Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Inkstand Sheffield, 1863 Henry Wilkinson & Co

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Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Inkstand Sheffield, 1863 Henry Wilkinson & Co

About the Item

A splendid rectangular Victorian inkstand decorated with an inner ornate galleried border and two elongated oval pen trays. The ornate drum inkwells have a lower gadroon border for lowlights and the inkstand itself sits on four decorative claw feet. Measures: Weight: 23.4 troy ounces/728 grams Height: 5.5 inches/13.5cm Length: 10 inches/25cm Width: 7 inches/18cm Condition: Excellent throughout It is difficult to trace the origin of the firm in the 18th and the first part of the 19th century, owing to the complexity of intertwined partnerships involving the numerous firms active in Sheffield in the silver business. The Chronology until 1829 is only a hypothesis largely based on Frederick Bradbury’s book on Old Sheffield Plate (first published in 1912). Anyway, Henry Wilkinson & Co, Plate Worker, Norfolk Street, Sheffield entered its first mark in the Sheffield Assay Office on September 24, 1831. Henry Wilkinson & Co was involved in the manufacture of Old Sheffield Plate and was the second firm in Sheffield to receive a licence for the use of the electroplating system (1843). Various pieces of its production were successfully exhibited at the Great Exhibition of 1851 Since the 1850s Henry Wilkinson & Co was active in London with James Price as agent and from 1857 with a Showroom at 4 Bolt Court, Fleet Street (later, Ely House, 13 Charterhouse Street, Holborn Circus). Hallmarks were entered in London Assay Office in 1857 (by Henry Wilkinson) and 1879 (by John Brashier). In 1872 the firm was converted into a Limited Liability Company under the style Henry Wilkinson & Co Ltd. In 1892 the business went into liquidation and was bought by Walker & Hall. Chronology: J.Winter c. 1760 Winter, Parsons & Hall c. 1770-1773 John Parsons & Co 1773-1787 J. & T. Settle c. 1815-1829 Settle & Wilkinson c. 1829 Henry Wilkinson & Co c. 1830-1872 Henry Wilkinson & Co Ltd 1872-1892.

Creator:
Henry Wilkinson & Co. (Maker)
Dimensions:
Height: 5.5 in (13.97 cm)Width: 10 in (25.4 cm)Depth: 7 in (17.78 cm)
Style:
Victorian (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Sterling Silver
Place of Origin:
United Kingdom
Period:
Late 19th Century
Date of Manufacture:
1863
Condition:
Condition excellent throughout considering age.
Seller Location:
53-64 Chancery Lane, GB
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU1604215567791