Wm. Rogers, Antique Silver Plate Sauce Tureen & Ladle, C. 1920

This Antique Silverplate Sauce Tureen is of Canadian manufacture and was made by Wm, Rogers of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It measures 5'' High by 7 3/4" (handle-to-handle). It is top quality. The pattern is "Grape or Vintage" which is highly collectable. The piece is electroplated on a copper base which is the best base metal for any silverplate item.

COMMENT: This Antique Silverplate Sauce Tureen Stands On Legs Which Proudly Pronounces Its Beauty And Opulence. This Gorgeous Sauce Tureen with Ladle Is Definitely An Eye Stopper And A Winner At The Dining Table! It can make a fabulous classy gift!

CONDITION: This wonderful silverplate tureen is in very fine condition. The sauce ladle is not a match. The ladle is in very fine condition as well.

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.