Matthew Boulton goblets?

Discussion in 'Silver' started by Chinoiserie, Mar 22, 2026 at 6:17 AM.

  1. Chinoiserie

    Chinoiserie Well-Known Member

    I picked up these yesterday for £4.99 each. Google says they are early 19th C Matthew Boulton. The amount of wear would suggest that they do have some age. The engraving has me perplexed though. 'Christmas 1975'. If they are a fine antique why would someone do this to them?

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    wlwhittier and Any Jewelry like this.
  2. DragonflyWink

    DragonflyWink Well-Known Member

    Sigh - one reason engraved dates aren't always an indicator of correct age, they may or may not have realized their age or value. Regardless, even with the engraving and quite a bit of bleeding, still nice Old Sheffield Plate and lovely to have a pair...

    ~Cheryl
     
  3. Chinoiserie

    Chinoiserie Well-Known Member

    Maybe they didn't. It might have played into my hands though, in that maybe the charity shop i bought them from were swayed by the engraving when pricing them up. I nearly didn't buy them. I thought they were Moroccan when I first looked at the mark.
     
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  4. Chinoiserie

    Chinoiserie Well-Known Member

    I'm going to try and clean the excess polish out of them and leave it at that. Not much silver left to polish.
     
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  5. wlwhittier

    wlwhittier Well-Known Member

    I've had the idea that Sheffield Plate was silver, thicker than foil, bonded to base metal.
    So I have a puzzle about how that could have been so worn or polished away. Please forgive my ignorance...
     
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