Sterling Silver English James Dixon & Son Tea Coffee Service

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Sterling Silver English James Dixon & Son Tea Coffee Service:
$2300.00

Very beautiful English Solid Sterling Tea & Coffee Service made by James Dixon & Son of Sheffield in 1907. This set is in excellent used condition withonly a slight small dimple in the coffee pot. They made this set in a few different variations but this design was the most complex and detailed. It uses a combination of cast scrolls. hand engraveddesigns on thespouts and a ribbed base. All pieces are fully hallmarked- the coffee and tea pots have four silver marks each. The insulators are strong and tight. The tea pot has a veryunique hinge (see picture). I will ship this item back to the United Kingdom. No monograms or removal.
Coffee Pot 9 3/4\" by 6 1/2\" and 8 1/4\" high --- 902 gramsTea Pot 11 1/2\" by 6 1/2\" and 5 1/2\" tall --- 913 gramsCreamer 5 7/8\" by 3 3/4\" and 3 5/8\" high ----233 gramsSugar Bowl 8 5/8\" by 5 1/2\" and 3 1/2\" high ----431 grams
Total weight is 2479 grams. CA residents pay sales tax. Price below others on for similar tea service by this maker\"The business of manufacturing silversmiths, platers andBritannia metal workers was commenced in c. 1806 by James Dixon in conjunctionwith Thomas Smith in Silver Street, Sheffield. In 1824 they moved to CornishPlace, a large site, which enabled them to expand and develop the workshops,casting shops, offices and warehouses. In 1823 Thomas Smith withdrew andWilliam Frederick Dixon, the eldest son of James, joined the firm. In 1830, thefirm began making silver and plated goods at Cornish Place by acquiring thefirm Nicholson, Ashforth and Cutts. When James Willis Dixon, the second son ofJames, joined the firm the name was changed to James Dixon & Sons. In 1836,the firm began to make spoons and forks from nickel silver - an alloy ofnickel, copper and zinc starting from 1848 to produce electroplate. In the1850s, several new buildings were constructed in Cornish Place to accommodate astamp shop, showrooms, plating shops for the electro-plate processes and morewarehouse space. The firm exhibited at the Great Exhibition in 1851, beingawarded several prizes in different classes for silver and Britanniametal. Dixon\'s costing book of 1879 includes designs by Christopher Dresser,registered from 1880, and these were produced until at least 1885, according tothe trade catalogue issued in that year. In the 1920s the firm began to usestainless steel to make both flatware and hollowware and the production ofsilver and silver plated goods declined. Stainless steel spoons and forks manufacturedby James Dixon & Son carried the name \"staybrite\" and\"Firth\", as Firth Brown was the firm where \"straybrite\"steel was invented in the 1910s. In 1920 the firm was converted into a limitedliability company and in 1930 the firm of William Hutton & Sons Ltd ofSheffield was absorbed into James Dixon & Sons Ltd. In the 1980s the firmhad a financial collapse and the production in Cornish Place closed in1992.  CHRONOLOGY: Dixon & Smith c. 1806-1823 James Dixon & Son c.1823-1835 James Dixon & Sons 1835-1920 James Dixon & Sons Ltd1920 absorbed William Hutton & Sons Ltd 1930 financial collapse andabsorbed into British Silverware Production c. 1984 acquired by Chase MontagueGroup & Thesco 1993\"