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Antique Elkington Silver-Plated Cake Basket c1887. Ref.JW-16
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R850.00
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Condition:
Secondhand
Location:
South Africa
Time Period:
1800s
SilverType:
Silverplate
Maker:
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Description: Antique Elkington Silver-Plated Cake Basket c1887. Ref.JW-13
Maker: Elkington, England
Date: 1887
History: Elkington and Co. purchased, in 1840, the rights to patent a new method of electroplating discovered by a local surgeon, John Wright. For this discovery, John Wright was paid the amount of £300, a high price indeed! However, the Elkington company saw the possible future of electroplate silver and the affordability it would create for silver articles. From 1850s onwards, Elkingtons won numerous awards for the excellence of their products, and held Royal Warrants from British Royalty including Queen Victoria, King Edward VII, Queen Alexandra, King George V, Queen Mary and King George VI.By 1880, the company employed over 1000 workers but by the 1900s, the work force diminished as the patent ran out and was copied by other manufacturers.
Marks/Observations: On offer is a superb decorative antique pierced silver plate Cake Basket with a turned wooden base, still with its original frosted glass liner. This design is also found as a Wine Coaster. The stamp is clear and the date letter determines the date of manufacture as 1887
Condition: Very good throughout, with no loss of the silver plate and no chips or damage to the glass liner. I believe this is quite a rare piece.
Dimensions: The diameter is 18 cm and the height 6.5 cm
Price: R 850.00
Please note, I am NOT a qualified archaeologist/antiquarian and the description I have given is based on research of the subject.
This is a genuine antique. Please remember the classification of an 'antique' is that it should be 100 years old, OR MORE.
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