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Antique Pair English Old Sheffield Silver Plated Sauce Boats 1830 19th Cent
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Antique Pair English Old Sheffield Silver Plated Sauce Boats 1830 19th Cent

19th century
For Sale by Regent Antiques
Description

This is a elegant pair of Old Sheffield silver plated sauce boats, circa 1830 in date.

The sauce boats feature oval shape bodys with beautiful gadrooned borders, each with an engraved central coat of arms and classical handles with chased leaves. They are raised on paw feet.

The quality and craftsmanship throughout the pair is truly second to none.

Condition:

In excellent condition with clear hallmarks and no dings, dents or signs of repair. Please see photos for confirmation.

Dimensions in cm:

Height 11.5 x Width 20 x Depth 11.5

Dimensions in inches:

Height 4 inches x Width 8 inches x Depth 4 inches

Old Sheffield Plate

Thomas Boulsover, a Sheffield cutler, invented the process which became called Sheffield plate Circa 1740. The date is uncertain because no patent was taken out. The next known manufacturer was Joseph Hancock, in 1755, but others also began and in 1784 the Sheffield Plate makers obtained an Act of the Parliament legalizing a mark consisting of the full name of the maker and an associated device.

In Sheffield plate a sheet of silver is fused on to a thicker one of copper and the compound billet rolled, both metals expanding equally, become a thin sheet of copper coated with a layer of silver. About 1840 the Electroplate process superseded Sheffield Plate and it’s production ceased about 1860.

Our reference: A3222

Date of Manufacture

Regent Antiques has dated these Antique Silver Sauce Boats to the 19th Century.

Independent Date Guide ID 07810181
Dealer's Item Date19th Century
Sellingantiques Date19th Century
Sellingantiques agingItem 180-215 years old
ResultsDates match
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 19TH CENTURY:
Cast gadrooned rims: die-formed borders soldered along the shaped edge.
Leaf-capped double scroll handles: traditional rococo-revival pattern with scrolled spurs.
Shell-crested multi-toed paw feet: cast tripartite legs applied with silver solder.
Fine heraldic armorial engraving: hand-cut chevron and charges within a foliate border.

This Independent Date Guide was compiled by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. It works only from the photographs shown on this page and is never told the date the dealer has declared. It is a guide, not a guarantee of age, and occasional errors can occur.

Physical Dimensions
Height
11.5cm (4.53")
Width
20cm (7.87")
Depth
11.5cm (4.53")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA972883
Dealers Internal Reference
A3222
Description
This is a elegant pair of Old Sheffield silver plated sauce boats, circa 1830 in date.
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The sauce boats feature oval shape bodys with beautiful gadrooned borders, each with an engraved central coat of arms and classical handles with chased leaves.
Regent Antiques

They are raised on paw feet.

fig 1. A pair of 19th-century silver-plated sauce boats featuring scroll handles, engraved crests, and claw feet against a white background.
fig 1. Antique Pair English Old Sheffield Silver Plated Sauce Boats 1830 19th Cent

The quality and craftsmanship throughout the pair is truly second to none.

Condition:

In excellent condition with clear hallmarks and no dings, dents or signs of repair. Please see photos for confirmation.

fig 2. A pair of 19th-century silver-plated sauce boats featuring scroll handles, engraved crests, and claw feet against a white background.
fig 2. Antique Pair English Old Sheffield Silver Plated Sauce Boats 1830 19th Cent

Dimensions in cm:

Height 11.5 x Width 20 x Depth 11.5

Dimensions in inches:

Height 4 inches x Width 8 inches x Depth 4 inches

Old Sheffield Plate

Thomas Boulsover, a Sheffield cutler, invented the process which became called Sheffield plate Circa 1740. The date is uncertain because no patent was taken out. The next known manufacturer was Joseph Hancock, in 1755, but others also began and in 1784 the Sheffield Plate makers obtained an Act of the Parliament legalizing a mark consisting of the full name of the maker and an associated device.

fig 3. A pair of 19th-century silver-plated sauce boats featuring scroll handles, engraved crests, and claw feet against a white background.
fig 3. Antique Pair English Old Sheffield Silver Plated Sauce Boats 1830 19th Cent

In Sheffield plate a sheet of silver is fused on to a thicker one of copper and the compound billet rolled, both metals expanding equally, become a thin sheet of copper coated with a layer of silver. About 1840 the Electroplate process superseded Sheffield Plate and it’s production ceased about 1860.

Our reference: A3222

Date of Manufacture

Regent Antiques has dated these Antique Silver Sauce Boats to the 19th Century.

Independent Date Report ID 07810181
Dealer's Item Date19th Century
Sellingantiques dating19th Century
Sellingantiques agingItem 180-215 years old
ResultsDates match
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 19th Century:
Cast gadrooned rims: die-formed borders soldered along the shaped edge.
Leaf-capped double scroll handles: traditional rococo-revival pattern with scrolled spurs.
Shell-crested multi-toed paw feet: cast tripartite legs applied with silver solder.
Fine heraldic armorial engraving: hand-cut chevron and charges within a foliate border.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Height
11.5cm (4.53")
Width
20cm (7.87")
Depth
11.5cm (4.53")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA972883
Dealers Internal Ref
A3222
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Archive I A pair of 19th-century silver-plated sauce boats featuring scroll handles, engraved crests, and claw feet against a white background.

Antique Pair English Old Sheffield Silver Plated Sauce Boats 1830 19th Cent

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A pair of 19th-century silver-plated sauce boats featuring scroll handles, engraved crests, and claw feet against a white background.
Antique Pair English Old Sheffield Silver Plated Sauce Boats 1830 19th Cent
Ref: SA972883
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Cataloguer’s note

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  • ObjectSauce Boats
  • Period19th century
  • StyleGeorgian
  • MaterialSilver Plate, Copper
  • ColourSilver
  • MotifsScroll handle, gadrooned rim, leaf-capped feet, engraved crest
  • SizeH 11.5 cm (5 in) x W 20 cm (8 in) x D 11.5 cm (5 in)

This pair of nineteenth-century Georgian sauce boats is fashioned from Old Sheffield silver plate over copper with a polished silver finish. Each piece has an oval body with a gadrooned rim, an engraved central crest, a chased scroll handle, and three leaf-capped paw feet. The items show clear hallmarks and no signs of repair, and each measures 11.5 cm high, 20 cm wide, and 11.5 cm deep. Traditional service items of this type suit placement upon a dining room sideboard or a tabletop during formal meals. They provide practical utility and traditional style for serving gravies and sauces in a domestic setting.

FAQs

Developed in the mid-18th century, Old Sheffield plate involved fusing a layer of sterling silver over copper before shaping the vessel. During the Georgian and William IV eras, sauce boats crafted using this technique allowed households to display elegant dining accessories with the appearance of solid silver at a more accessible cost.

These pieces typically consist of sheet copper fused with thin layers of sterling silver, often featuring die-struck silver mounts, cast copper legs, and hand-engraved crests or monograms.

Authentic pieces often exhibit slight copper exposure, known as bleeding, on raised surfaces subject to historic wear. They frequently feature turned-over edges or silver wire rims designed to conceal the underlying copper layer, as well as period hand-chased heraldic engraving.

These decorative vessels excel as functional tableware during formal dining or as accent pieces on a dining room sideboard, buffet table, or dressed mantelpiece alongside natural foliage or candles.

Clean using a soft cloth and a gentle, non-abrasive silver cream specifically formulated for silver plate. Avoid harsh chemical dips, scrub sponges, or dishwasher use, as these can strip the thin silver layer and damage underlying metal joints.
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