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Sheffield and Silverplate For Sale
20th Century Silver Plate English Oval Basket with Handle on Ball & Claw Feet
Located in North Salem, NY
20th Century English Silver Plate Basket with handle on Cast Ball & Claw Feet. Makers Mark Stamp.
Category
20th Century Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Large Antique English Silver Plated Serving Tray with Ornate Floral Decoration
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This very large and substantial antique serving tray is hallmarked by an unknown maker, but originated from England and dates to approximately 1880 and done in the period Victorian s...
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Elkington & Co Silver Plated Dolphin & Shell Salt Cellar with Silver Gilt lining
Located in London, GB
A stunning Elkington & Co, 19th century silver plated and silver gilt Dolphin & Clam Shell Open Salt cellar Dating to the latter part of the 19th century. This is a really fine examp...
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Late 19th Century British Rococo Revival Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Large Antique English Silver Plated Serving Tray with Ornate Floral Decoration
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This very large and substantial antique footed serving tray is hallmarked by an unknown maker, but originated from England and dates to approximately 1880 and done in the period Vict...
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Large Antique Birks Silver Plated Serving Tray with Leaf & Berry Decoration
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This very large and substantial antique serving tray was produced for the renowned Birks retailers by an unknown maker from England and dates to approximately 1880 and done in the pe...
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Georgian Style Silver Plated Coffee Pot. English, C.1910
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Very attractive silver plated coffee pot
Silver plate on Britannia metal. Finely chased or engraved.
No makers mark. Just numbers on the underside
Good condition.No rubbing to the...
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1910s English Georgian Vintage Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
French Silver Plated Art Deco Bread Basket / Bowl by Brille, Paris
Located in Bath, GB
A superb and very stylish Art Deco silver plated basket or bowl, perfect for a variety of uses, whether it be bread, fruit or simply to enjoy; a truly Iconic design.
Just back from ...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Art Deco Silver Plated Entree or Serving Dish, English C.1930
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Very smart silver plated entree dish
Fabulous quality. Makers mark of Roberts And Belk, Sheffield on the underside
No rubbing to the silver plate.
Free UK shipping
Category
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
Three Antique Georgian Sheffield Plated Covered Tureens with Floral Decoration
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This set of three antique Sheffield plated covered tureens are unsigned, but presumed to have originated from England and date to approximately 1820 and done in the period Georgian s...
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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Sheffield Plate
Stunning antique Victorian silver plated biscuit barrel
Located in Ipswich, GB
Stunning antique Victorian silver plated biscuit barrel having a quality antique Victorian silver plated biscuit barrel with fantastic quality ornate detail with a lift up lid openin...
Category
Early 19th Century Early Victorian Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
1950 Christofle France Conchiglia Metallo Argento Set Segnaposti
By Christofle
Located in Brescia, IT
8 Segnaposto "Conchiglia"
Christofle, France
1950
Metallo argentato
Completi di scatola in cartone originale Christofle
Eccellenti condizioni
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Metal
Bird of Paradise by Community Silverplate Flatware Set For 24 Service 115 pieces
By Community
Located in Big Bend, WI
Dinner Size Bird of Paradise by Community Silverplate Dinner Size Flatware set - 115 pieces. This set includes:
24 Dinner Knives, 12 - 9 5/8", 12 - 9 3/4"
24 Dinner Forks, 7 3/4"
24...
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20th Century Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Very Elegant English Rechaud with two burners in silver-plated brass from 1920s
Located in Knivsta, SE
Very Elegant English Rechaud with two burners in silver-plated brass and handles in bakelite from 1920s. Perfect for keeping food warm during the meal.
Wear consistent with age and ...
Category
1920s English Vintage Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Brass
Collection of 3 silver plate ornate trays
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Collection of 3 silver plate ornate trays circa 1950.
3 ornate trays, oval shaped, scalloped edged and all with carrying handles. Smallest is stamped g.A.B sweden on the reverse
1 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Victorian Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Hermes Paris silver metal jug with leather handle, 20th Century
By Hermès
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Hermes Paris silver metal jug with leather handle, 20th Century
Elegant jug with leather handle and a style that combines a lot with modern times due to the details, making this a u...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Metal
Caviar Holder in Plated Silver by E. Stefani
Located in Milano, IT
A truly extraordinary set of silver-plated caviar servers from the 1970s, bearing the emblem of E. Stefani, an iconic Italian company that has left its mark on the history of silversmithing. This set is a living testament to the skill and tradition of Italian craftsmanship.
The caviar containers are elegantly crafted in the shape of seashells, and each of these six shells is equipped with spherical feet to ensure stability and elegance on the table. Alongside these marvels, you'll find an exceedingly small spoon, a detail that adds further refinement to this unique collection.
It should be noted that over time, a thin layer of oxide may have formed on the surface of these pieces, an indelible mark of their past. However, this only enhances their charm, telling the story of each use and adding a touch of vintage authenticity.
The set consists of six vintage caviar shells...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Walker & Hall 1906 Sheffield England Silverplate Salver Footed Tray Plateau
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
Here is an elegant fine quality three footed Walker & Hall Sheffield salver with a lovely art nouveau raised floral and foliate decoration edging the ...
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Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Elkington & Co Victorian Silver Plated Mirror Plateau, Made in 1845
Located in London, London
Carrying old silver plate marks Elkington & Co. in 1845, this attractive, Victorian, Antique Silver Plated Mirror Plateau, features an orna...
Category
1840s English Gothic Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique french Silver Plated ARGENTAL Cutlery Flatware set of 146 pieces 1920's
By Argental
Located in BAAMBRUGGE, NL
Very extensive beautiful antique silver plated cutlery set of the brand 'Argental' This simple shape (border with cross band) makes i...
Category
1920s French French Provincial Vintage Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Metal
1912 Cold Meat Serving Fork "Mary Chilton" by Towle Sterling Silver Flatware
Located in Van Nuys, CA
c. 1912 Mono "B" The design, known as "Mary Chilton," was first introduced in 1912. A monogram is present on the front of the handle. The marks include the Towle Silversmiths Hallmar...
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1910s Vintage Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
Antique Pierced Sheffield Silver Plated Mirrored Plateau
Located in Atlanta, GA
Unique antique Sheffield silver plated plateau - resting on four english regency inspired feet, pierced edge and mirrored top. Unmarked.
Category
19th Century British Regency Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Collection of 7 20th Century silver plate trays
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Here we have a collection of 7 silver plated trays dating from 1920 to 1950.
2 circular, 4 oval and 1 tray rectangular.
Some minor plate loss and marks..
Please see individual pic...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Victorian Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Silver Water Pitcher with Japanese Flower Etching
By Orf Silver
Located in Asheville, NC
This elegant example of Aesthetic Movement silver was manufactured by ORF Silver Company. This decorative motif clearly displays the influence of Japanese art on Victorian design. Th...
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19th Century American Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Vintage Canteen x 6 Silver Plated Cutlery Set Unused 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning vintage 6 place setting A1 Sheffield England, silver plated cutlery set by the renowned Sheffield silversmith Viners dating from the second half of the 20th centur...
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Late 20th Century Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
20thC Art Deco Silver Plated Cocktail Shaker, Keith Murray For Mappin & Webb
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A superb 20th Century classic Art Deco silver plated cocktail shaker, dating back to the 1930's. Designed by Keith Murray for Mappin & Webb. This piece has six cocktail menus...
Category
1930s British Art Deco Vintage Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Pair of Antique Adam Style Silver Plated Tureens. English C.1920
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Lovely pair of Adam style entree dishes on oval trays
Almost unused condition. No rubbing to the silver plate.
No makers mark. Just marked " Made in Sheffield, England "
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1920s English Adam Style Vintage Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
Silverplate Footed Covered Bowl with Stag Lid and Side Handles and Hoof Feet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Beautiful designed silver plate lidded Tureen. The Stag theme is carried throughout, in the handles, lid and also the unique use of feet with hooves.
A wonderful centerpiece whi...
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20th Century Asian Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
19th Century French Silvered Bronze Three-Piece "Surtout de Table" Plateau
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a dining table with this important three-section antique "Surtout de Table". Crafted in France circa 1830 and made of silvered bronze, the spectacular centerpiece is over fo...
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Early 19th Century French Restauration Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate, Bronze
1930 Gio Ponti Calderoni Alpacca Argento Monofiore Vaso _ set di 4
Located in Brescia, IT
Gruppo di 4 Monofiore
des. Gio Ponti
Calderoni, Milano
1930s
Alpacca argentato
Marchio impresso sul fondo
Eccellenti condizioni
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Metal
19th Century French Louis XV Silverplated Bronze Mirrored Plateau Table Surtout
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant antique bronze silver plated "Surtout de table" (table platter) was crafted in France circa 1880. Oval in shape with intricate side handles, the tray stands on four smal...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate, Bronze
Antique Elkington & Co. Silver Plated Ice Bucket C. 1886
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elkington & Co., (English, founded 1815), circa 1886.
An antique silverplated ice, wine or champagne bucket with accent header and mid lines, an "F" with crown monogram to center of...
Category
Late 19th Century English Modern Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique English Cut Crystal and Silver Plated Biscuit Box c.1890
Located in Bath, GB
A hefty piece of crystal was used to make this fabulous box, deeply and beautifully cut on four sides with the ever-popular hobnail cut with clear cantered corners; the underside is ...
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1890s British Victorian Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
English Silver Plated Sheffield Tureen, 19th Century
By Ellis & Co. 1
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
English Silver Plated Sheffield Tureen, 19th Century
English tureen covered in silver, reproduction of the Old Sheffield model, signed Ellis & Co, with representation of motifs of l...
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19th Century English Art Nouveau Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
Art Nouveau Wellner Chrome Fish Flatware Set, German, 12 Pieces for Six Persons
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful Art Nouveau flatware set of 6 knife and 6 forks. A total of 12 pieces, made by Wellner in a beautiful Art Nouveau design. Made of chrome plate metal, it will make a nice ...
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20th Century German Art Nouveau Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Chrome
12 Elkington & Co. Silverplate Napkin Rings c1849 Boxed
Located in Litchfield, CT
Circa 1849, Silver-plate, by Elkington & Co., Birmingham, England. Found in their original box, this gorgeous set of silver-plate napkin rings by the esteemed British Silver company...
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1840s English Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Silverplate Cocktail Shaker
Located in New Orleans, LA
Reminiscent of the elegant days of a well appointed bar. The shaker has a cap on the spout and firm fitting lid. "DC" monogram engraving.
Category
19th Century French Other Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
Mexican Los Castillo Style Parrot Handle & Silver Pitcher
By Los Castillo
Located in Stamford, CT
Mexican Los Castillo style parrot handle pitcher. Silver plate with lightly hammered finish and green stone parrot handle. Heavy and well made.
No makers mark or brand stamp.
Pitche...
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Modern Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass
English Sheffield silver tureen, Le parole Je vis - 19th Century
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
English Sheffield silver tureen, Le parole Je vis - 19th Century
English tureen covered in silver, reproduction of the Old Sheffield model, with representation of flower and harves...
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19th Century English Art Nouveau Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
Vintage Silver Plated Cased 148 Piece 12 Setting Canteen Cutlery 20th Century
Located in London, GB
An elegant Vintage English silverplated floor standing twelve place setting 148 piece canteen of cutlery by Thomas Ward & Sons, Sheffield, circa 1940 in date.
This impressive set includes a beautiful mahogany case on cabriole legs with red felt lining, the complete of set of cutlery is in the stunning "Queens" pattern.
The set comprises :
12 Table knives
12 Table forks
12 Starter knives
12 starter forks
12 Salad / fruit knives
12 Salad / fruit forks
12 Dessert spoons
12 Fish knives ( 1x Non matching replacement)
12 Fish forks
12 Soup spoons
12 Teaspoons ( 1x Non matching replacement)
6 Serving spoons
2 Serving forks
2 Serving knives
1 Steel Sharpener
1 Fish server fork
1 Fish server knife
1 Soup ladle
2x Gravy Servers...
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1940s English Vintage Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
1990s Post-Modern Silver Plated Italian Salt and Pepper Dispensers by Mesa
By Mesa
Located in Aci Castello, IT
The Salt and Pepper Dispensers by Mesa embody the eclectic and innovative spirit of Post-Modern design while incorporating luxurious materials and functional utility. Crafted in Ital...
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Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Silver Plated Champagne Bucket Wine Cooler Lino Sabattini Christofle France, 60s
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Amazing and highly sought-after champagne bucket or wine cooler designed by the renowned modernist Italian designer Lino Sabattini for world-famous silversmith Christofle Paris.
Thi...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Silver Plate Removable Tea Caddy in Ornate Framework
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful Tea Caddy designed to be removed from the ornate framework. A great piece for tea, tobacco, 420 or useful as at a work station or desk to hold various supplies, also in the bath to hold Q...
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20th Century English Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Vintage Armada Silver Plated Salt & Pepper Shakers
Located in EDENSOR PARK, NSW
Engraved detail, tops screw off to add contents, does have some fade to silver and marks and ware, stamped Armada
Material: Silver Plated
Measurements: 14cm high, 4.5cm length, 2...
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20th Century Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique English Silver Plate and Cut Crystal Cruet Set, Circa 1880-1890.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Silver Plate and Cut Crystal Cruet Set, Circa 1880-1890.
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Late 19th Century English Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Crystal, Silver Plate
English Sheffield Silver Plate / Engraved Interior Round Serving Tray
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Introduce a touch of timeless elegance to your entertaining with this exquisite English Sheffield Silver Plate serving tray. The round shape is adorned with delicately engraved flora...
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Mid-20th Century English Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Gio Ponti for Cleto Munari Modernist Silver Plated Serving Plate Italy, 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing mid-century silver plate serving plate. Gio Ponti designed and signed this astonishing item for Cleto Munari in Italy during the 1980s.
The flat and efficient design on two round levels, make this piece simply irresistible and iconic for midcentury lovers.
This piece will smarten a midcentury living room or minimal and chromed bar.
This wonderful piece is in very good condition.
Dimensions (cms):
Diameter - 32
Giovanni “Gio” Ponti, (Milan, November 18, 1891 - Milan, September 16, 1979), is one of the Italian masters of architecture. He was also a designer and essayist and one of the most important of the twentieth century.
Other than the great architectural works which carry his unmistakable signature, he created a vast amount of work in the furniture sector. This is demonstrated in his three Milanese houses which were fully furnished in the "Ponti" style. The houses in via Randaccio, 1925, Casa Laporte in via Brin, 1926 and the last in via Dezza, in 1957 is an "expression" of his home design ideas. Gio Ponti was an Italian promoter of industrial design and introduced the idea of interior furnishing ranges produced as being a "sophisticated," economic, "democratic" and modern.
Molteni&C managed a reissuing project of furniture and furnishings designed by Gio Ponti for products for these private homes and limited editions. After a long journey of research, selection and study of prototypes, the collection was exhibited at the Salone del Mobile 2012. This was thanks to the cooperation and the exclusively signed agreement of the Ponti heirs and the artistic director of Cerri & Associati Studio.
Gio Ponti graduated in Architecture at the Polytechnic of Milan at the end of World War I, after he fought on the front line earning military decorations. In 1921 he married Giulia Vimercati, with whom he had four children: Lisa, Giovanna, Letizia and Giulio. In 1927 he opened a studio in Milan with the architect Emilio Lancia. From the beginning of the 1920’s until 1938 he worked with Richard-Ginori Manufactory and renewed its production. In 1928 he founded the Domus magazine with Gianni Mazzocchi. In 1933 he became the artistic director of Fontana Arte which was another success after the one he obtained with Richard-Ginori.
In the 1930’s he participated in the Triennale exhibitions and later he successfully managed a few of them. From 1936 to 1961 he was a professor at the Milan Polytechnic, and in 1933 was associated with Antonio Fornaroli and Eugenio Soncini, until 1945. From this partnership major projects were born, including the Montecatini Palace in Milan from 1936 to 1938, in which Ponti created the "integral design" of the building and the interiors. Other works of the period were civil architecture, including the Littoria Tower in Milan in 1933, school buildings such as the School of Mathematics at the University City Rome in 1934 and the Humanities Faculty and the Rectorate of the University of Padua in 1937. There were also residential projects such as Casa Marmont in 1934 and Milan "Domus" from 1931 to 1936.
The richness of the artistic production of Cleto Munari, arises out of the discovery that every boundary is undefined, and the consequent need to create a “collection about syllables” or rather a “collection of figures” which, because of their incompleteness, luminously suggest the irrepressible quest of man’s intelligence to transfigure the world, according to his own vision. It is this a perfect complicity between the whisper of the “heart...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Fench silver metal and copper champagne bottle
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Fench silver metal and copper champagne bottle
Elegant silver metal champagne bucket with copper antler detail that, in additi...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Metal, Copper
Antique Stewart Dawson Silver Plated Milk Creamer Jug
Located in EDENSOR PARK, NSW
Stamped Stewart Dawson smooth jug there are marks and signs of ware and use, has been professionally polished
Material: Silver Plated
Measurements: 11cm high, 10cm length, 4.5cm w...
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20th Century Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Very Good Pair of Louis XV Style Silvered Bronze Candelabra, France Circa 1870
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very handsome pair of 19th century silvered bronze 3 branch candelabra in the style of Louis XV. Both showing a trio of richly cast foliate shaped branches fitted with detachable t...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Silver Plated Trumpet Vase
Located in EDENSOR PARK, NSW
Trumpet style vase with frilly like top, inside top there are some fad marks to silver, some small dents and marks, has been professionally polished.
Material: Silver Plated
Measu...
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20th Century Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Sheffield England Boxed Set for 6 or 12 Fish/Dessert Forke & Knives MOP Handles
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
Talk about elegant and classy! You're next fancy get together will be an extra special event using these forks and knives for the fish course or enjoying dessert! There are two sets ...
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Early 20th Century English Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Vintage Strachen Silver Plated Salt Or Pepper Shaker
Located in EDENSOR PARK, NSW
Claw feet with smooth body and holes in top, top screws off to add contents, stamped Strachen on base.
Circa: 1940s
Material: Silver Plated
Measurements: 7.5cm high, 3.5cm length...
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20th Century Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Quality antique Edwardian silver plated spirit kettle
Located in Ipswich, GB
Quality antique Edwardian silver plated spirit kettle having a quality silver plated kettle raised on an ornate silver plated stand, with the original burner, standing on four shaped...
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Early 20th Century Edwardian Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique Silverplate and Gilt Egg Cups - Set of 4
Located in Morristown, NJ
Four early 20th c.antique silverplate and gilt egg cups. These have a nice heft to them with a combined weight of 1lb. Whether in use or on a sideboard, these lovely egg cups are vis...
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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique Large German Oval Silver Plated Tray Peters Hamburg 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a momumental beautiful antique German oval silver-plated twin handled tray by I.H.Peters & Co, Hamburg, dating from the mid 19th Cntury.
The tra...
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1850s German Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Huge Art 18" Deco Silver Plated Champagne / Wine Cooler 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a elegant large banquet sized antique English Art Deco silver plate on copper wine / champagne cooler bearing the makers mark of the world renowned retailer and silversmith...
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Early 1900s English Art Deco Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver, Silver Plate
1970 Lino Sabattini Christofle Gallia Metallo argento Set di Foglie
Located in Brescia, IT
Set 4 Foglie
Lino sabattini
Christofle _ Gallia
1950
Ottimo stato di conservazione
lunghezza foglie: 10 cm / 10 cm / 8 cm / 11 cm
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
Outstanding quality pair of antique Edwardian silver plated candelabras
Located in Ipswich, GB
Outstanding quality pair of antique Edwardian silver plated candelabras, having a quality pair of antique Edwardian silver plated candelabras, with three light branches above a shape...
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Early 20th Century Edwardian Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique and Vintage Sheffield and Silverplate
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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