Unusually Large Sheffield Plate Tea Tray, English, circa 1820

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Unusually large Sheffield plate tea tray, English, circa 1820.

The tray is ornately decorated with floral and foliate engravings, with a heavily cast shell and scroll border and handles, raised on shell form feet.

The tray has been replated in the 20th century and is ready for another century of use!

31 1/4” (79.4cm) by 20 3/4” (52.7cm).

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