Antique Silver & Furniture – New Arrivals From Regent Antiques

We’ve had a nice selection of new arrivals here at Regent Antiques with numerous fine examples of antique silver, antique furniture, antique dining tables & chairs and many more collectable and decorative items for you to peruse.

Here we have selected a few examples for your pleasure – if you would like to find out more about any of our antique, vintage or quality contemporary furniture, please contact us on +44 20 8809 9605 – we ship worldwide.

First up this week is this five piece antique sterling silver tea and coffee set with hallmarks for Sheffield 1898 and the makers mark of the renowned silversmiths Henry Atkin.

Antique English Silver 5 Piece Tea & Coffee Set c. 1898

This attractive set includes the following items:

• Kettle on a stand complete with burner
• Coffee pot
• Tea pot
• Cream jug
• Sugar bowl.

The set is in excellent condition, see more photographs here, and has beautiful reeded decoration with the cream jug and sugar bowl having the original gilding on the interior. All of the pieces are from the same date and maker.

Makers Profile: – Atkin Brothers (Silversmiths) Ltd

Originating in the mid 18th century, the firm became Henry Atkin and John Oxley trading as Atkin, Oxley & Co. Later, in 1840 Henry Atkin changed the name and traded as Henry Atkin & Co from 32 Howard Street in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.

After the death of Henry, his brothers Harry Wrigth Atkin, Edward Thomas Atkin and Frank Shaw Atkin continued the business as Atkin Brothers. The firm converted in 1925 into a limited company under thename of Atkin Brothers (Silversmiths) Ltd. In 1958 the flatware business was sold to a certain C J Vander of London whilst the holloware part of the business became the property of Adie Brothers, from Birmingham in the West Midlands.

This fine set is offered at £3500 and is tailor made for collectors of antique English silver – feel free to call our experts if you need further information.

Our next featured item is this antique English George III sterling silver tureen and lid, with hallmarks for London 1808 and the makers mark WB for William Bennett.

Antique Silver George III Tureen by William Bennett

This is a large tureen, measuring 28cm in height x 40cm in width 40 x 24cm in depth. The tureen weighs 67 troy oz. It is in excellent condition – see more images here. The tureen is offered at £5750.

There is a coat of arms as engraved upon this tureen, being of the families Birchall and Hayne. There is some research about this coat of arms if you follow this link.

We end this review on a slightly different note, with this antique English William IV tea or card table in burr walnut, circa 1830 in date.

Antique William IV Burr Walnut Tea or Card Table c.1830

We feature this as it is rare to find a William IV period table made from burr walnut – they were almost always in mahogany.

This card table features a rectangular swivel top with hand-carving to the solid walnut base and around the top. The table has an acanthus carved column and stands on cabriole legs with inset castors.

The dimensions of this fine table are, in centimetres, Height 75 x Width 91.5 x Depth 45 or if you prefer feet and inches, Height 2 feet, 5 inches x Width 3 feet, 0 inches x Depth 1 foot, 6 inches. The table has an excellent provenance, coming from a country estate in Dorset.

On offer for just £1650 and available for shipping worldwide, please contact us for a quotation or for any more details you may require or visit our north London showroom.

That’s it for now, our buyers are, as ever, scouring the country and further afield, for more fine items which we shall feature here in a future roundup.