Sheffield and Silverplate
19th Century English Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Sheffield Plate
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Silver Plate
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Silver Plate
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Silver Plate
Late 19th Century German Jugendstil Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Silver Plate
1870s British Victorian Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Silver Plate
1890s French Belle Époque Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Silver Plate
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Silver Plate
1810s English Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Sheffield Plate
Mid-19th Century American High Victorian Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Silver Plate
1860s English Victorian Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Silver Plate
1850s British Early Victorian Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Silver Plate
1860s American Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Silver Plate
1820s English Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Sheffield Plate
1820s English Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Silver Plate
1880s Austrian Late Victorian Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Metal, Silver Plate
1850s French Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Metal
1880s English Arts and Crafts Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Silver Plate
Mid-19th Century English Georgian Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Crystal, Silver Plate
1860s English Victorian Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Silver Plate
Late 19th Century American High Victorian Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Silver Plate
1880s English Victorian Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Silver Plate
Late 19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Silver Plate
1820s English Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Silver Plate
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Silver Plate
Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Silver Plate
Mid-19th Century English Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Silver Plate
19th Century English Victorian Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Silver Plate
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Silver Plate
19th Century British Regency Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Silver
Late 19th Century Scottish Anglo-Indian Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Silver Plate
1870s English Victorian Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Silver Plate
19th Century English Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Silver Plate
Early 19th Century English Art Nouveau Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Silver Plate
Late 19th Century English Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Sheffield Plate
19th Century English Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Sheffield Plate
1860s Empire Revival Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Silver Plate
Early 1800s English Regency Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Sheffield Plate, Copper
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Silver Plate
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Sheffield Plate
1860s English Victorian Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Silver Plate
1860s English Rococo Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Silver Plate, Copper
1880s English Victorian Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Silver Plate
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Silver Plate
1850s English High Victorian Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Silver Plate
1880s British Georgian Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Silver Plate
1890s English Victorian Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Silver Plate
19th Century English Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Silver Plate
1880s English Victorian Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Silver Plate
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Silver Plate
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Sheffield Plate
19th Century French Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Bronze
Late 19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Silver Plate
1890s English Victorian Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Silver Plate
1880s English Victorian Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Silver Plate
Late 19th Century French High Victorian Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Silver Plate
Late 19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
Silver Plate
19th Century English Victorian Antique Sheffield and Silverplate
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.