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Fine 18th Century Old Sheffield Plated Wirework Sweetmeat Dish
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Fine 18th Century Old Sheffield Plated Wirework Sweetmeat Dish

18th century
Sold 7 November 2024 · David Pickett Antiques
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Description

This beautiful wirework sweetmeat dish is made out of Old Sheffield Plate. Dating to c1780, it has an elegant blue glass liner fitting well inside the gondola shaped dish. With a swing handle and on a pedestal base.

In very clean condition, with no chips to the blue glass liner. The wirework is in excellent order with only the faintest copper bleed to some of the raised edges.

Weight approx 715g.

Height to top of handle approx 18.5cm

Height approx 12cm

Span approx 15.5cm

Depth approx 11.5cm

Date of Manufacture

David Pickett Antiques has dated this Old Sheffield Plate Sweetmeat Basket to the 18th Century.

Physical Dimensions
Height
12cm (4.72")
Width
15.5cm (6.10")
Depth
11.5cm (4.53")
Reference Numbers
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SA1011634
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Description
This beautiful wirework sweetmeat dish is made out of Old Sheffield Plate. Dating to c1780, it has an elegant blue glass liner fitting well inside the gondola shaped dish. With a swing handle and on a pedestal base.
fig 1. An 18th-century Old Sheffield Plate wirework sweetmeat basket featuring a cobalt blue glass liner and a central vertical handle on a circular foot.
fig 1. Fine 18th Century Old Sheffield Plated Wirework Sweetmeat Dish

In very clean condition, with no chips to the blue glass liner. The wirework is in excellent order with only the faintest copper bleed to some of the raised edges.

Weight approx 715g.

Height to top of handle approx 18.5cm

Height approx 12cm

Span approx 15.5cm

Depth approx 11.5cm

Date of Manufacture

David Pickett Antiques has dated this Old Sheffield Plate Sweetmeat Basket to the 18th Century.

Height
12cm (4.72")
Width
15.5cm (6.10")
Depth
11.5cm (4.53")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1011634
David Pickett Antiques
David Pickett Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Sep 2020

Specialists in old sheffield plate

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Archive I An 18th-century Old Sheffield Plate wirework sweetmeat basket featuring a cobalt blue glass liner and a central vertical handle on a circular foot. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

Fine 18th Century Old Sheffield Plated Wirework Sweetmeat Dish

Archive II An 18th-century Old Sheffield Plate wirework sweetmeat basket featuring a cobalt blue glass liner and a central vertical handle on a circular foot. View II
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An 18th-century Old Sheffield Plate wirework sweetmeat basket featuring a cobalt blue glass liner and a central vertical handle on a circular foot.
Fine 18th Century Old Sheffield Plated Wirework Sweetmeat Dish
Ref: SA1011634
An 18th-century Old Sheffield Plate wirework sweetmeat basket featuring a cobalt blue glass liner and a central vertical handle on a circular foot.
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Cataloguer’s note

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  • ObjectDecorative Baskets
  • Period18th century
  • StyleGeorgian
  • MaterialSilver-plated copper, glass
  • ColourSilver and Blue
  • MotifsOpen wirework frame, Central upright handle, Circular pedestal foot, Fluted glass liner
  • SizeH 12 cm (5 in) x W 15.5 cm (6 in) x D 11.5 cm (5 in)

FAQs

Old Sheffield Plate is an early form of silver plating produced by fusing a sheet of silver to a copper base, predominantly used from the mid-18th century until the mid-19th century before electroplating was invented.

These baskets typically combined a fused silver-on-copper metal framework, often crafted in open wirework, with a blown or moulded coloured glass liner, commonly in cobalt blue.

Authenticity is often identified by visible copper edges where the fused silver layer has worn thin over time, distinctive makers marks (or the absence of them on early pieces), and hand-formed construction methods rather than modern casting.

The silver-plated metal should be cleaned gently with a non-abrasive silver polish and a soft cloth to avoid wearing through the thin silver layer, while the glass liner can be washed in warm, soapy water.

It functions effectively as a decorative accent on a dining table, sideboard, or mantelpiece, used either empty to showcase the craftsmanship or filled with seasonal items like glass balls or dried botanicals.
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