Large Antique English Silver Plate Tableware Armorial Cloche & Warming Tray
By Sheffield
Located in Tarry Town, NY
This impressive antique English silver plate tableware set combines elegance and functionality, perfect for grand dining occasions. The two-piece set includes an oval cloche cover an...
Silver Plate
Antique Serving Silver Plated Meat Food Turkey Dome Cover Victorian Cloche Large
By Sheffield Mfg. Co 1
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful silver plated extra large antique serving meat food turkey dome / cover, in the Victorian style, finished with a wonderful fleur de lis crest on one side, unfortunately t...
Silver Plate
Antique Silver Plate Meat Dome Cloche with Stag Finial /Hunting Lodge Tablescape
Located in Essex, MA
A distinguished antique silver-plated meat dome or food cloche, featuring a finely cast stag finial atop a domed cover embellished with an intricate repousse border of repeating foli...
Silver Plate
Dome Cover Cloche in Sheffield Plate, Late 19th Century England by Mappin & Webb
By Mappin & Webb
Located in Knivsta, SE
Dome Cover Cloche in Sheffield Plate, Late 19th Century England by Mappin & Webb.
Sheffield Plate
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H 6.5 in W 10.25 in D 7.5 in
Fine English Silver Plated Pair Meat Food Dome Cover Sheffield Serving Cloche
By Sheffield Silver Co.
Located in Roslyn, NY
A fine English silver plated pair of meat, food dome cover Sheffield serving cloche.
Silver Plate
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H 9.25 in W 10 in D 13.75 in
Antique Victorian Sheffield School Silver Engraved Cloche Dome C1870
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Victorian cloche in the manner of Sheffield offers silver plate construction with engraved foliate and swag construction, c1870 Measures - 9.25"h x 10"w x 13.75"d Catalo...
Silver Plate
20th Century Silver Plated Cloche/Meat Cover
Located in Casteren, NL
Beautiful plated English meat cover with a good looking crafted handle. Has an hook by which it can be hung at the wall.
Silver Plate
20th. c Silver Plated Cloche/ Meat Cover
Located in Casteren, NL
Beautiful plated English meat cover with a good looking crafted handle. Has an hook by which it can be hung at the wall.
Silver Plate
20th. c. Silver Plated Cloche / Meat Cover
Located in Casteren, NL
Beautiful plated English meat cover with a good looking crafted handle. Has an hook by which it can be hung at the wall.
Silver Plate
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H 11 in W 20 in L 11 in
Graduated Set of Sheffield Silver Plate Cloche Serving Domes, 19th Century
By Sheffield
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique English graduated set of three silver plate Sheffield style cloches, food serving domes, offer foliate form handles and gadrooned trimming, 19th century.
Silver Plate
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H 11.5 in W 20.5 in D 15 in
Antique Serving Silver Plated Meat Food Turkey Dome Cover Victorian Cloche Large
By Sheffield Mfg. Co 1
Located in Roslyn, NY
A rare and wonderful silver plated extra large antique serving meat food turkey dome / cover, in the Victorian style with a beautiful intricate handle. Finished with a wonderful lion...
Silver Plate
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H 9.5 in W 11.75 in D 15 in
English Graduated Sheffield Engraved Silver Plate Cloche Hallmarked 19th Century
By Sheffield
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique English graduated set of two silver plate Sheffield style cloches, food serving domes, offer foliate form handles and scroll and foliate engraved decoration, hallmarks, 19...
Silver Plate
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H 11 in W 11 in D 16 in
Antique Silver Plated Meat Food Turkey Dome Cover Victorian Cloche Large Serving
By Sheffield Mfg. Co 1
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful large antique silver plated meat / food, turkey dome / cover Victorian cloche serving piece with handle.
Silver Plate
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H 10 in W 15 in D 20 in
Antique Silver Plated Meat Turkey Dome Cover Victorian Cloche Large Serving Set
By Sheffield Mfg. Co 1
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful antique silver plated meat/Turkey dome Victorian cloche large serving two-piece tray and cover set, the bottom unscrews to allow for hot water to maintain the hot foods t...
Silver Plate
$32,146Sale Price|20% Off
H 10.6 in W 15.7 in D 9.8 in
18th Century Sterling Silver Soup Tureen Hammered Italian Venice Rococo
By Charles Nicolas Odiot
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Impressive Antique Georgian Italian Sterling Silver soup tureen Style & period Rococo, Georgian, Antique, Italian, Venice Design: Italian The fine hand crafted hammered body stan...
Sterling Silver
$640Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 13.8 in W 8.7 in D 13 in
Gold Plated Flatware 24-piece set in a crystal glass Egg holder L’ambrosia.
Located in Glendale, CA
L'Ambrosia is a unique 24-piece cutlery set that comes in a crystal case, bringing elegance to any interior. The extraordinary design of this timeless set allows it to serve as the ...
Crystal, Stainless Steel
$1,250 / set
H 6 in Dm 11 in
Wonderful Service 12 Selb Bavaria Heinrich & Co Gold Encrusted Dinner Plates
By Selb Porcelain, Heinrich & Co. 1
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Service Of 12 Selb Bavaria Heinrich & Co Gold Encrusted Dinner Plates
Porcelain
$995
H 2.25 in W 22 in D 12.75 in
Antique English Silver Plated Footed Gallery Serving Tray with Ornate Engraving
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This Sheffield Reproduction silver plated gallery tray was made in Sheffield England in approximately 1920 in a Victorian style. This oval tray has a low gallery and applied handles ...
Metal
$15,000 / set
H 18.12 in W 12.21 in D 4.73 in
Pair of crystal candelabras signed Baccarat, France, late 19th century.
By Cristalleries De Baccarat
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Pair of crystal candelabras signed Baccarat, France, late 19th century.
Crystal
$54,975 / set
H 0.25 in Dm 10.75 in
Set of Twelve Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Bamboo Pattern Charger/Dinner Plates
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite Set of Twelve Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Bamboo Pattern Charger/Dinner Plates originates from the United States, Circa 1970. This stunning set can serve as either c...
Sterling Silver
English Victorian Silver Gallery Tray
Located in New York, NY
Marked: London, 1896. Maker: J.N. Mappin.
Silver
Fabergé Silver Service
By Fabergé
Located in New Orleans, LA
This extraordinary 128-piece service by Fabergé is a rare treasure in more ways than one. Enclosed in its original oak chest, the exquisite service remains complete and in pristine c...
Silver
$2,700
H 10 in W 15.75 in D 9.75 in
A Very Fine 19th Century Silver Plated Lidded Soup Tureen by Elkington & Company
By Elkington & Co.
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very fine & impressively large silver plated soup tureen by Elkington & Company of London with a capacity to hold 4 quarts. The substantial oval body having open handles, ...
Silver Plate
Majestic Line Rosenthal Porcelain Dinnerware Service for 12
By Rosenthal
Located in New York, NY
This striking Majestic Line Rosenthal Porcelain Dinner Wear Service for 12 originates from Germany, Circa 1980. Each piece features remarkable gilt textural detailing circumscribing ...
Porcelain
$5,500 / set
H 2 in W 7.25 in D 10 in
English Minton Porcelain Tableware Dinner Service / Twelve People
By Minton
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Minton hand painted and decorated porcelain dinner service for twelve people. Made in England between 1948 -1970 "with impressed marks "Minton / china / 2-65" and pattern numbers in...
Gold
Large Silver Food Dome
Located in Chicago, IL
An incredible large silver-plate food dome with a beautiful, simple decorative edge detail. Large enough to fit your Thanksgiving turkey, holiday ham, or a few roast chickens on any ...
Silver Plate
Antique Victorian Quality Silver Plated Meat Cover
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian quality silver plated meat cover having an ornate shaped handle above a silver plated meat dome with a beaded edge An attractive ornate piece of desirable proporti...
Silver Plate
Antique Georgian Sterling Silver Soup Tureen
By Lewis Herne & Francis Butty
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A magnificent, fine and impressive antique Georgian English sterling silver soup tureen; an addition to our collection of serving dishes. This magnificent antique George II English ...
Silver, Sterling Silver
Pair of Very Large Malachite and Ormolu Vases
Located in London, GB
Pair of very large malachite and ormolu vases French, 20th Century Height 140cm, diameter 91cm Of impressive size and quality, the vases are made from vibrant green malachite ...
Malachite, Ormolu
$65,616
H 27.5 in W 19 in D 18 in
Very Large Regency Period Solid Silver Lidded Dish by Barnard with Provenance
By Rebecca Emes & Edward Barnard 1
Located in London, GB
An Exceptional Domed Serving Dish By Rebecca Emes & Edward Barnard of London Bearing the Coat-of-Arms and Monogram of Sir Moses Haim Montefiore Of exceptional size, fantastic quali...
Silver
Sheffield silverplate is a durable combination of thin silver sheets and comparatively thicker sheets of copper that was used to create a variety of household objects for years. On 1stDibs, find a collection of antique and vintage Sheffield silverplate and other silverplate for all of your formal dining and entertaining needs.
A cutler named Thomas Boulsover, who worked for a cutlers company in Sheffield, England, accidentally invented what we now call Sheffield silverplate during the 1700s. While working on a decorative knife for a customer — the metalworkers guild had been tasked with repairing its handle — Boulsover mistakenly overheated the silver and noticed that the knife’s layers of silver and copper melded together, creating an impressive bond. This new material felt like silver but was substantially cheaper. It was then used to produce a variety of serveware, candlesticks, buttons, tea sets and more. For families that couldn’t afford the sterling-silver tureens that were used to serve soup in the upper-class English homes at the time, this was good news. They could impress guests with housewares that looked like sterling silver but actually weren't.
Today, just as pewter collectibles and sterling silver are popular with collectors at neighborhood flea markets, antique Sheffield silverplate housewares are sought after for their appearance and rich history. Sheffield silverplate can command high prices on the secondhand market.
Securing yourself a Sheffield silverplate piece is like acquiring a little bit of history. In order to identify authentic Sheffield silverplate, you need to look for one significant attribute of the material. A metalworker had to ensure that all of the exposed edges of a particular piece had to be covered with a rim of silver. If not, the middle layer, which comprised copper, would show through. This would reveal that the piece was not sterling silver.
Don’t just trot out your matching crystal, silver and porcelain once or twice a year. Make a habit of mixing high and low when setting the table. To pair with your everyday contemporary tableware, find antique and vintage Sheffield silverplate on 1stDibs as well as silverplate by goldsmith and tableware companies such as Christofle, Elkington & Co. and more.
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