Brand Sheffield Plate Applied
Pattern 1810
Composition Silverplate
Type Pre -electroplating
Age 1790-1810

Check the listing for details. SUPERB RARE-GEORGE III OLD REAL SHEFFIELD PLATE INKSTAND c.1790-1810. Listed at 225.00 USD. GEORGE III OLD REAL SHEFFIELD PLATE INKSTAND c.1790-1810- Plated by hand over copper. [ 5] The material remained popular until being replaced by the electroplate process in the 1840s. The fact that silver and copper could fuse together was almost certainly well known to Sheffield silver makers, as silver based solder (an amalgam of silver, copper and zinc) was widely used.

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$225.00