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H 4.25 in W 8 in D 5.5 in
French 19th Century Silver Plated Pierced Dome Butter Dish "Cow Finial"
Located in Redding, CA
A very rare butter dish, the dome cover pierced and with a reclining cow, the expert artisanship
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H 5.12 in W 8.67 in D 6.3 in
Antique Victorian Silver Plate & Cut Glass Butter Dish Martin Hall 19th Century
By Martin Hall
Located in London, GB
This is a fine antique Victorian silver plated and cut glass lined butter dish, on stand by the
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H 4.73 in W 7.49 in D 7.49 in
Old Sheffield Silver Plated and Bristol Blue Glass Butter Dish, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a fine antique English Old Sheffield silver plated and Bristol Blue glass lined butter dish
Sheffield Plate
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H 4.73 in W 7.49 in D 7.49 in
Old Sheffield Silver Plated and Bristol Blue Glass Butter Dish, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a fine antique English Old Sheffield silver plated and Bristol Blue glass lined butter dish
Sheffield Plate
Excellent Oak and Silver Plate "Cow" Butter Dish, circa 1890
Located in Bath, GB
A fabulous example of a late Victorian butter dish made from solid English oak in the form of a
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Excellent Oak and Silver Plate "Cow" Butter Dish, circa 1900
Located in Bath, GB
A fabulous example of a late Victorian butter dish made from solid English oak in the form of a
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Antique English Oak and Silver Plate Butter Dish, circa 1890 - Cow
By John Grinsell & Sons
Located in Bath, GB
A lovely and highly sought-after oak and silver plate butter dish in the form of a coopered pail or
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Unusual Silver Plated and Glass Butter Dish A Very attractive piece
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Unusual Silver Plated and Glass Butter Dish A Very attractive piece a glass butter knife and
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19th Century French Hand Painted and Gilt Porcelain Butter Dish from Limoges
By Limoges
Located in Dallas, TX
This antique butter or cheese dish was created in Limoges, France circa 1880. The two-piece
Porcelain
Victorian Silver Plated Butter Dish, circa 1890
Located in Umberleigh, Devon
A lovely English Victorian silver plated butter dish. Decorated with bulls heads to each end, a cow
Silver Plate
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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