Chrome Metalware Collectibles

The process of chrome plating is fairly straightforward: it consists of depositing a thin layer of chromium through by electrolysis on a corrodible metal. This gives it a bright, metallic surface that is highly resistant to tarnish. Chrome coating has had many uses, ranging from t automobile trimming, bathroom fixtures, and many household and other articles. Chrome is often associated with the art deco period, when chrome plating was popular for everything from tableware to decorative art deco statuettes, to automobile hood ornaments. Given the practical, anti-corrosive properties of chromium, chrome plating has been popular for metalware and remains popular to this day. Chrome was a very popular material for modernist industrial designers, including those of the Bauhaus, whose practical, simple modernist designs are highly collectible.

 

Chrome plated metalware can range from the highly sophisticated examples of industrial design to simple and nostalgic items intended for everyday use. Chrome metalware antiques are highly collectible. Whether you’re an experienced metalware collector or just starting out, our online collectibles shop is the ideal place to shop and find the perfect and rare metalware item for your collection.