$940 / set
H 8.25 in W 10.75 in D 4 in
British Colonial Antique 1910 Cheltenham Silver Coffee Service Sheffield England
By Sheffield Silver Co.
Located in Miami, FL
1910 English silver coffee service by Cheltenham & Company, Ltd. Sheffield, England. All 4 pieces
Silver
$950 / set
H 6 in W 7.25 in D 3.63 in
British Colonial Antique 1910 Cheltenham Silver Coffee Service Sheffield England
By Sheffield Silver Co.
Located in Miami, FL
1910 English silver coffee service by Cheltenham & Company, Ltd. Sheffield, England. All 3 pieces
Silver, Steel
Antique Sterling Silver and Mother of Pearl Dessert Service
By William Hutton & Sons
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
with embossed shell ornamentation. Each piece of this silver dessert service is fitted to the fine
Sterling Silver
1913 English Boxed Fish Service for Six by Yates Brothers
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
1913 boxed fish service for 6 by Yates Bros., England. Silverplated tines & blades; sterling
Silver Plate, Brass
Sold
H 9.06 in W 15.75 in D 11.82 in
Sterling silver 4 piece tea and coffee service made in Sheffield in 1911
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Sheffield in 1911, this handsome, George V Period, Antique Sterling Silver 4 Piece
Sterling Silver
Sold
H 2 in W 30.5 in D 22 in
Antique English Hallmarked Sheffield Silver-Plate Service Tray, Circa 1900-1910
Located in New Orleans, LA
Large antique English Hallmarked Sheffield silver-plate service tray, Circa 1900-1910.
Sheffield Plate
$4,695 / set
H 40 in W 42 in D 23 in
Brighton Pavilion Burnt Bamboo and Grasscloth Pagoda Desk and Chair
Located in Southampton, NJ
Brighton Pavilion burnt tortoise bamboo and grass cloth desk with British Colonial design elements featuring two glove boxes, two drawers, elegant splay front legs and matching caned...
Upholstery, Bamboo, Cane, Raffia, Rattan, Glass
$187,500
H 102 in W 84.5 in D 22.5 in
Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet
Located in Houston, TX
Large-scale 19th century English display cabinet executed in the Chinoiserie tradition. Constructed in carved mahogany and conceived as a tripartite architectural façade, each glazed...
Glass, Mahogany
$34,233
H 70.87 in W 73.23 in D 88.19 in
Bed Tester Spanish Baroque Carved Dark Green & Gilded Leather Superking 6ft180cm
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Rare, Spanish Demi-Tester, Baroque Bed With Carved, Green Painted & Gilded Posts 181cm, 6ft High, Floral Painted Leather Headboard, sold with custom made box spring mattress base, ac...
Giltwood, Paint
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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