DESCRIPTION

THIS LOVELY AND RARE ANTIQUE, OLD SHEFFIELD SILVER PLATED WIREWORK BOWL OR DISH, PROBABLY A SUGAR BASIN,  IS IN EXCELLENT USED CONDITION.     ITEMS LIKE THIS WERE MADE BETWEEN 1790 AND 1800.     THE WIREWORK IS ALL PERFECT AND THERE ARE ONLY TINY HINTS OF COPPER BLEEDING THROUGH.    THERE IS A QUALITY SWING HANDLE.   NO FAULTS AT ALL HAVE BEEN SPOTTED.

I WOULD THINK THAT BOWLS LIKE THIS HELD SMALLISH CHUNKS OF SUGAR THAT WERE CUT OFF SUGAR LOAVES IN THE KITCHENS.    THE WIRE WORK IS CLOSE ENOUGH FOR THE ITEM TO NOT REQUIRE A GLASS BOWL.    IN THIS CASE, WHEN I BOUGHT THE ITEM MANY YEARS AGO, IT CAME WITH THE ANTIQUE GLASS BOWL SHOWN IN THE PHOTOS - THE TOP OF THE GLASS IS SHAPED TO REFLECT THE SHAPE OF THE TOP RIM OF THE BASIN.   THE GLASS ALSO HAS A RIPPLED LOOK AND MY GUESS IS THAT IT IS ORIGINAL OF THE PERIOD.   THERE ARE SOME CHIPS - SEE PHOTO 8.      

THERE ARE NO MAKER'S MARKS SHOWING, AS IS NORMAL FOR OLD SHEFFIELD.   ACCORDING TO BRADBURY, IT WAS PROBABLY MADE BY EITHER SAMUEL KIRKBY & CO OR RICHARD MORTON & CO.

THE SUGAR BASIN MEASURES 11.3CMS MAX IN HEIGHT EXCLUDING THE HANDLE AND  15.5CMS BY 10CMS ACROSS THE TOP RIM.

PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL PLATED ITEMS MAY NEED A POLISH ON  ARRIVAL.

PLEASE EXAMINE ALL OF THE PHOTOS CAREFULLY.      THIS BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF OLD SHEFFIELD, NOW APPROX 220 TO 230 YEARS OLD, WOULD MAKE A BRILLIANT ADDITION TO ANY SILVER PLATE COLLECTION.  

I  HAVE MANY MORE PLATED ITEMS AVAILABLE IN MY SHOP http://stores.ebay.co.uk/eco-antiques  ALONG WITH OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST SUCH AS SILVER, CRYSTAL, CUTLERY, CANTEENS AND CHINA, SO PLEASE TAKE A LOOK.

POSTAGE DISCOUNTS WILL ALWAYS BE GIVEN ON MULTIPLE PURCHASES IF POSSIBLE.    540GMS.   Dave.   

POSTAL CHARGES AND PACKAGING

Royal Mail is our postal company of choice as we believe that it provides the most professional and reliable service compared with its competitors.    Please note that buying more than one item can, in practically all cases, give significant postal savings and make the P&P better value for money.   

All our items are packaged to a very high standard using polystyrene chips made from re-cycled material and new bubble wrap to protect from damage.  We also  use brand new good quality cardboard boxes.   Our postage charges help towards the cost of these packaging materials.

POSTING 

Our parcels are currently collected by Royal Mail every Tuesday and Friday and we aim to despatch all items where payment has cleared by the night before.  We will use Royal Mail Special Delivery if requested by you at time of purchase, there will be an additional charge.  For overseas buyers please contact us to confirm postage arrangements and charges.  

FEEDBACK

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PAYMENT

For UK buyers we would prefer PayPal which is the fastest option, but we will accept personal cheques (remember there will be a delay in the cheque reaching us and in us forwarding the cheque on to our bank, and while the funds then clear through the banking system).  We also accept postal orders and bankers drafts.  For overseas buyers we can only accept PayPal.