Sheridan Vintage Silver Plate Electrical Vegetable Warmer, C.1960

This Fabulous Vintage Silverplate Electrical Vegetable Warmer is of American manufacture and was made approximately 1960. It measures 13'' Diameter by 10'' Height. It has attractive ribbing on its exterior and is definitely a showy piece of functional silverplate. It is totally functional when serving a buffet dinner. It is electrical and functions perfectly. It also has its original glass liner and electrical cord.

COMMENT: This Silverplate Tureen or Warmer is ideal for keeping consumes, soups or vegetables warm until dinner is finally ready to be served. Just great for any dinner occasion!

CONDITION: This Sheridan Silverplate Warmer is in very fine condition. The original electrical cord is in perfect condition and is supplied with this piece. Sorry the photo of the electrical cord was not included. The electrical cord is also in excellent condition. The Britannia base metal bleeds slightly on the legs but not detrimentally. This is normal wear. This tureen shines up nicely when polished.

SILVERPLATE CONDITION NOTE:

Some minor conditional problems that are a common occurrence or commonplace with "antique and vintage" silverplate pieces which are considered acceptable and by general standards considered as "patina" are minor or light surface scratching and slight wear or minor bleeding of the base metal which is generally copper, brass or Britannica metal.

• Teapots, Coffee pots and Jugs generally show some interior discoloration and pitting due to the chemical interaction of the tea, coffee or other beverages with the various base metals if left sitting for long time periods and not properly cleaned after each usage. Teapots almost always have discoloration on the "interior" bottom.
  
• Trays normally have light surface scratching and bleeding of the base metal. Antique and Vintage Trays almost always show surface wear on the reverse side (back side).
• Flatware, for example forks, knives, spoons, etc., because of their usage, will on many occasions exhibit some light surface scratching.
• Candlesticks, at the insert top section, sometimes will exhibit slight discoloration where the candle burns too low; also sometimes on the underneath side of the base, wear will show.

"Antique and Vintage Silverplate" are not "new" items and therefore will almost always exhibit slight wear (bleeding) and light surface scratching. Normally if there is any relief work, that is embossing or floral, many times it will show slight bleeding of the base metal.

Many Victorian Art Nouveau and Edwardian pieces of silverplate will almost always show bleeding and sometimes need re-silvering. Re-silvering is frowned upon and is not always recommended by purists, especially when it comes to Georgian and Early Victorian silverplate. Re-silvering of really early pieces, Georgian to Mid-Victorian, can devalue pieces. Generally speaking, "re-silvering" is a personal matter of choice.