The originators of silverplating were george richards elkington and henry elkington who began their research in times of the industrial. An antique silver plated gallery tray on clawed le. This is an open ended project, new marks are continually added. Viners have experienced trading difficulties in mid 2015. The prices are not current but the line drawings are invaluable. By the cutlers company 1836 alpha plate viners in ok condition, the chasing is still quite sharp but there is some pitting to the silver plate around the edges plus some tarnish marks. Viners tea set, viners of sheffield england with images tea set.
Oneida community plate and other silver plated makers oneida, old hall, viners, wedgwood, santandrea, gense, george butler, guy degrenne, royal doulton, arthur price etc. Find s of silver plated antiques, vintage and collectors items with their price guide. The production of sterling hollowware continued until 1976 while the silver plated hollowware business was sold to oneida silversmiths in 1981. Old sheffield plate entree dish viners l made in sheffield england 1550 grams. Silver dictionary of a small collection of antique silver and objects of vertu, a 1500 pages richly illustrated website offering all you need to know about antique silver, sterling silver, silverplate, sheffield plate, electroplate silver, silverware, flatware, tea services and tea complements, marks and hallmarks. Sheffield makers marks menu this page of sheffield makers marks is organized alphabetically by the first letter in the mark. They were silversmiths who initially worked in traditional small workshops. Atq lot 6 silverplate friendship medality teaspoons 618 excond nomono tudor. Vintage silver plate viners of sheffield england four piece silver plated tea and coffee service from leeds. Viners is a united kingdom brand of cut white toasted bread with butter and marmalade on a wedgwood plate, western europe. A collectors identification and value guide by maryanne dolan. The following is a list of silverplate flatware backstamps.
New listing italy silverplate 51pc 12 place setting and serving pieces w box. Viners is a united kingdom brand of cutlery, kitchenware and dinnerware products, founded in 1901 in sheffield, england by adolphe viener and his sons. Found a lovely chased compote today made by viners of sheffield. Viners silver plate tea set on cavalier silver plate tray. Silverware of the 20th century the top 250 patterns by harry l.
Antique silverplate tea sets and coffee pots collectors. Browse our great selection of viners flatware and silverware collections. The discovery and development of fused plate, more commonly known as old sheffield plate, played the major role from the 1750s to the midnineteenth century. The game is a sidescroller shooter game on the nes and features surfers villains as bosses. As youll find in the following pictorial price guide, however, antique silver plate is not void of value although it rarely sells for as much as comparably styled and weighted antiques fashioned of sterling silver. The most commonly used marks fall under oneida and international silver co. Old sheffield plate for sale antiques pickers collection. Leonard silver is a popular form of antique silver that was mostly produced in the 1950s and 1960s. Old sheffield plate and antique silver made in sheffield exhibited at the british industries fair 1935. It is also the largest supplier of dinnerware to the foodservice industry in north america. Stunning pair of claw shaped tongs made by viners ep england.
Though relatively common in england and france, americanmade sterling silver plates from these centuries are rare. See each listing for international shipping options and costs. Pieces were made in the 1970s, but they are not as popular with collectors as the earliest silver is. This is a page of a small collection of antique silver and objects of vertu, a pages richly illustrated website offering all you need to know about antique silver, sterling silver, silverplate, sheffield plate, electroplate silver, silverware, flatware, tea services and tea complements, marks and hallmarks, articles, books, auction catalogs, famous silversmiths tiffany, gorham, jensen. With over a century of cutlery manufacturing experience, viners is a highly distinguished, trusted and much loved brand, steeped in british heritage. The best book available for silver plate pattern identification is called silverplated flatware an identification and value guide by tere hagan. Viners origins date back to sheffield in the early 1900s. This includes six serving spoons with fruit embossed bowls with a serving shovel. Besides the marks bearing its own name, silverplate production was marked with a wide array of trademarks, embassy silverplate was one of them. Antique and vintage sheffield and silverplate 1,070 for. Silver plate tobasco holder and lucite placcard holder. By every measure design, craftsmanship, purity and value tiffany sterling silver flatware is the ideal choice for brides and connoisseurs around the world. Viners of sheffield england urn, small silver plated cup, lion head handles. Vintage viners silver alpha plate single column candlestick 3 photo.
Antique silverplate tea sets and coffee pots collectors weekly. American aesthetic silver plated champagneice bucket, by meriden silver co. Browse our great selection of viners of sheffield flatware and silverware collections. Old sheffield plate silver by john bedford and derek austin collectors pieces book.
See todays viners silver plated teapots for sale, best offer and auction. If you collect old silver plated flatware this is a nice reference material. Shop viners of sheffield patterns replacements, ltd. By the 1960s, it had expanded to subsidiaries in ireland, australia and france. Oneida is one of the worlds largest designers and sellers of stainless steel and silverplated cutlery and tableware for the consumer and foodservice industries. There were untold numbers of silverplaters in the 19th century and much of the information about the smaller manufacturers has been lost. Throughout most of the 18th and 19th centuries, plates were among the least decorated objects made out of sterling silver. Its appearance widened the market for articles otherwise only fashioned in silver and made them accessible to different levels of society. Corporate mark alpha the cutlers company 1836 alph. Thx\ \used your products over the weekend and i must say i. Vintage pair silver candle holders sherwoods limited birmingham england 9 photo.
Sterling silver tea set hallmarked in 1964 hallmarked in sheffield in 1964 by viner s ltd. This is the standard for silver, identifying a silver item that is at least 92. Vintage silver tea service, viners silver plate four piece tea set, viners of sheffield england, teapot milk sugar bowl, silver coffee set twotimevintage 5 out of 5 stars 1,589. If its not marked sterling, its a safe bet that its actually silver plated. See todays silver plated for sale, best offers and auctions. New listing beautiful vintage christofle cakepie server. Bnib vintage viners silver plated large 52cm x 38cm oblong servingdrinks tray. A group of seven silver plate spoons by viners of sheffield. The rights to the brand have now been taken over by pcs brands who we are told were formerly known as oneida. Silver plated flatware an identification and value guide 4th revised edition by tere hagan.
Very pretty silver plated bon bon or sweetmeat this would have had a glass liner, but this is missing. Viners is a united kingdom brand of cutlery, kitchenware and dinnerware products, founded in. Vavz marks and hallmarks of sheffield silver plate and electroplate makers, with the. Silverplated flatware, an identification and value guide. Silver plate pattern identification guide centennial. However, i would have liked it better if it had a bit more information in it like some of the other reference books i have purchased on silver plated flatware. These two companies are listed first along with their subsidiaries.
An enduringly popular cutlery style designed by hester bateman, silversmith. First published in 1937, the book of old silver thoroughly chronicles the fascinating history of the art of this precious metal, starting in england, which produced more fine silver than any other country and ignited the crafts greatest flowering. About us viners has a long and illustrious history as a family of silversmiths in the uk since the late 19th century. In 1912 they could afford to move the factory to broomspring works in bath street, where around 6070 workers produced plated holloware, cutlery and flatware forks and spoons. Silver plating was invented in the city of sheffield and the craftsmanship associated with the trade has endured for centuries. Category late 19th century north american aesthetic movement antique sheffield and silverplate. Vintage candelabra silver marked motif 3 candel holder. Cutlery and silverware company records sheffield archives. More than 2,000 illustrated makers marks, brief histories and crossreferences of more than 1,400 silver manufacturers. Thomas sanders vines vs eh bee family vines funny vines. Number of bids and bid amounts may be slightly out of date. We understand that they are now part of the oneida group and oneida can be found via a web search. Abe silvermans antique silver shop presents books on.
Bookplates, also known by the term exlibris, evolved over centuries from simple inscriptions to printed woodcuts to an artistic medium that has attracted worldclass artists and. If you are trying to contact the company, it is still possible to find viners at. The demand for them was low, their cost was high, and producing a strong, perfectly flat plate from soft. If you dont communicate, we wont hesitate to cancel the order and relist the item. Any help will be appreciated in understanding what alpha plate is. Beautiful viners alpha silver plated two handle chased tray. Establishing their first manufacturing business in 1908 in sheffield, specialising in plated holloware, they were one of the first businesses to introduce new cutting edge production techniques. Silver dictionary of a small collection of antique silver and objects of vertu, a 1500 pages richly illustrated website offering all you need to know about antique silver, sterling silver, silverplate, sheffield plate, electroplate silver, silverware, flatware, tea services and tea complements, marks and hallmarks, articles, books, auction catalogs, famous silversmiths tiffany, gorham, jensen, elkington, history, oddities. This is a spell book for anyones use but please do not use it for bad. Viners silver plated tray for sale in uk view 59 ads. Consists of teapotcoffee pot, water jug, cream milk jug and sugar bowl all on a tray.
Viners silver plate tea set with a cavalier silver plate tray that look perfectly well together. Used, corporate mark alpha 1836 alpha plate viners. Collecting vintage sterling silver and silverplate tableware. This silver qualifies as sterling, but it is slightly softer than sterling pieces marked 925 or simply sterling sterling silver 925. Sterling silver tiffany silver there is nothing that compares to the look and feel of sterling silver flatware. Get the best deal for antique silverplate from the largest online selection at ebay. Find great deals on ebay for viners of sheffield and viners of sheffield gold. Viners alpha plate for sale in uk view 19 bargains.
The purpose of this book is to record as much historical and quadruple silverplate makers mark information as possible. Silver surfer appears in his own video game called silver surfer 1990. Did a search here and it pulled up 19 posts that seemed to have nothing to do with the word alpha. Make offer vintage boxed viners set of 6 silver plated dessert forks silver rose vintage set of 6 viners silver plated kings pattern soup spoons 17. New listing charter oak 1847 rogers art nouveau 1906 salad fork 5 78 price per pc brand.
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