Home identification,sale of old pewter objects

 

Sale of old pewter objects

You can buy from us the old pewter objects listed below.

In case of purchase, the shipment and the eventual insurance will be at your charge.

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Description
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Price

Capstan salt in very good condition. Traces of use.

Height : 6,5 cm

Maximum diameter : 6,7 cm

Weight : 105 gr

Touch-mark of Master "MG" under the object,

Germany, towards 1800 ?

Other mark : " JECEK " on the foot side

40 euros

Funnel in very good condition. Traces of use.

Height : 11 cm

Maximum diameter : 7,8 cm

Weight : 90 gr

No mark

25 euros

Pump oil lamp

Condition : The inside pump is missing. The upper tank can be used. Traces of use.

Height : 30 cm

Maximum diameter : 10 cm

Weight : 740 gr

 

No master touch-mark.

Mark : " 1843 " under the object.

Reference : Same form as a lamp of Perpignan (south France) in the book : "Les Lampes à Huile, Massin, Paris, 2005, page 180" and functioning description of this lamp system in"Les Etains Français, Tardy, Paris, 1964, page 874"

30 euros

Double-eared porringer from Lyon (France), in good condition. Traces of use. 3 small cracks of 8 and 10 mm on the side.

Height : 3,5 cm

Length : 28,5 cm

Maximum diameter : 16,5cm

Weight : 420 gr

 

 

Touch-marks of quality on one ear and of master on the other ear.

François II CARMOUCHE, received master in Lyon (France) near 1710 and still active in 1760 : fly with crown/F.C, in a circular scroll. Information received from M.Jean-Claude COMMENCHAL, expert specialised in pewter.

References :

- LES ETAINS FRANCAIS, Tardy, Paris, 1964, pages 423, 433 and 823;

- LES ETAINS, Office du livre, 1978, Philippe BOUCAUD and Claude FREGNAC, page 291

- POINCON D'ETAIN, Tardy, Paris, 1979, pages 159 and 165

- LES PICHETS D'ETAIN, Charles Boucaud, Paris 1958, page 192

90 euros

Double-eared porringer from Valais (Switzerland), in good condition. Traces of use. 2 small cracks of 8 mm. Oxidation in the center.

Height : 3,5 cm

Length : 25 cm

Maximum diameter : 16 cm

Weight : 405 gr

Touch-marks of Master and of quality on one ear.

I.B.G, 18th century, Valais, Switzerland, according to "ZINN Die Zinngiesser der Schweiz und ihre Marken, Walter-Verlag 1983, Olten, Switzerland, Hugo SCHNEIDER-Paul KNEUSS, page 202, number 1476"

Other marks : A small triangle engraved on the other ear and the letters "IM" under the same ear.

90 euros

North Germany flagon in good condition. Traces of use.

Height at the level of the lid : 25,5 cm

Maximum diameter : 12,3 cm

Maximum breadth : 16 cm

Weight : 1550 gr

Pewterer : According to the information received from a belgian pewter collector, he would be Carl Anton Tiarks, born in 1810, died in 1873, Jever, East Friesland, North Germany

Touch-mark of Master on the handle (CAT), identical to his brother's touch-mark Caspar Heinrich Tiarks (CHT), except for the initials.

References :

- Zinngiesserhandwerk und Zinngerät in Oldenburg, Ostfriesland und Osnabrück, Verlag Otto Schwartz & Co, Göttingen, 1972, Theodor Kohlmann, pages 224 et 225
- Krööse, Kopjes, Kraantjekannen, Jeversches Zinn aus zwei Jahrhunderten, Isensee Verlag, Oldenburg, 1993, Sönke Löden, page 44

Other marks : " AC " on the lid

250 euros

Water jug in good condition. Traces of use.

Height : 17,5 cm

Maximum diameter : 13 cm

Maximum breadth : 17,5 cm

Weight : 725 gr

Touch-mark of Master under the object:

Lacombe Brothers in Lausanne and Geneva, worked togheter between 1830 and 1869, Lausanne, Switzerland, according to "l'Etain et le livre des potiers d'étain genevois, Slatkine reprint, Geneva, 1973, Ernest Naef, page 221".

80 euros

Vessel for carrying food. In good condition.

Height : 17,5 cm

Diameter : 10 cm

Weight : 900 gr

Touch-mark of master on the lid:

(Maurice-) Louis II LACOMBE, born in 1839, died in 1914, Geneva, Switzerland, according to "ZINN Die Zinngiesser der Schweiz und ihre Marken, Walter-Verlag 1983, Olten, Switzerland, Hugo SCHNEIDER-Paul KNEUSS, page 104, number 690".

Other mark : Number "1" on the lid

60 euros

Porringer in good condition. Traces of use.

Diameter : 23,8 cm

Height : 4,8 cm

Length : 30,5 cm

Weight : 900 gr.

Touch-marks of Master and of quality on the recto:

UTIN(Utain) mentioned in 1747(Nr 1445), eventually identical with PIERRE-ANDRE UTIN, born in 1688, died in 1771 (Nr 1449), Vevey, Switzerland or with Jean-Jacques-Samuel UTIN mentioned in 1740 (No 1447), Vevey, Switzerland, according to "ZINN Die Zinngiesser der Schweiz und ihre Marken, Walter-Verlag Olten 1983, Switzerland, Hugo SCHNEIDER-Paul KNEUSS, pages 195-196, numbers 1445, 1447 et 1449"

100 euros

Plate in good condition. Traces of use. Repair on the side.

Diameter : 32,5 cm

Weight : 1220 gr.

Touch-marks of Master and of quality on the back:

Pierre BOURRELIER, born in 1720, died in 1769, Geneva, Switzerland, according to "L'ETAIN ET LE LIVRE DES POTIERS GENEVOIS, Slatkine Reprints, GENEVA, 1973, Ernest NAEF, Switzerland, page 148"

80 euros

Soup plate in good condition. Traces of use.

Diameter : 20,4 cm

Height : 2,7 cm

Weight : 440 gr.

Touch-marks of Master and of quality on the back:

David ANGELIN, born in 1780, died in 1844, Vevey, Switzerland, according to"ZINN Die Zinngiesser der Schweiz und ihre Marken, Walter-Verlag Olten 1983, Suisse, Hugo SCHNEIDER-Paul KNEUSS, page 192, number 1427"

60 euros

Plate in good condition.Traces of use.

Diameter : 26 cm

Weight : 660 gr.

 

Touch-marks of Master and of quality on the back:

Alexander GOLDNER, born in 1776, died in 1826, Lausanne, Switzerland, according to "ZINN Die Zinngiesser der Schweiz und ihre Marken, Walter-Verlag Olten 1983, Switzerland, Hugo SCHNEIDER-Paul KNEUSS, page 117, number 797"

Number 31 on the recto

80 euros

Plate in good condition. Traces of use.

Diameter : 23,3 cm

Weight : 460 gr.

Touch-marks of Master and of quality on the back:

Gabriel I CHARTON, born in 1663, died in 1737, Geneva, Switzerland, according to "L'ETAIN ET LE LIVRE DES POTIERS GENEVOIS, Slatkine Reprints ,GENEVA, 1973, Ernest NAEF, Switzerland, page 167"

60 euros

Half-pint pot, in good condition. Traces of use.

Maximum diameter : 8,2 cm

Height : 9,4 cm

Weight : 270 gr.

Touch-mark of Master on the base:

"R.POMPE, R.Gde Ile 33, BRUXELLES", Brussels, Belgium. He started his business in 1903. This information comes from a pewter exhibition catalogue:" De schenking Dubois" pag. 21,(1982) which belongs to the stedelijk museum of Bruges.

Other mark : " ½ PINT"

40 euros

Plate in good condition.Traces of use. Small crack on the side (visible on the top left-hand photograph).

Diameter : 31,5 cm

Weight : 930gr.

Touch-marks of Master and of quality on the back :

David ANGELIN, born in 1780, died in 1844, Vevey, Switzerland, according to "ZINN Die Zinngiesser der Schweiz und ihre Marken, Walter-Verlag 1983, Suisse, Hugo SCHNEIDER-Paul KNEUSS, page 192, number 1427"

80 euros