French Empire Plated Soup Tureen

A silver plated candelabra designed and produced in Italy by Mesa. Stamped on the bottom.

Sheffield plate pair of candlesticks with cut-glass storm shades, England, 1820-1830.

Neoclassical tea urn, Old Sheffield, Inghilterra, 1790.

Silver plated bowl with irregular contour, Italian design made in Italy.

Four-piece silver plate tea and coffee service, stepped Art Deco bases and lids, with wood handles, comprising a coffee pot, tea pot, sugar and creamer by Walker and Hall Sheffield...

A very good quality French Empire Egyptian taste 950/°°° silver coffee pot, Paris 1819. Oviform body supported on three claw feet ornamented wit...

English silver plated tableware covered soup tureen / serving piece with two side handles and exterior top finial design details. The tureen is in ...

An excellent pair of antique silver-plated vegetable or soup tureens, circular in shape and with wonderful, ornamental side handles, which cling to the body of the dish in the form o...

Elegant and refined French silver plated tableware covered soup tureen / serving piece with side handles and exterior design details. The tureen is in great condition. Minor wear con...

A very fine & impressively large silver plated soup tureen by Elkington & Company of London, the substantial oval body having a 4 quart capacity, sided by open handles and decorated with embossed & engraved foliate motifs centered by blank foliate cartouches, the conforming lid fitted with a detachable handle and engraved heraldic crests, raised overall upon a stepped oval foot, the underside bearing impressed factory marks for Elkington & Co., together with date letter for 1884. ELKINGTON & COMPANY BIO: George Richards Elkington & Henry Elkington were the first to discover and patent the silver plating process in the 1830s. They were subsequently awarded Royal warrants to several members of the British Royal Family including Queen Victoria, King Edward VII, King George V, Queen Mary & King George VI. Elkington & Company were chosen as the suppliers of flatware on board the British Royal Yacht Britannia...

Sheffield soup tureen with handles and lid, late 19th century.

Both the base & lid are engraved with a finely detailed heraldic coat of arms surmounted by a Marquess coronet, the interior retaining it's original and rarely found removable liner. Raised overall upon a stepped circular spreading foot, the underside bearing impressed makers marks (unknown) & town mark for Marseilles, as well as the word ‘PLAQUE’ which is the French term for 19th century silver plated items...