Reindeer Antiques has dated this piece to the Georgian era.
Bearing the double sun mark of the Matthew Boulton Plate Company.
Circa 1820
Matthew Boulton (1728-1809) was one of the most influential figures of the Industrial Revolution and a member of the Lunar Society. The Lunar Society numbered among its members James Watt, Joseph Priestley, Josiah Wedgewood and Erasmus Darwin who were all instrumental in developing Britain's understanding of the sciences and applying this to the arts. At his Soho works near Birmingham Boulton coupled his knowledge as a silversmith with new industrial techniques to create the finest examples of Sheffield Plate.
Reindeer Antiques has dated this piece to the Georgian era.
Specialists in english antique furniture from the early seventeenth century to the early nineteenth century. Based on kensington church st.
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Regency Old Sheffield Plate Samovar by Matthew Boulton Plate Company
