Sheffield, England, 20th Century Silver Plated, Hallmarked

A Sheffield made mid-20th century silver plated punch bowl with lion heads serving as handles. The silver plate on a copper base. Hallmarked on the bottom of the base for “Silver o...

This French Le Tallec parcel-gilt blue-celeste ground porcelain soupière with lid and tray from the mid-20th century has an oval shape and is in the Rococo style. The piece is in the...

This Meissen porcelain hand painted bowl with lid dates to the late 19th century Beautifully detailed with delicate colorful flowers and child The bowl is signed underneath with th...

Soup bowl, remarkably hand painted flowers decor with delicate and vibrant colors, elaborate gilded pattern throughout Marked and dated Sèvres, 1834. Measures: Bowl 12.5 x 7.5 cm...

German late 19th-early 20th century oval shaped silver 800 serving tray with scroll handles. The stepped surface is worked in a border decorated with foliage scrolls and shell motif...

This KPM hand-painted porcelain bowl with lid dates to the late 19th century, circa 1870. KPM (Königliche Porzellan Manufaktur) stands for the Royal Po...

19th Century Georgian, Sheffield Silver Plate Candlesticks, Pair Pair of English, Georgian, George IV Sheffield silver plate candlesticks. Vintage, distressed silver finish. Silver ...

A pair of Elkington & Company lidded confitures The silver plated vases bear to the underside, Elkington & Co marks, and the date letter for 1873. The circular bases rise on three...

This Old Sheffield silver plate epergne showcases a refined Georgian-period scalloped motif embellished with acorns and foliage. It rotates with ...

19th century old Sheffield plate armorial tureen English, early 19th century. Old Sheffield plate silver covered tureen in the Rococo taste having a s...

Ellis Barker Silver Co. - antique single silver-plate candlestick - large size - finely chased - weighted base - menorah hallmark / stamp to the base rim ...

Offered is a stunning silver plated keepsake box dating to 1900, with associated hallmark. This small box includes a wooden interior with two slots and a blank square on top where initials could have been engraved. A well maintained, elegant piece, this antique silver box is an excellent addition to any silver or home decor collection. Trinket or keepsake boxes have taken on many forms since their first conception in ancient times. However their purpose remains the same; to store jewelry and other items precious to the owner. Originally, these boxes were used specifically for jewelry. These were in common use as early as 5000 BC in Ancient Egypt, when the majority of Egyptians, both male and female, wore jewelry. Boxes were used to keep these gemstone encrusted items safe. In Ancient Rome, jewelry was a status symbol. Rings and brooches were utilized to represent ones status in society. Again, boxes were needed for security and storage purposes. Finding early examples of these are quite rare. Victorian and Edwardian examples of trinket boxes are far more common. This is because owning jewellery was a luxury until the Victorian era- let alone possessing so much a box was needed to store it all. Fine jewelry and other items became available to the masses after the industrial revolution due to the reduction in production costs. This led to a demand for trinket boxes, which were much smaller than jewelry boxes and therefore better suited to the needs of the middle class who did not yet possess an abundance of jewelry. In Victorian households, collectables and other items of interested were also stashed inside these boxes. This is why they are known as trinket or keepsake boxes, rather than just jewelry boxes, although of course jewelry was also stored in them. Trinket boxes were produced in large numbers around this time. Many were lined with colored plush or velvet or rich wood. More elaborate designs had interior divisions and trays for rings and other pieces of jewellery. It was also common to see trinket boxes so small that they could only contain one item, such as a single ring. Ornate exteriors were created to reflect the value of the trinket boxes contents. The Edwardian era saw the introduction of new styles of trinket box. These included small circular or oblong boxes...