I don,t think it is from the 1800,s...but i,m not an expert,..normally items of this nature, have been made by men who took pride in their work,..this may have been an apprentice,s work,hence the reason for the bad soldering..also the "patina"....does,nt look 200 years old...if i had to put money on it,i,d have to say its a copy....and a poor one at that...my only hope is...you did,nt invest a lot of corn when buying it....