England, 1880, Pierced Silver Plated Jam Pot with a Frosted Liner and Bun Feet

Late 19th century Tunbridge ware rosewood ink stand with bun feet and a crystal ink well. A nice combination of wood inlay and crystal. This is from a...

A beautiful cut crystal jar with a tortoise shell and silver top from a private collection made in England in 1923.

Late 19th century double crystal inkwell with a pen tray and brass trim from England 1880. This is from a private collector who traveled the world buying and selling beautiful and un...

Handsome sterling silver antique inkwell has a lovely, simple design and was made by William Harrison Walter, circa 1905. It has a high polished profile, with a hinged lid and is wei...

This antique lined bottle coaster is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from England and date to approximately 1890 and done in the period Art Nouv...

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...

Antique silver plated coffee pot made in Sheffield, England in the 1890-1910s. Silver plated is used to denote - the method was invent...

Antique silver plated creamer by Elkington & Co made in the United Kingdom in the 1880s. Elkington & Co are one of the most important names in English Silver and Silver Plate. Elkington started in Birmingham in 1836, and experimented with innovative gilding techniques. By 1838 they had discovered and patented a new way to electroplate one metal on to the surface of another. By 1840 production was already underway with silver electroplated wares. The company received financial backing from Josiah Mason in 1842 (renaming the firm Elkington, Mason & Co between 1842 and 1861) and was extremely successful. It introduced electrotyping as a new method of production for silver plated items. Elkington & Co exhibited at the Great Exhibition of 1851 with enormous success. Elkington held Royal Warrants for Queen Victoria, King Edward VI, King George V, King Edward VIII and King George VI. The Elkington & Co. name is still in use today as manufacturers under the auspices of British Silverware Ltd. The antique creamer...