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Hello there, I manage an R.S.P.C.A. charity shop on Tamborine Mountain in Queensland, Australia.

Someone has donated a lovely Viners combination rose bowl and candlelabra. I was wondering whether someone could give me some history on Viners and roughly how much I should ask for this item. I am sure that the person who donated this piece would want the R.S.P.C.A to get a fair price for it.

Thanks for your time.

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Guest Smiling-Knife

Hello there, I manage an R.S.P.C.A. charity shop on Tamborine Mountain in Queensland, Australia.

Someone has donated a lovely Viners combination rose bowl and candlelabra. I was wondering whether someone could give me some history on Viners and roughly how much I should ask for this item. I am sure that the person who donated this piece would want the R.S.P.C.A to get a fair price for it.

Thanks for your time.

Hi and welcome to the forum. The company was founded by a Jewish family (Viener) who emigrated to England from Germany in the late 19th century. Around 1900 the family settled in Sheffield. Viners made silver and electroplate items including cutlery and tableware etc until the late 1970s. As of the mid 1990s the name was still in use by a London based company that imported asian made cutlery. I do not know about the current situation. This is not my area of expertise so could not even begin to estimate the value of your items. If possible, please post photos and I am sure there is someone here who can help you. Best wishes.

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Hi and welcome to the forum. The company was founded by a Jewish family (Viener) who emigrated to England from Germany in the late 19th century. Around 1900 the family settled in Sheffield. Viners made silver and electroplate items including cutlery and tableware etc until the late 1970s. As of the mid 1990s the name was still in use by a London based company that imported asian made cutlery. I do not know about the current situation. This is not my area of expertise so could not even begin to estimate the value of your items. If possible, please post photos and I am sure there is someone here who can help you. Best wishes.

Thanks for that. I shall try to attach a picture of it this evening.... housework calls at the moment, (yawn!).

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A name change in 1925.

I EMILE VINER, of 20. Collegiate Crescent,

in the city of Sheffield, Electro Plate

Manufacturer, heretofore called and known by

the name of Emile Viener, hereby give notice that

on the 28th day of November, 1925, I renounced

and abandoned the use of my said surname of

Viener, and assumed in lieu thereof the surname

of Viner.

And further that such change of name

is evidenced by a deed poll dated the 28th day of

November, 1925, duly executed by me and attested

and enrolled in the Enrolment Department of the

Central Office of the Royal Courts of Justice on

the 2nd day of December, 1925.—Dated this 2nd

day of December, 1925.

(042) EMILE VINER, formerly Emile Viener.

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Also; Adolf.

I ADOLF VINER of 1, Victoria Road, in the city of Sheffield,

Electro Plate Manufacturer,

heretofore called and known by the name

of Adolf Viener, hereby give notice that on the

28th day of November, 1925, I renounced and

abandoned the use of my said surname of Viener

and assumed in lieu thereof the surname of Viner.

And further that such change of name is evidenced

by a deed poll dated the 28th day of November,

1925, duly executed by me and attested and

enrolled in the Enrolment Department of the

Central Office of the Royal Courts of Justice on

the 2nd day of December, 1925.—Dated this 2nd

day of Decemberj 1925.

(043) ADOLF VINER, formerly Adolf Viener.

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Hello there, I manage an R.S.P.C.A. charity shop on Tamborine Mountain in Queensland, Australia.

Someone has donated a lovely Viners combination rose bowl and candlelabra. I was wondering whether someone could give me some history on Viners and roughly how much I should ask for this item. I am sure that the person who donated this piece would want the R.S.P.C.A to get a fair price for it.

Thanks for your time.

Hi! I have just come across this blog as I was surfing tonight, and find your enquiry interesting as I was a silver/metalsmith at Viners in the late 60's early 70's. I used to make the tea sets, cigarette cases, candelabra and rose bowls among other things, which were finished in silver plate! Your blog is dated 2008 so you will have sold this item a long time ago, I hope you got a good price for it. In the time I was there, Viners was a well known name world wide, and their products in silver plate were a much valued item. They were also a big name in cutlery! They sold out to a company called Omega, and all the stuff made today is cheap foreign import stuff but still uses the name Viners. Silver plate isn't worth much today because it is so cheaply produced abroad.

I still have a rose bowl( which I made myself when I worked at viners), that I made for my mum and dad's silver wedding anniversary many years ago. Mum and dad have long gone, but the rosebowl still remains lol! The silver plate is barely visible now as my mum was a stickler for keeping it polished. I made the rose bowl but had to pay a token sum for the metal. It cost 15 shillings. I got it engraved free because the engraver was a friend of mine, and I got the silver plateing for free because I used to make things for the plating manager. It was a case of 'you scatch my back etc! I know my reply comes a long time after your question, but I do hope you find this interesting. Good luck to you and take care! Brian

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Hi! I have just come across this blog as I was surfing tonight, and find your enquiry interesting as I was a silver/metalsmith at Viners in the late 60's early 70's. I used to make the tea sets, cigarette cases, candelabra and rose bowls among other things, which were finished in silver plate! Your blog is dated 2008 so you will have sold this item a long time ago, I hope you got a good price for it. In the time I was there, Viners was a well known name world wide, and their products in silver plate were a much valued item. They were also a big name in cutlery! They sold out to a company called Omega, and all the stuff made today is cheap foreign import stuff but still uses the name Viners. Silver plate isn't worth much today because it is so cheaply produced abroad.

I still have a rose bowl( which I made myself when I worked at viners), that I made for my mum and dad's silver wedding anniversary many years ago. Mum and dad have long gone, but the rosebowl still remains lol! The silver plate is barely visible now as my mum was a stickler for keeping it polished. I made the rose bowl but had to pay a token sum for the metal. It cost 15 shillings. I got it engraved free because the engraver was a friend of mine, and I got the silver plateing for free because I used to make things for the plating manager. It was a case of 'you scatch my back etc! I know my reply comes a long time after your question, but I do hope you find this interesting. Good luck to you and take care! Brian

My uncle was a silversmith at Viners, specialised in pierced work, I understand.

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