Antique Pair English Old Sheffield Silver Plated Sauce Boats 1830 19th Cent

This is a elegant pair of Old Sheffield silver plated sauce boats, circa 1830 in date.

The sauce boats feature oval shape bodys with beautiful gadrooned borders, each with an engraved central coat of arms and classical handles with chased leaves. They are raised on paw feet.

The quality and craftsmanship throughout the pair is truly second to none.

Condition:

In excellent condition with clear hallmarks and no dings, dents or signs of repair. Please see photos for confirmation.

Dimensions in cm:

Height 11.5 x Width 20 x Depth 11.5

Dimensions in inches:

Height 4 inches x Width 8 inches x Depth 4 inches

Old Sheffield Plate

Thomas Boulsover, a Sheffield cutler, invented the process which became called Sheffield plate Circa 1740. The date is uncertain because no patent was taken out. The next known manufacturer was Joseph Hancock, in 1755, but others also began and in 1784 the Sheffield Plate makers obtained an Act of the Parliament legalizing a mark consisting of the full name of the maker and an associated device.

In Sheffield plate a sheet of silver is fused on to a thicker one of copper and the compound billet rolled, both metals expanding equally, become a thin sheet of copper coated with a layer of silver. About 1840 the Electroplate process superseded Sheffield Plate and its production ceased about 1860.

Our reference: A3222

Internal Ref:

A3222

Date of manufacture : 19th Century