Caning Sheffield and Silverplate

Set of Six Silver Napkin Rings, London 1989. The central polished band bordered by textured sections with a brushed finish. Weight: 495.4g

English silver plated Art Deco style barware / tableware drinking goblet service for six people. Each silver cup is in great condition. Minor wear. Maker...

This wonderful set of 10 hallmarked Christofle silver plate coasters for cocktails or wine and water coasters are vintage and from 1968. They are...

An unusual large English Aesthetic Movement silver plate toast or muffin rack by John Round & Son of Sheffield and dated 1887. The rack stands on four square cut corner feet adjoined...

A stylish vintage English silverplated six slice toast rack. No maker's mark. This fine quality silver toast rack is well made with a lovely Art Deco style trefoil design and charmin...

This large centerpiece or epergne was made by the well known Wilcox Silver Plate Company of the United States in approximately 1900 and done in a Victorian style. The base is composed of silver plate and features three figural children holding a rope and playing a period circle game. The middle of the centerpiece is composed of a bowl with three partitions that is decorated with engraved stylized flowers. The trumpet vase or epergne at the top is a clear glass with a diamond cut pattern. The base is clearly signed with the maker's marks for the Wilcox Silver Company...

Antique English Victorian Mother of Pearl 24 piece dessert service in case, circa 1880.

You are viewing a gorgeous Edwardian silver plate cake stand or platter Piece is Sheffield silver plate and stamped by the London makers Mappin and Webb Circa 1910 Has a mirrored top...

A service for twelve, Pearlized Bakelite handles and stainless steel flatware set, in the Art Deco style, circa early 1930s. Marked Firth-Sterling Stainless Steel. Firth-Sterling wa...

This Sheffield Reproduction silver plated gallery tray was made in Sheffield England in approximately 1920 in a Victorian style. This oval tray ...

Offered is a stunning Sheffield silver keepsake box dating to 1900, with associated hallmark. This small box includes a clean interior and rounded corners. The box is free of names or initials, but would have been used to house keepsakes such as jewelry or cufflinks. A well maintained, elegant piece, this antique silver box is an excellent addition to any silver 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...

Mappin & Webb Princess Sheffield Silver Plate Basket with Handle Offered for sale is an English Sheffield silver-plated reticulated b...