Ask About | Book Appointment - Waterhouse, Hatfield & Co. Sheffield Plate Wine Coolers, circa 1836-47

Antique Sheffield plate wine coolers, made by Waterhouse, Hatfield & Co. of Portobello Place, Sheffield, England.  John Waterhouse and Edward Hatfield were in business producing both sterling silver and Sheffield plate wares, circa 1836-47.

The wine coolers are in the shape of graduated cylinders with four bands of reeded trim and lion mask and ring handles.  There is minor wear to the silver plating.  The copper base metal is showing on the high points; what Sheffield plate enthusiasts refer to as “bleeding”.

7 3/4”(19.7cm) high, 7 1/2” (19cm) diameter.

$4995 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