Now that I’ve shown you pieces of Old Sheffield Plate, I had better explain how they were made. A platter or candlesticks of this size in solid silver would have been very expensive, as they still are today. Of the processes used that tried to make more affordable …
Category: Silver and silver plate
This very good quality Old Sheffield plate serving platter was made by Thomas and James Creswick, of Sheffield who were noted makers of quality Old Sheffield Plate. On the back is stamped their mark of 8 crossed arrows which was first registered in 1811. The length is 560 mm or 24″, the width is 412 …