Spelter Plaque of G. Verdi. Round plaque made from spelter to look as bronze - head in relief of G. Verdi, the composer. Plaque measures 15.5 cm diameter (6.1/4 inches). Hanging loop on rear. Excellent condition.
Circa: Early 20th Century
Condition: Excellent
 

English Pewter Arts and Crafts Jug. Made by William Hutton & Sons Ltd, Sheffield, this Arts & Crafts Movement creamer was made for Liberty’s of London. Very strong design ethic. Creamer measures 8 cm high (3.1/8 inches), and 11 cm wide handle to spout (4.1/4 inches). Has one little indentation on top rim, otherwise excellent condition. Marked underneath with Hutton’s name, then "English Pewter 04494 3 Made in Sheffield, England".
Circa: Early 20th Century
Condition: Very Good - see description
Country of Origin: GB
Manufacturer: William Hutton & Sons for Liberty's  

Hammered Pewter Bowl, Arts and Crafts. A pewter bowl, with hammered finish and crimped edges. Quite heavy, no maker’s marks, and, unusually, it is also beaten on the underneath. Very Arts and Crafts in style, and possibly in period. Inside has a few rusty-coloured marks, but these are probably not permanently in the pewter, they would be stains from flower water, and should clean off with CLR or similar products. (Which I will do if I ever get the time!).
This is a lovely little bowl, suitable for fruit or as a float bowl. It measures 19cm diameter (7.1/2 inches) and 8cm high (3.1/8 inches). Excellent condition, apart from the inside stains, which are really minor.
Circa: 1910-1920s
Condition: Very Good - see description
 

Small Kitsch 1930s Pin Dish, Pewter. A round pin dish - beaten metal (probably pewter) applied to a wooden base, with a painted blue pansy decoration. This type of craftwork was very popular in the 1920s and 30s, and much of it was made at home. We see wall plaques, pin dishes, powder bowls and candlesticks all decorated in a similar manner. This little sweetie is 12.25cm diameter (4.3/4 inches). You can also repaint the wood and pansy a different colour if wished.
Circa: 1930s
Condition: Very Good - used
Country of Origin: NZ
Manufacturer: Home made  

Pair Old Spelter Vancouver Souvenir Napkin Ri Full of character! This pair of early napkin rings - made in spelter, or it could be Britannia metal, they depict scenes from Vancouver, featuring the Canadian Pacific Railway Station, the Dominion Trust Building and the General Post Office. The backgrounds of the scenes and the souvenir panel are gilded. Napkin rings measure 3 cm high and 5 cm diameter (1.1/4 inches by 2 inches). Excellent vintage condition.
Circa: Late 19th Century/ Early 20th C
Condition: Excellent
Country of Origin: CA
 

Arts and Crafts Style Pewter Napkin Ring. A flat oval napkin ring, made of hammered pewter with a fairly crude star motif on the front. Would date from the early 20th century, and the Arts and Crafts Movement. Measures 6cm (2.3/8 inches) wide, and 4cm (1.5/8 inches) at its highest point. Measures approx 2.5cm (1 inch) deep. Good condition.
 

Oriental Antimony Inkwell. A small inkwell, probably Japanese, but could be Chinese. It is made in the metal antimony, and decorated with a beautiful pattern of chrysanthemums in high relief. The lid hinges open to reveal a white glass inkwell liner. The liner has a sort of chip on the inner rim (see photo) - it’s not at all sharp, rather rounded in fact, could be old, or in the manufacture, as the glass is moulded , and quite crude. Inkwell measures 6cm x 5cm (2.3/8 inches x 2.1/8 inches). About 3cm high (1.1/4 inches). It is in very good condition although there is an ink stain under the lid (which may well clean off). Probably dates from 1920s-50s. Airmail Post to North America: US$6.75.
Circa: Early 20th century
Condition: Very Good - See description
Country of Origin: JP
 

Greyhound Dog Figurine, Victorian Spelter. A large silvered spelter figure of a dog - looks like a greyhound, well muscled body, good depth of rib. Victorian period, with nice ground details of leaves and foliage. Very good condition, just a slight kink in the tail.
Measurements: 20 cm high, 29 cm wide and 10 cm deep (8 inches high, 11.1/2 inches wide, and 4 inches deep).
Circa: Late 19th Century Victorian.
Condition: Very Good - see description
Country of Origin: GB
 

Pewter Art Nouveau Large Sifter Spoon. A large spoon with a sifter bowl, made in pewter with Art Nouveau design to stem. Measures 20cm long (8 inches) - bowl is 6.5cm wide (2.1/2 inches). No maker’s marks, probably European. Early 20th century.
Circa: Early 20th Century
Condition: Excellent
 

Victorian Ornate Pewter Teapot. Large pewter teapot with nicely detailed footrim, spout and handle. Maker is Shaw & Fisher, Sheffield (their mark for 1833-1894). Teapot measures 16 cm high by 30 cm wide (6.1/4 inches by 11.3/4 inches). Condition: 2 small dents (one on each side, although both are very very minor) and the handle base has pushed the metal around it in somewhat. Basically very good condition. Very decorative.
Circa: Late 19th Century
Condition: Very Good - see description
Country of Origin: GB
Manufacturer: Shaw & Fisher, Sheffield  

Victorian Small Bust of Shakespeare, Spelter. Little painted spelter bust of Shakespeare on an alabaster pedestal base. It has a signature on the rear of the bust, but I can’t read it (See photo). Bust measures about 14 cm high (5.1/2 inches). The spelter has some pitting and paint loss mainly on his forehead. The base has some minor edge chipping at the bottom of the column. Otherwise in good sound condition.
Circa: Late 19th Century
Condition: Very Good - see description
 

Arts and Crafts Hammered Pewter Creamer. A nice little hammered pewter creamer, Lion Pewter, British, Made in England. Very Arts and Crafts style, with inset pewter small roundels. Excellent condition. measures 14cm wide handle to spout (5.1.2 inches) and stands 8.5cm high (3.1/4 inches). Would date from the early 20th century.
 

Victorian Sad Iron, Three Bases. Vintage steel sad irons - wooden handle still in good working order. It clips onto its various bases - there are two number "2" bases, stamped with the maker’s name Taylor Forbes Ltd, Guelph. Canada.
The third base has shaped or worn heel, and appears to be a brass-coloured metal, possibly bronze. It is smaller, and unmarked. Larger bases measure 17.5 cm long (just under 7 inches), and the smaller measures 16 cm (6.1/4 inches) long, and has a rather loose top - may need screwing up, there are large screws there. The Canadian bases show some surface rust, but nothing serious - one has rust under the handle clip area, but this would not effect ironing. All very heavy!
Circa: Late 19th to Early 20th Century
Condition: Very Good - See Description
Country of Origin: CA
Manufacturer: Taylor Forbes