotating handle, the base bearing the makers' mark of the renowned silversmith Philip Ashberry & Sons...
Silver
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H 2 in W 7.25 in D 9.25 in
English Sheffield Ashberry Stag Horn & Stainless Steel Forks, Boxed Set of Six
By Philip Ashberry
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A set of six, natural stag horn handled forks with silver mounted end caps, Phillip Ashberry & Son, Sheffield, England, circa 1900. The set is in the original fitted presentation ...
Stainless Steel
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H 2 in W 7.5 in D 9.5 in
English Sheffield Ashberry Stag Horn & Stainless Steak Knives, Boxed Set of Six
By Philip Ashberry
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A set of six, natural stag horn handled steak knives with silver mounted end caps, Phillip Ashberry & Son, Sheffield, England, circa 1900. The set is in the original fitted presen...
Stainless Steel
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H 3.55 in W 4.34 in D 1.19 in
Ancient flask by PA & SS Philip Ashberry & Son's Sheffield English Silver Plate
By Philip Ashberry
Located in Lugano, Ticino
The brand on cap is PA & SS PHILIP ASHBERRY & Son’s Sheffield Dimensions cm 11 x 9 - Weight 171 g.
Sheffield Plate
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H 1.5 in W 8 in D 6.88 in
Vintage Philip Ashberry of Sheffield Set of Knives with Wedgwood Jasper Handles
By Wedgwood, Philip Ashberry
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A handsome set of six vintage knives in their original fitted box styled by metalware manufacturer Philip Ashberry & Sons of Sheffield, England, circa 1950s.
Stainless Steel
Fabergé Silver Service
By Fabergé
Located in New Orleans, LA
This extraordinary 128-piece service by Fabergé is a rare treasure in more ways than one. Enclosed in its original oak chest, the exquisite service remains complete and in pristine c...
Silver
$116,080
H 240 in W 552 in D 120 in
Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure
Located in London, GB
A monumental Moorish mid-Victorian wrought iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure, a unique masterpiece in High Victorian Ironwork design. Our research confirms it is French, da...
Wrought Iron
$61,454
H 7.09 in W 20.48 in D 13.39 in
One-Off Winsor & Newton Queen Elizabeth Jubilee Sterling Silver 1977 Artist Box
By Windsor & Newton
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely one of a kind Winsor & Newton 1977 Queen Elizabeth Jubilee presentation with sterling silver plaques and boxes Calamander wood Artist b...
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Portrait of Lady Caroline Price
By George Romney
Located in Miami, FL
DESCRIPTION: Perhaps the best Romney in private hands. If Vogue Magazine existed in the late 18th century, this image of Lady Caroline Price would be on one of its covers. The e...
Oil, Canvas
$125,000
H 42.52 in W 27.56 in D 22.84 in
Purple Museum Quality Amethyst Centerpiece Mineral Masterpiece Decorative Object
Located in London, GB
A very large, one of a kind epimorph amethyst. This piece is a visual spectacle with the natural sculptural formations of amethyst in a different variety of purple tones. Also disp...
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
$265,518
H 57 in W 30 in D 31.5 in
One-of-a-kind 1851 Great Exhibition Carved Armchair by Arthur Jones of Dublin
Located in London, GB
*Winner of the 2022 Masterpiece Fair Furniture Highlight* The 1851 Great Exhibition Carved Bog Yew Armchair by Arthur Jones of Dublin Carved entirely from Irish bog yew wood, ...
Upholstery, Yew
$95,950 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Chrysanthemum Tiffany Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 255 pcs Fitted Chest
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
Chrysanthemum (c1880) originally called Indian Chrysanthemum .Tiffany's luxurious Chrysanthemum silver was designed in 1880 by Charles Grosjean. With its flowing curves, swirling ve...
Sterling Silver
$976,800
H 15 in W 39 in D 34 in
Tiffany & Company, George Paulding Farnham, A Rare, Lavish Silver Centerpiece
By Tiffany & Co., Paulding Farnham.
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
Tiffany & Company and George Paulding Farnham, A rare, lavish and monumental sterling silver centerpiece with original mirrored-glass sterling silver plateau, circa 1900. Museum...
Sterling Silver
Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian style (20th Cent) octagonal shaped painted and decorated metal and wood bird cage with 8 upholstered seat and back cushions around base. (Franco Zefferelli Collection)
Metal
$2,298,000
H 25 in W 23.5 in D 9.25 in
Exquisite Baccarat "Elephant" 'Cave A Liquor' - Exposition Universelle 1878
By Cristalleries De Baccarat
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
The Magnificent Baccarat Elephant Cave A Liquor: A Majestic Exploration of a Timeless Masterpiece from the Exposition Universelle of 1878. The Baccarat Elephant Cave A Liquor, (Tant...
Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of Wedgwood Borghese Covered Vases, circa 1840
Located in New York, NY
With neoclassical decoration. Impressed Wedgwood.
Porcelain
$525,776 / set
H 114.5 in W 35.5 in D 5 in
19th Century, Monumental Carved Boiserie Panels from Lartington Hall
Located in London, GB
The Lartington hall carved Boiserie panels by Signor Anton Leone Bulletti. A highly important suite of eight carved and patinated wood panels commissioned by Monsignor Thomas Edw...
Wood, Pine
French Nécessaire de Voyage
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exceptional and rare French nécessaire de voyage is almost certainly the work of the highly respected Parisian manufacturer Pierre-Dominique Maire and the silversmith Jacques-Br...
Crystal, Silver
Gorham Sterling Silver Flatware Service, 764 Pieces
By Gorham
Located in New Orleans, LA
This monumental American sterling silver flatware service by Gorham epitomizes the stately glamour of turn-of-the-century dining. A total of 705 pieces in the beloved Versailles patt...
Sterling Silver
A pair of extremely rare Valk table globes
By Gerard and Leonard Valk
Located in ZWIJNDRECHT, NL
Title on the globes: VALK, Gerard and Leonard. [Terrestrial globe:] Cosmotheore, caelesti nostro globo, par, et plane novus, hic terrestris ut existeret, certo scias, errore veterum ...
Other
$151,684
H 127.56 in W 208.67 in D 144.49 in
Art Nouveau paneling in Walnut with a wood Fireplace with Ceramic
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This exceptional Art Nouveau style pine and burr paneled room is beautifully carved and decorated with blue-green ceramics. Panels with elegant curved and sober lines are covering th...
Ceramic, Wood, Walnut
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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