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Rare 18th Century Old Sheffield Plated Soup Ladle
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Rare 18th Century Old Sheffield Plated Soup Ladle

18th century
Sold 20 August 2024 · David Pickett Antiques
This “Rare 18th Century Old Sheffield Plated Soup Ladle” found a buyer.

It was listed by David Pickett Antiques. Sold pieces stay on Sellingantiques as a record of what has passed through, and the next one is rarely far away.

Description

A large soup ladle made of Old Sheffield Plate and dating to c1770. Bearing no makers mark. With ornate detailing to the bowl and with a bead edged handle.

In good condition with some slight copper bleed to the edges.

Length approx 34.5cm

Weight approx 213g.

Date of Manufacture

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

Physical Dimensions
Width
34.5cm (13.58")
Reference Numbers
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SA1087151
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Description
A large soup ladle made of Old Sheffield Plate and dating to c1770. Bearing no makers mark. With ornate detailing to the bowl and with a bead edged handle.

In good condition with some slight copper bleed to the edges.

Length approx 34.5cm

Weight approx 213g.

Date of Manufacture

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

Width
34.5cm (13.58")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1087151
David Pickett Antiques
David Pickett Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Sep 2020

Specialists in old sheffield plate

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An eighteenth-century Old Sheffield plated soup ladle featuring a fluted bowl and a beaded handle.
Rare 18th Century Old Sheffield Plated Soup Ladle
Ref: SA1087151
An eighteenth-century Old Sheffield plated soup ladle featuring a fluted bowl and a beaded handle.
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  • ObjectServing Utensils
  • Period18th century
  • StyleGeorgian
  • MaterialCopper, Silver
  • ColourSilver
  • MotifsFluted shell bowl, Beaded edge handle, Fiddle pattern stem
  • SizeW 34.5 cm (14 in)

Old Sheffield Plate is an early form of silver plating created by fusing a sheet of sterling silver to a base metal, typically copper, through a heating and rolling process, predominantly used from the mid-18th century until the mid-19th century.

These items are typically constructed with a copper core fused with a thin layer of silver, often featuring hand-beaten bowls, soldered joints, and applied wire borders or crests crafted by skilled metalworkers.

Authentic pieces often reveal a faint line of yellowish copper where the fused edges meet under magnification, lack modern makers marks, and display characteristic wear patterns such as subtle bleeding of the underlying copper through the silver layer.

Such pieces can be displayed on a sideboard, within a glass-fronted cabinet, or utilized as functional table accents to introduce metallic texture and historical depth into contemporary dining spaces.

Preservation requires gentle cleaning with a soft cloth and a specialized non-abrasive silver polish, avoiding aggressive scrubbing that could wear away the thin silver layer and expose the underlying copper base.
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