Pair of Rare Antique (1870s) English James Dixon Silver Plated 6”/15cm Bud Vases

Description: Superb Pair of Rare Antique (1870s) Ornate Highly Detailed Handcrafted English James Dixon & Sons Silver Plated EPBM (Electro Plated Britannia Metal) 6”/15cm Bud Vases. Please browse all 12 sets of photographs for size, weight and condition as they are self explanatory. The condition is excellent and silver plating on the exterior totally intact. Marvellous look and feel and superb patina. Close to 150 years old. This particular pattern is very rare indeed. in fact I believe it is the only pair on eBay and the only pair still in existence as far as I can ascertain. Museum quality items! Rare opportunity to acquire a superb piece of highly handcrafted and hand carved and engraved British Victorian silver plating history from one of the most reputable English silversmiths of the time, the world renowned, James Dixon & sons. These are lovely quality Electroplated British Metal (EPBM) bud vases dating back to the late 19th century before Electro Plated Nickel Silver (EPNS) was generally used and it is one of the last pieces of EPBM ever made in the UK. The silver plating is in good condition and commensurate with age with signs of wear on the inside and one small dent on the the base of one vase but generally in superb order as shown in photographs attached. Please browse all 12 photographs as they are an accurate part of the description. J Dixon & Sons (James Dixon & Sons) founded 1806 in Sheffield, was one of the major British manufacturers in the Industrial Revolution of the 19th century. They were well known as manufacturers of Pewterware, Electroplated Britannia metal see (http://www.pewterbank.com/ for information on this),Silverware and Electroplated nickel silver. Their products included hundreds of items for use in the kitchen (e.g. bowls, cutting-tools) and the dining room(e.g. tea services, cocktail shakers and mixers) as well as items like candlesticks for all rooms. They were a world leader in manufacturing shooting accessories through nineteenth century and exported powder flasks in large quantities to America, They were known as whistle makers, which like most of their products were of outstanding quality; they were one of the 4 great whistle makers, the others being W Dowler & Sons, J Stevens & Son & T Yates.[1] It was located first at Silver Street (1806), Cornish Place (1822) Sheffield . Their registered trade mark since 1879 was a Trumpet with a Banner hanging from it. Although registered in 1879, the "Trumpet with Banner" logo was used at times before registration and appears on some of their silver plate pieces. They were one of the foremost names in EPNS and sterling silver tableware including silver tea services and hollowware pieces. They also made silver ware serving pieces and had a wide catalogue of patterns. Their tea sets and hollowware pieces produced in silver are very valuable as antiques. They were also famous for their sporting trophies. Two of the most well-known are the Hales Trophy commissioned in 1932 (sometimes called the Blue Riband) though this really refers to the pendant flown by the sailing ship currently holding the record for the fastest crossing of the Atlantic. The trophy was then held by the owners of that ship. The other great trophy is the one presented to the winner of the American Masters Golf tournament held annually in Augusta Georgia. This trophy is a scale model of the clubhouse made in 1959-60 and contains 453 troy ounces of silver. The firm continued to be a family run enterprise until 1976. The patterns are currently owned by another Sheffield firm who export products mainly to the Middle East. EPBM (Electro Plated Britannia Metal): Britannia metal was first produced in 1769 or 1770. James Vickers created it after purchasing the formula from a dying friend. It was originally known as "Vickers White Metal" when made under contract by the Sheffield manufacturers Ebenezer Hancock and Richard Jessop. In 1776 James Vickers took over the manufacturing himself and remained as 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's nephew Ebenezer Stacey (the son of Hannah Vickers and John Stacey). After the development of electroplating with silver in 1846, Britannia metal was widely used as the base metal for silver-plated household goods and cutlery. The abbreviation EPBM on such items denotes "electroplated Britannia metal". Britannia metal was more widely used as prior to electroplated nickel silver (EPNS). Until 2016, britannium was used to make the solid core of the Oscar statuettes. The 8 1⁄2-pound (4 kg) statuettes were Britannia metal plated with gold. The awards have since changed to a bronze core. In his essay "A Nice Cup of Tea", writer George Orwell refers to "britanniaware" teapots.

Price: 200 GBP

Location: Eccles, Greater Manchester

End Time: 2024-08-14T02:57:57.000Z

Shipping Cost: 25.59 GBP