An Old Sheffield Plate Beaker
Tapered sides with gilt interior.
Makers mark to base : Thomas's 153 New Bond St. London.
Height : 8cm
Circa 1820
Thomas's (F. B. Thomas & Co) were one of the most important retailers of the nineteenth century. Operating from 153 New Bond street from 1807 until, suffering heavy bomb damage during the blitz in 1941 finally closing in 1943.