Sheffield Plate Tea Urn

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Sheffield plate tea urn, English, circa 1800.  The simple classical urn form is raised on a pedestal foot, ornamented only with lion mask & loop handles.

The tea urn has been replated in the 20th century.

Included with the tea urn is a letter of evaluation from Robert Ensko Ltd. of NY, NY, specialists in antique silver, dated 1945.

8” (20.3cm) by 6 1/2” (16.5cm) at the base, 9 1/2” (24.1cm) across the handles,

18 3/4” (47.6cm) high.

Sheffield Plate, often called Old Sheffield Plate, is a historical material and technique created by fusing a thin sheet of sterling silver onto a base metal, usually copper. Discovered in the 1740s in Sheffield, England, it provided an affordable alternative to solid sterling silver.

More information on the full history of Sheffield Plate is available on wikipedia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Sheffield_Plate