Object Description
This is an exceptional pair of antique English Old Sheffield Plate, silver on copper, wine coolers, circa 1780 in date.
The wine coolers stand on widespread circular pedestal bases, the shaped and reeded bodies rims and handles are embellished with applied decoration.
Each cooler is fitted with a removable lid and liner.
Add some classic Georgian elegance to your home with this lovely pair of coolers.
Condition:
In excellent condition. As antique items, the coolers show very minor signs of use commensurate with age, these minor condition issues are mentioned for accuracy and, as seen in the accompanying photographs, they display beautifully.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 23 cm x Width 24 cm x Depth 20 cm – each
Dimensions in inches:
Height 9 inches x Width 9 inches x Depth 8 inches – each
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 About 1840 the Electroplate process superseded Sheffield Plate and it’s production ceased about 1860.
Our reference: A4228