Berkshire Home & Antiques Sheffield and Silverplate

English Modernist Silver Plate Teapot, After Christopher Dresser 20th Century This striking modernist silver-...

Silver plate coffee tea pot. Item features curly silverplate handle, square attached lid, sits on four graceful ...

Dinner Size Arcantia aka Vendome by Christofle France Silverplated flatware set...

Silver plated and red glass honey pot bee. England, early 20th century. Marked Elkington Plate and makred by the...

Silver-plated metal with a base encompassed by three rows of Depres’s bead motif. Signed on the underside.

This antique spirit kettle was made by the well known Elkington & Co. of En...

Richard Richardson Sheffield Edwardian Silverplate Tilting Spirit Kettle/Teapot E...

Found in France, this vintage hotel silver serving platter with beautifully ...

The Louis XVI-style Perles pattern, which features a single delicate line of beading reminiscent of a classic pe...

Early 19th century English Sheffield silver plate tableware five pieces tea/coffee service. The coffee/tea featu...

English Old Sheffield Rococo pyriform coffee pot with carved boxwood handle. The foot, lid rim, and lid finial a...

Elaborate figural Egyptian Revival Victorian biscuit jar made by Mappin & Webb during the 19th century. This highly stylized piece features a winged sphinx with an Egyptian head piece finial. The piece is heavily engraved and has 4 four plaques that can be personalized. The bottom edge interior and outer edge is beaded and it stands on four stylized claw feet. The bottom is stamped with an early Mappin & Webb hallmark along with W 16 and some etched handwritten numbers as well. A truly spectacular piece that would be a wonderful addition to your home. From Mappin & Webb site: Mappin & Webb is a true British treasure with over 240 years of tradition and historical significance in the world of silver and fine jewellery. Renowned for combining timeless craftsmanship with superior quality and contemporary design, we have produced exquisite fine jewellery, elegant silverware, watches, glassware and the unique lifestyle accessories that have long been at the heart of affluent British society. It’s a story that began in 1775, when Jonathan Mappin opened a workshop in Sheffield. His mission was to create the most beautifully crafted silverware for British society. Over the immediate years that followed this would see the company expand internationally, receive Royal Warrants and commissions from Monarchs around the world, and become synonymous with excellence, craftsmanship and all things truly British. The Early Years: A Family Partnership. Within a year the first Mappin hallmark was recorded at the assay office and in 1780 Jonathan Mappin was given the Freedom of the Cutlers Company. The ‘Cutlers Company of Hallamshire’, to give it its full title, was incorporated in 1624 to provide jurisdiction over those making cutlery near Sheffield and to promote Sheffield as a place of expertise. The Company and Sheffield’s cutlery...