YORKSHIRE SILVER PLATE CENTERPIECE 1830'S?

Hi, i have just acquired this stunning centerpiece bowl. Marked for Watson and bell York and the only info on this i can find is its the first half of the 19th century.
The bowl measures 10 1/2 inches long, 8 1/4 inches wide, 3 1/4 inches tall.
it weighs 850 gr
condition is excellent

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Please show a picture of the mark - so far as I know, Watson & Bell were York silversmiths around 1840, not known to have worked in Sheffield plate or electroplate...


~Cheryl

 

HI Cheryl ,hhttps://www.antiquers.com/attachments/006-jpg.5123/?temp_hash=b644ca929813d4dabee8eefe75a3745
heres a picture of the marks- if you need another let me know.

i looked this mark up and theres not a lot of info.

 

At the time,'plate' did not mean silver plate as we know it today, but simply meant silver, from the Spanish 'plata' and 'a piece of plate' would be used for a sterling silver item.

 

The mark with its reference to EP and A1 is late 19th C. at the earliest, I'd say. In 1830 they'd have been using what we now call 'Old Sheffield Plate' which was a layer of silver over copper then silver rolled out very thin. The lobed design was another popular late 19th C one.

 

'W.B', no ampersand - electroplate by William Brearley, Sheffield, active from the 1860s into the 20th century.

~Cheryl

 

Thank you Cheryl- this will let me do a bit more research, much appreciated.