ANTIQUE EARLY 1900S ATKIN BROTHERS SHEFFIELD ENGLAND SILVERPLATED TEAPOT ON STAND WITH BURNER

IT LOOKS BRASS BUT IT IS SO OLD (CLOSE TO 100 YEARS IF NOT MORE) IT IS ACTUALLY SIVERPLATED ON BRASS BASE METAL. THE SILVER PLATE HAS WORN DOWN.

AN ANTIQUE (1829-1940) ATKIN BROTHERS SILVER PLATED TEAPOT ON STAND WITH BURNER.

BY ATKINS BROTHERS, SHEFFIELD ENGLAND IN EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY

WITH BRASS AND BAKELITE HANDLE AND LID. DECORATIVE FLUTD LID AND SPOUT WITH FLUTED LOWER BODY HALF.

MARKINGS: AB*S 132 4 WITH PALM TREE LOGO

VALUE: ONLINE A SIMILAR ONE SELLS FOR AROUND R2500. PLEASE SEE PHOTO.

ATKINS BROTHERS (1824 1940):
Atkin Brothers manufactured a wide range of electroplate, Britannia Metal, silver and plated cutlery supplied to many firms in the United Kingdom and in the Colonies.
Atkin Brothers business traces his origin to Thomas Law, a silversmith active in Sheffield from c. 1750 to 1775. He was one of the only two firms combining the trades of cutlers and general silversmiths.
The business was continued by his sons John and William, and later by Joseph Law.
In 1829 Henry Atkin and John Oxley, trading as Atkin, Oxley & Co, succeeded to the original firm. They dissolved their partnership c. 1840.
Henry Atkin continued the trade as Henry Atkin & Co at 32 Howard Street, Sheffield.
He died in 1853, and his sons Harry Wright Atkin, Edward Thomas Atkin and Frank Shaw Atkin continued the trade under the style Atkin Brothers in their Truro Works, Matilda Street, Sheffield.
The firm opened offices in London, managed by Harry Wright Atkin, and in 1925 became a limited liability company as Atkin Brothers (Silversmiths) Ltd.
They were purchased by Thomas Bradley and sons in 1940 which for their part was taken over by CJ Vander of London in 1958.
In 1996 the CJ Vander was acquired by Syratech Corporation, owners of the leading silver brands in the USA. THEY ARE STILL IN BUSINESS.
 
SIZE WITH STAND:  28CM HIGH
SIZE TEAPOT: 20CM LONG 20CM HIGH 10CM WIDE

CONDITION: STAND IN GOOD CONDITION WITH BURNER IN TACT. BURNER HAS SNUFF CAP BUT NEEDS A WICK REPLACED. TEAPOT IN GOOD STRUCTURAL CONDITION WITH LID AND HINGES STILL OK. IT APPEARS AS IF HANDLES HAS BEEN SOLDERED BACK ON AT SOME TIME. AS FOR PATINA MOST OF THE SILVERPLATE IS GONE WITH ONLY THE BRASS BASE METAL REMAINING.

PLEASE ALSO SEE MY OTHER ITEMS LISTED. I HAVE ANOTHER HARISON FISCHER SILVERPLATED TEAPOT ON STAND ON AUCTION THIS WEEK.