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Sheffield and Silverplate For Sale
Antique Silver Plated Insulated Hot Water Pitcher with Leaf Decoration
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique silver plated hot water pitcher shows no maker's signature, but is presumed to have originated from the United States and dating to appr...
Category
Late 19th Century American High Victorian Antique 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
Antique English Silver Plated Footed Gallery Serving Tray with Ornate Engraving
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This Sheffield Reproduction silver plated gallery tray was made in Sheffield England in approximately 1920 in a Victorian style. This oval tray ...
Category
Early 20th Century English Victorian Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Metal
vintage Italian Swan Toast Rack, Silver-Plated, 1970s – Elegant and Versatile
Located in Hamburg, DE
This exquisite vintage toast rack, designed in the shape of a graceful swan, was crafted in Italy in the 1970s. Made from silver-plated metal, it features a delightful blend of elega...
Category
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Metal
Large Barker Ellis Antique Silver Plated Serving Tray with Floral Decoration
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This very large and substantial serving tray was made by the well known Barker-Ellis Silver Co. of England in approximately 1920 in a Victorian style. This rectangular shaped tray is...
Category
Early 20th Century English Late Victorian Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
A silver plated duck & lobster press by Cailar&Bayard Paris.
Located in Wijnegem, BE
A beautiful silver plated duck & lobster press by Cailar&Bayard Paris made
around the turn of the century.
Signed.
Paris c. 1900s.
In perfect restored c...
Category
20th Century French Napoleon III Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Outstanding quality antique Edwardian ornate silver plated biscuit barrel
Located in Ipswich, GB
Outstanding quality antique Edwardian ornate silver plated biscuit barrel having a fantastic quality antique Edwardian silver plated biscuit barrel with quality ornate detail through...
Category
Early 20th Century Edwardian Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Dutch Art Deco Napkin Holder in Patinated Silver
Located in Tilburg, NL
Dutch Art Deco napkin holder in patinated silver. The Netherlands, early 20th century.
Beautiful and very elegant napkin holder in a distinc...
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Art Deco Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Giorgio by Italy 800 Silver Flatware Dinner Set for 12 Service 76 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
The strong lines and distinctive shape of this pattern are perfect for contemporary tables. European size, meticulously crafted in Italy.
Stunning Giorgio Italian...
Category
20th Century Italian Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
Vintage Silverplated Salad/Luncheon Forks/SETS OF 10
Located in Sheffield, MA
The 30 vintage silverplated salad/luncheon forks are stamped "International Silver Co." The tines are sharp for easy piercing. There is an undeciph...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
$98 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Vintage Large Sheffield Silver Plate Punch Bowl Signed by William Adams, England
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Large Sheffield Silver Plate Punch Bowl Signed by William Adams, England, Item featured Floral and Foliage Repousse Design, very clean Line Design Resting on a Round Base
Dim...
Category
1930s English Vintage Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Metal, Silver, Silver Plate, Silver Leaf
Antique Old Sheffield Plate Oval Beef Venison Tureen & Domed Cover C 1810
Located in London, GB
This is a magnificent very large antique English Old Sheffield silver plated beef or venison tureen with the original domed cover, circa 1810 in date and bearing the Cross Arrows mar...
Category
1810s English Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique English Sheffield Silver Plate Scalloped Gallery Tray
Located in Pearland, TX
A lovely antique English silverplate serpentine gallery serving or barware tray. Hallmarks on reverse. This gorgeous tray is decorated with elaborate chasing, a lovely scalloped desi...
Category
Early 20th Century English Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Pair of Antique Silver Plated Corinthian Candlesticks
Located in Suffolk, GB
Pair of antique silver plated Corinthian candlesticks having pretty shaped removable sconces to the top and supported by attractive circular re...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Silverplated Sheffield Coffee & Tea Service by Edward With Tray, UK ca. 1920
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Exceptional 20th century silverplated Coffee/ Tea Set of 4 by Edward Sheffield Collection including an outstanding worked silvered tray by Harrods. This beautiful antique coffee & te...
Category
Early 20th Century British Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique silver plated tray by Queen Victoria Sheffield, England, 1900s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
he antique tray marked "Queen Victoria Sheffield" belongs to the English tradition of producing tableware and serving items in the style of the Victorian era. Such items were produce...
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
$265 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Victorian Silver Plate Round Engraved Biscuit Barrel with Hinged Lid
Located in North Salem, NY
An antique Victorian round silver plate biscuit barrel is a charming and elegant piece that reflects the design sensibilities of the Victorian era. This exquisite container is crafte...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Art Deco English Silver Toast Rack, 4 Slice Breakfast Bread Car Shape Toast Bar
Located in Wembley, GB
A lovely petite English silver plated four-slice car-shaped toast rack. This fine quality silver toast rack is well made with a lovely Art Deco style geometric shape and decorative f...
Category
1920s British Art Deco Vintage Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver, Silver Plate, Sterling Silver
Huge Antique Silver Plated Anglo-Indian Styled Figural Palm Tree Centerpiece Set
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This very large and substantial centerpiece or serving set is hallmarked by an unknown maker, but originated from Scotland and dates to approximately 1890 and done in an Anglo-Indian style. This very elaborate and ornately cast set is done in silver plate with a mirrored figural island base...
Category
Late 19th Century Scottish Anglo-Indian Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Lino Sabatinni For Christofle / Gallia, Paris - Ice Bucket, c.1960
Located in Bath, GB
A fabulous ice minimalist / modernist silver plated ice bucket, I believe in the Windsor pattern, designed c.1960
by the world famous Lino Sabatinni, the preeminent figure in modern...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
England, 1880, Pierced Silver Plated Jam Pot with a Frosted Liner and Bun Feet
Located in Stamford, CT
Late 19 century pierced silver plated jam pot with a frosted liner and bun feet circa 1880 England. This is a wonderful piece from a private collector but I do not believe the froste...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Sheffield Silver Plate Centrepiece Glass Epergne Stand
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Exquisite English Sheffield silver plate epergne or centrepiece
Great piece for any table decoration, imagine how this would elevate any dinner party or gathering?
The central bowl a...
Category
1980s Vintage Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
English Silver Plate Tableware Piece
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Early 20th Century English silver plate tableware serving toast rack / candy dish . The toast rack / candy dish features a gold wash interior and beautiful exterior floral design det...
Category
20th Century English Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Gold, Silver Plate
Large Edwardian English Silver Barware / Tableware Tray
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Large and heavy, Edwardian, Silver plated barware / tableware serving Tray . The tray features flat chased interior and exterior floral , scroll decoration to the body with a shaped ...
Category
19th Century English Edwardian Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver, Copper
Vintage Victorian Style Silver Plated English Warmer Buffet Chaffing Dish
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Victorian Style Silver Plated English Warmer Chaffing Dish. Item features a lift out serving dish with handles and bunson burner below. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Victorian Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Elkington & Co. Pair of Silver-Plated Chargers of the Seasons
Located in London, GB
Elkington & Co. pair of silver-plated chargers of The Seasons
English, circa 1870
Height 4cm, diameter 54cm
These exquisite decorative silver-plated, or electrotype, chargers we...
Category
Late 19th Century English Renaissance Revival Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Mid Century Kidney shaped Reed & Barton enamel and silver dish
Located in Montréal, QC
Mid Century Kidney Shaped Reed & Barton enamel and silver dish.
Mid Century Reed & Barton bright green enamel on silver kidney shaped dish. In perfect condition.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate, Enamel
Six-Piece Antique Silver Plated Floral Repousse Tea Set C1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
Six-Piece Antique Silver Plated Floral Repousse Tea Set C1890
Waste Bowl - 5 1/4" x 5 7/8" x 5"
Pitcher - 6 3/8" x 6" x 4"
Large Pitcher - 10 1/8" x 9 1/4" x 5 1/4"
Tray - 32 3/4" x...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
$760 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Antique Silver Plate Crumb Scoop by Atkin Brothers, Sheffield, England, 1890s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Antique silver plate crumb scoop by Atkin Brothers made in Sheffield, England, the end of the 19th century.
The Atkin Brothers can trace their roots back to Sheffield silversmith, ...
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
$161 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Silver Plate and Cut Glass Biscuit Box Sheffield, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an exquisite cut glass and silver plate biscuit box by John Round Sheffield, dating from the late 19th Century.
The the cylindrical body features a cut glass liner with di...
Category
1890s English Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Wonderful Art Nouveau Silver Plated Ewer Etched Glass Carafe Decater WMF
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Art Nouveau Silver Plated Ewer Etched Glass Carafe Decanter In The Manner And Style Of WMF
Category
20th Century Art Nouveau Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Elegant Mid 20th Century Silver Plated Biscuit Barrel on Tray
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful silver plated biscuit barrel on a tray.
The tray and the barrel are marked, but the marks are very small, maker unknown.
Estimated date and origin: France, circa 1960. ...
Category
1950s French Louis Philippe Vintage Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Art Deco Silver Plated Cube T-set With Tray, Sheffield, England, c1930
Located in Devon, England
This is a lovely Art Deco 'cube' silver-plated three-piece tea set made by Marples. Wingfield & Wilkins of Sheffield in England, made in the early 1930's. It is depicted in the stric...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
EPNS
19th Century George III Silverplated Tea Caddy
Located in Doylestown, PA
Charming 19th century George III silverplated tea caddy. A well-formed, rounded rectangular body with gadrooned trim and drop ring handles sits on ball feet and features a unique dua...
Category
19th Century English George III Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate, Copper
Large Silver Plate Champagne & Wine Chiller Cooler, 3 Hole Lid European
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Large and impressive champagne cooler / centre piece in silver plate metal. In very good condition. Made probably in the 1950s or older. Marked with manufactory logo.
Fount at an Es...
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Art Nouveau Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate, Metal
Set of Three Lino Sabattini Pieces for Gallia and Christofle, France, 1970
Located in Brussels, BE
A set of 3 silver plated pieces, all stamped Galia & Christofle including the "Viking" vase.
All designed by L. Sabattini.
France around 1970.
Category
1970s French Vintage Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
$1,704 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Antique Barker-Ellis Silver Plated Serving Tray with Berry & Leaf Decoration
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large silver plated serving tray was made by the renowned Barker-Ellis Silver Co. of England in approximately 1890 in the period V...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Fine quality antique Victorian ornate silver plated biscuit barrel by Robert & B
Located in Ipswich, GB
Fine quality antique Victorian ornate silver plated biscuit barrel by Robert & Belk, having a fantastic quality antique Victorian silver plated biscuit barrel with quality ornate det...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique Pair Silver Plated Entree Dishes Elkington, Dated 1888 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an exquisite and rare antique pair of English silver plated Entree dishes by the renowned silversmith Elkington & Co, and dated 1888.
The dishes feature a rectangular sha...
Category
1880s English Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
English Silver Plate Covered Biscuit Box or Tea Caddy
Located in New York, NY
An English sterling silver plate covered biscuit box or tea caddy with hinged finial lid top, attached claw footed gallery tray, and exterior repou...
Category
20th Century English Empire Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
"Remembrance" Heavy Silver on Copper Tea Tray
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A fine, heavy silver on copper tea tray; graceful borders enhanced by floral sprays & florets. Inner bead border. Good vintage condition with no bleeding ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Victorian Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver, Copper
$175 Sale Price
40% Off
Antique Edwardian Quality Sheffield Plated Engraved Tea Tray
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Edwardian quality Sheffield plated engraved tea tray having a serpentine shaped quality pierced gallery with bows and swags decoration. It boasts a fantastic engraved base s...
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Sheffield Plate
Silver Plated and Red Glass Honey Pot Bee, England, circa 1900
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Silver plated and red glass honey pot bee. England, early 20th century.
Marked Elkington Plate and makred by the shop that sold it in Montevideo (Uruguay) Broqua & Scholberg Montevid...
Category
Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Bronze
$1,300 Sale Price
35% Off
Vintage Wallace baroque rectangular silverplated tray
Located in Birmingham, AL
Vintage Silverplated baroque rectangular serving Tray, Floral Flowers on Edge. Etched in the middle, very elegant.marked at the back Wallace, heavily plated. it will add class to any...
Category
Early 20th Century American Rococo Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
$196 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian Modern Silverplated Twin Handled Champagne/Wine Bucket
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Italian Modern Silverplated Twin-Handled Champagne/Wine Bucket
Italy, 20th Century
This elegant modern Italian silver-plated champagne/wine bucket exudes sophistication with its sl...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique set of 6 silver teaspoons Theodor Meyer Bern, Berndorf, 1920s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Beautiful set of 6 silver plate spoons by Berndorf. Produced in the early 20th century.
Perfect for collectors or as a thoughtful gift.
V...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
$369 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Monogram Gorham Silver Plated Tea Tray
By Gorham
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A superb quality Gorham silver plated on copper oval tea tray encrusted in cast vintage motifs. Monogram "EBR". Medallion maker's insignia: "Plate...
Category
Early 20th Century American Aesthetic Movement Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate, Copper
$360 Sale Price
40% Off
Silver-Plated Art Deco 'Mixit' Recipe Cocktail Shaker, C S Green
Located in Bath, GB
A superb vintage Art Deco recipe / menu cocktail Shaker dating to circa 1930.
The cover with a rotating list of cocktail recipes for: Martini, Palm Beach, Clover Club, Side Car...
Category
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Silver Plated Mother of Pearl Flatware Set- 6 Place Setting
Located in Denton, TX
English silver plated set of six fruit forks and knives with crested mother of pearl handles in original lift out tray wooden box.
Box measures: 13.75 L X 10 D X 2.25 H
Fork Measur...
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1890s English Victorian Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver
Pair of English Regency Sheffield Candelabras, Matthew Boulton, Circa 1800
Located in Charleston, SC
A complete pair of English Regency Sheffield five-light candelabras with removable intertwined scrolled arms, original hand chased removable foliage motif bobeches, bulbous floral tapered columns, and resting on foliage motif circular bases. Candelabra bobeches...
Category
Early 1800s English Regency Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Sheffield Plate, Copper
Silver Plate Cherub Centrepiece Sheffield Epergne Glass Bowl
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Very eye catching Sheffield silver plate epergne or centrepiece
Features crystal glass bowls, the main dish flanked by six smaller ones
Great piece for a table setting, can you imagi...
Category
1980s Vintage Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
French Art Deco Cocktail Shaker with Lemon Reamer c.1930 by St. Medard, Paris
By Saint Médard
Located in Bath, GB
A fabulous vintage French cocktail shaker made from silver plate and just back from our silversmith's workshop where it has been professionally ...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Art Nouveau Cruet Glass Two Bottle Vinegar & Oil Set Antique European, 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Continental silver plated cruet, most likely English or Italian and dating to the early 20th century. Exquisitely crafted and with an engraved rim around the base, standing on 4 anim...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Art Nouveau Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Old English Silver Plate Tea Caddy / Biscuit Box
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Old English sheffield silver plate covered biscuit box / tea caddy with exterior design details. The tea caddy / box is in good condition. Minor wear consistent with age / use. Maker...
Category
1880s English Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate, Copper
Victorian Sheffield Silver Coffee pot and Milk Jug
Located in Flower Mound, TX
A lovely matching Victorian coffee pot and milk jug, from Sheffield England. Embossed and engraved body with bird finial on lid and folded leaf on spout
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique English Sheffield EPNS A1 Silverplate 6 Butter Knives
By Sheffield
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Antique English Sheffield EPNS A1 Silverplate Six Butter Knives Decorative Pattern & Faux Bone
Hallmarked at collar EPNS A1
Tea cheese butter knives
approxim...
Category
Early 20th Century English Victorian Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Large Silver Plated Sea Shell Plate Hollywood Regency Art Deco Italian 1970s
Located in London, GB
This large silver-plated sea-shell shaped bowl is an evocative nod to Venus and the organic curves of nature.
Imported from 1970s Italy, it seamlessly blends the 1940s Art Deco eleg...
Category
1960s Italian Aesthetic Movement Vintage Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
A Fine Georgian Old Sheffield Plate Three-Part Entree Dish, England Circa 1825
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very good 'Old Sheffield Plate' 3-part entree dish, comprised of a rectangular hot water reservoir retaining its original wood insulated carrying handles, receiving a conforming in...
Category
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate, Copper, Tin
Vintage Silver Plated Letter Rack 20th Century
Located in London, GB
An attractive and unusual vintage silver plated letter rack, late 20th Century in date.
The letters "L E T T E R' form the dividers of this charming piece.
The craftsmanship is sec...
Category
1990s English Sheffield and Silverplate
Materials
Silver Plate
Arcantia Vendome Christofle Silverplate Flatware Set 12 Service 147 Pcs Dinner
By Christofle
Located in Big Bend, WI
Outstanding dinner size Arcantia aka Vendome by Christofle France Silverplated flatware set, 147 pieces. This pattern featured the same shell motif that adorned the ceremonial silverware used...
Category
20th Century 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.