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Product Code	GESHBL1997
Product Name	Late Georgian Era Sheffield Silver Plate Wine Bottle Coasters, circa 1820-40
Product Description
Late Georgian era Sheffield silver plate wine bottle coasters, English, circa 1820-40. The coasters have a lobed baluster body with a gadrooned rim. The hardwood base is centered by a silver disc engraved with a family crest of a rampant horse rising from a horizontal band. In heraldic devices a horse signifies readiness to act for one’s king and country. The copper base metal is showing on the high points; what Sheffield enthusiasts refer to as “bleeding”. 5 1/4” (13.4cm) diameter, 1 5/8” (4.1cm) high. $695 for the pair. 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