ANTIQUE 1890's ELECTROPLATED BRITANNIA METAL (BRITANNIUM) THREE PIECE TEA SET - TEAPOT, CREAMER & SUGAR BOWL
BRITANNIA METAL WAS FIRST PRODUCED IN 1769-1770 BY JAMES VICKERS AND IT WAS ORIGINALLY KNOWN AS "VICKERS WHITE METAL" WHILE BEING MADE UNDER CONTRACT IN SHEFFIELD BY EBENEZER HANCOCK AND RICHARD JESSOP. IN 1776 JAMES VICKERS TOOK OVER THE MANUFACTURING HIMSELF AND REMAINED AS THE OWNER UNTIL HIS DEATH IN 1809, WHEN THE COMPANY PASSED TO HIS SON JOHN AND SON-IN-LAW ELIJAH WEST. IN 1836 THE COMPANY WAS SOLD TO JOHN VICKERS' NEPHEW EBENEZER STACEY. AFTER THE DEVELOPMENT OF ELECTROPLATING WITH SILVER IN 1846, BRITANNIA METAL WAS WIDELY USED AS THE BASE METAL FOR SILVER PLATED HOUSEHOLD GOODS. BRITANNIA METAL IS ALSO USED FOR THE OSCAR STATUETTES
THIS RARE THREE PIECE TEA SET CONSISTS OF A TEAPOT WITH A SCROLL HANDLE AND LID FINIAL OF BLACK BAKELITE AS WELL AS A CREAMER AND SUGAR BOWL, EACH WITH A GRADUATING SHOULDER AND REPOUSSE CRAFT LINEAR MOTIF. EACH ITEM ALSO HAS A CROSS SHAPED MARK ON EITHER SIDE WITH A CURSIVE LETTER BELOW. THE TEAPOT HAS A HINGED LID
STAMPS/MARKS ETC : ALL THREE ITEMS ARE STAMPED UNDERNEATH - "EPBM, 3194" IN GOTHIC HALLMARK FASHION
LINKS/EXAMPLES ETC : A SIMILAR EPBM SET
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CONDITION : ALL THREE ITEMS HAVE AGE RELATED VINTAGE PATINA AND THEREFORE REQUIRE POLISH ASIDE FROM WHICH ALL THREE ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION WITH NO DENTS, RUST, DAMAGES OR BREAKAGES
SIZE : TEAPOT - 12.4cm HEIGHT OF HANDLE.....10.8cm HEIGHT OF SPOUT.....13.5cm HEIGHT WITH FINIAL.....9.8cm HEIGHT OF RIM.....11.4cm LENGTH OF HANDLE.....9cm DIAMETER OF BASE.....8.5cm DIAMETER OF RIM.....27.4cm TIP OF SPOUT TO BACK EDGE OF HANDLE
CREAMER - 7.4cm HEIGHT OF HANDLE.....7cm HEIGHT OF SPOUT.....6.4cm HEIGHT OF RIM.....5.6cm DIAMETER OF BASE.....5,4cm DIAMETER OF RIM.....12cm FROM TIP OF SPOUT TO BACK EDGE OF HANDLE
SUGAR BOWL - 8cm HEIGHT OF EACH HANDLE.....7.2cm HEIGHT OF RIM.....6.4cm DIAMETER OF BASE.....6.2cm DIAMETER OF RIM.....13.6cm HANDLE EDGE TO HANDLE EDGE
ONE BID FOR ALL THREE AS A SET/LOT
POSTAGE : Postage method is Buyers Choice
SAPO R50 A courier service is available on request
This LOT/SET may be combined with ANY other items up to 5kg for ONE standard postage fee
