Elkington & Co. More Dining and Entertaining

This incredible table service by the esteemed firm Elkington & Co. is undoubtedly the most lavish commission the firm ever created. The service includes all of the table decorations and service items necessary to host a complete formal dinner, including everything from flatware and drinking goblets to elaborate serving dishes and ice buckets. Crafted in 1879-80, the service is housed in a large Gothic-style burled walnut chest with five fitted and felt-lined drawers. Each of the interior doors bears the Elkington royal coronet. The case is completed by four ornate bronze carrying handles. The top of the chest is marked with a brass monogram with the initials “RP,” as is nearly every single item held within the chest’s contents. The set includes stunning table garniture and each of this set’s elaborate serving dishes is reminiscent of the finest epergnes ever made. These items include eight small presentation dishes, four larger dishes, two grand dishes and one ultimate centerpiece that is breathtaking in size and majesty. These objets d’art are further elevated by a gilt and crystal centerpiece made of phenomenal electroplate silver — Elkington’s original and revolutionary process. The largest serving dish measures an impressive 35” wide, and when the collection is assembled on a formal dining table or sideboard, the effect is spectacular. Other items in the set include a pair of etched glass ice buckets with pierced silver-plate strainer inserts, engraved glass and gilt water pitcher, grape shears, delicate claw-shaped tongs and 24 Christofle gilt goblets. The elaborate set is completed by a sterling and bone fish flatware service comprising 18 forks and 18 knives and, finally, a breathtaking 125-piece partially gilt sterling flatware service.The flatware handles are topped with beautiful Minerva figures, and the blades of the knives each bear a different fish species or maritime scene. Every crystal bowl is finely engraved and carefully nestled in the case’s original green baize lining. Elkington & Co. was arguably the most esteemed silver firm in Europe. The celebrated firm patented the first commercial electroplating process and held Royal Warrants for Queen Victoria, King Edward VI...

Art Deco silver plate wine bucket of tapered form with applied side handles. Marked on the bottom for Elkington & Co. below a laurel wreath enclosing "P & O" (presumably a retailer).

Art Deco silver plate ice bucket of tapered pail form with a bail handle and decorated with 2 bands of narrow lines, the front having an engraved symbol of an entwined circle and triangle enclosing a horizontal line. Inside is a removable footed pierced drain. The drain and bucket both marked "Elkington...

A magnificent antique silver two piece teapot and coffee pot set. The teapot is beautifully engraved with flowers and leaves from the tea plant, Camellia sinensis, and the coffee pot is engraved with the leaves, flowers and fruits from the coffee plant...

Antique 19th century concertina unusual expandable folding toast rack letter rack, English, Elkington & Co, C.1870. The rack of silver plate six sectional expanding form on ball feet...

Antique 20th century Edwardian solid silver very large and impressive Epergne centerpiece, made in the Georgian style. This magnificent piece stands on four openwork scroll feet supp...

Silver plated seven bottles cruet made in England, all glasses in perfect condition.

A magnificent Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Tea and Coffee Set on an impressive matching Tray. The Set comprises of a tea pot, coffee pot, hot water kettle on stand with original...

A magnificent Antique Solid Silver Jug with an impressive figural handle. The Jug has a broad spout and stands on a spread pedestal foot. The Jug has applied bands of decoration to t...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver and mother of pearl handled fish service for twelve persons - boxed; an addition to our silver flatware collection. This exceptional antique Victorian mother of pearl handled, sterling silver fish service for twelve persons consists of twelve fish knives and twelve fish forks. The impressive plain sabre style knife blades have a broad incurved shaped form, and the forks have four tines with a tapering shaft. The anterior and reverse surfaces of each knife is embellished with exceptional bright cut engraved geometric fluted decoration to a scene depicting two fish above a pool of water, amidst foliate designs. The drop of each fork is ornamented with simplified shell designs accented with further matte backgrounds, identical to the aforementioned water designs. Each piece of this fish cutlery set is fitted to the original plain rounded mother of pearl handle. The ferrule to each piece is encircled with bands of embossed ribbed decoration. Each piece of this mother of pearl cutlery...

Antique 19th century Japanese Meiji period shibayama and silver mounted tankard, the tusk body decorated in gold lacquer, mother of pearl and hard stone with water fowl in a lotus po...

Presenting a gorgeous mid-19th century ‘Old Sheffield Plated Silver’ samovar with mother of pearl handle by the very highly regarded Elkington & Co, and dating from 1852. It is fu...