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Hi,
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I am considering buying a nice set consisting of a Silver-plated teapot/coffeepot/sugar/cream at a local shop.
Looks like a Queen Anne with wooden handle & finial.
Engravings:
A.S. G.R.
EPBM
219 1/2
Could you give me a fair estimate on what I should / should definitely not pay for this??
Sincerely,
Elizabeth Schouwink
PS attached is a similar-looking item.
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EPBM = electroplated Brtiannia metal, a cheap silver plate. BM is a pewter alloy used for raising pieces from sheet, rather than casting. If the plating is in as good condition as the example you have attached, then it may well have been replated, as the plating wears quite easily from BM, and is usually seen in poor condition.
EPBM is widely disliked amongst collectors, so your judgement must rely entirely on whether the shape appeals to you - it has little or no value in the collectors market.
On shape, the example you attach is not Queen Anne form - QA teapots have a fat pear-shaped body, circular when viewed from above, a high-domed lid, and are almost always plain, with no ribbing or other decorative raised features.
Date: well, electroplating didn't begin until the mid 19th Century, and such a teapot could be as late as the early 20th Century.
On price, it is for you to decide whether you are willing to pay the price being asked. I cannot decide that for you.
Martin
www.antique-metalware.co.uk
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Pewter of the 19th Century and earlier from the British Isles and Ireland. I can comment on origin, date, rarity, and value. I cannot give detailed information on 'art' metalware, Art Deco, Art Nouveau or Arts & Crafts metalware. See my website for more information: www.antique-metalware.co.uk.
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