Antique English Elkington Silver Plate Candle Holder - Circa 19th Century

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Antique English Elkington Candle Holder

This candle holder was made in 1853.

Elkington & Co. are one of the most … Read more Antique English Elkington Candle Holder

This candle holder was made in 1853.

Elkington & Co. are one of the most important names in English silver and certainly the most important in silver plate. They began life in Birmingham as a company of silversmiths in 1836, and experimented with improving gilding techniques. By 1838 they had discovered and patented a new way to electroplate one metal on to the surface of another. By 1840 production was already underway with silver electroplated wares. The company received financial backing from Josiah Mason in 1842 (renaming the firm Elkington, Mason & Co between 1842 and 1861) and was extremely successful. It introduced electrotyping as a new method of production for silver plated items. Elkington & Co exhibited at the Great Exhibition of 1851 with enormous success.
In 1963, the company merged with Walker&Hall and Mappin&Webb to be British Silversmiths, Ltd.
Elkington was a premier company. Since it merged, the mark is no more making this piece even more collectable and useable.
Measurements: 6.5" diameter x 2"h See less