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Pair of Old Sheffield Silver Plate Wine Coolers C1820
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Pair of Old Sheffield Silver Plate Wine Coolers C1820

19th century
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This is a handsome pair of Old Sheffield Plate wine coolers. c.1820 British made. Standing on a circular pedestal base. Part fluted body with a large applied grapes and leaves to the front and back. Twist handles with grapes and leaves applied to the sides. Wasted top with a gadroon mounts. Typical blackening to the inside. Sold in original condition with very little wear

Height: 22.5cm (8.75")

Diameter at top: 18cm (7")

This can also be purchased from my website

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Honey Tilley Antiques has dated these Silver Plate Wine Coolers to the 1800s.

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SA1051913
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A29990
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Description
This is a handsome pair of Old Sheffield Plate wine coolers. c.1820 British made. Standing on a circular pedestal base. Part fluted body with a large applied grapes and leaves to the front and back. Twist handles with grapes and leaves applied to the sides. Wasted top with a gadroon mounts. Typical blackening to the inside. Sold in original condition with very little wear

Height: 22.5cm (8.75")

Diameter at top: 18cm (7")

This can also be purchased from my website

honeytilleyantiques.com

Date of Manufacture

Honey Tilley Antiques has dated these Silver Plate Wine Coolers to the 1800s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1051913
Dealers Internal Ref
A29990
Honey Tilley Antiques
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Pair of Old Sheffield silver Plate wine coolers c1820

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A pair of Regency silver-plated urn-shaped wine coolers featuring raised grapevine motifs, gadrooned rims, fluted bases, and twin side handles.
Pair of Old Sheffield silver Plate wine coolers c1820
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A pair of Regency silver-plated urn-shaped wine coolers featuring raised grapevine motifs, gadrooned rims, fluted bases, and twin side handles.
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Old Sheffield Plate refers to a process invented in 1742 by Thomas Boulsover, where a layer of sterling silver is fused onto a copper ingot before being rolled into sheets. This manufacturing technique was extensively used for dining vessels and decorative objects until the invention of electroplating in the 1840s.

Regency wine coolers were crafted by fusing silver sheets over copper, forming urns with removable liners and collars designed to hold ice around a single bottle. Decorative elements such as grapevine relief, fluting, and cast handles were soldered onto the body, often incorporating solid silver wire edges to prevent wear.

Authentic pieces usually exhibit a faint reddish or copper bleed-through in high-wear areas where the silver layer has thinned over time. They often feature inset sterling silver shields for heraldic engraving and seams where the rolled metal sheet was joined.

Antique wine coolers serve as central dining table focal points or symmetrical accents on a dining room sideboard. Beyond their traditional function as ice buckets, they are frequently repurposed as decorative planters for orchids, botanicals, or rolled linen napkins.

Clean silver plate using a soft, non-abrasive cloth and a gentle silver polish formulated specifically for plated metals. Avoid harsh chemical dips and abrasive cleaners that can rub through the thin silver layer to expose the underlying copper core.
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