Pewter
#3283
Here is a pewter plate, with relief cast floral decoration. It is from Nuremberg, Germany, and was made sometime in the middle of the 17th century, by a member of the Spatz family. It is marked with a shield shaped mark. The left half of the marks depicts half an eagle, and the other half has the initials "NS". A dish from the same mold is pictured in "Pewter of the Western World, 1600-1850" by Peter Hornsby. It is identical to plate #27, page #33, bottom right. The plate measures 7 1/4" in diameter, and is in pretty good condition, with some wrinkling, and a small hanging hole in the side being the only damage.
The price on the dish is $875
Here is a pewter plate, with relief cast floral decoration. It is from Nuremberg, Germany, and was made sometime in the middle of the 17th century, by a member of the Spatz family. It is marked with a shield shaped mark. The left half of the marks depicts half an eagle, and the other half has the initials "NS". A dish from the same mold is pictured in "Pewter of the Western World, 1600-1850" by Peter Hornsby. It is identical to plate #27, page #33, bottom right. The plate measures 7 1/4" in diameter, and is in pretty good condition, with some wrinkling, and a small hanging hole in the side being the only damage.
The price on the dish is $875
#1404
This is a pewter plate with relief cast floral decoration, the is probably German, and from the middle years of the 17th century. It is marked "DL" in an oval, over a shield containing a large star in the center. The plate is 7 7/8" in diameter, and fairly crisp on the face with some dings and minor wear. It also has a rim split that has been repaired from the rear, that goes about 1/4 of the way around the center boss. There are also period owner's initials on the back, "KT', and "PR". There is a small hanging hole in the rim.
The price of the plate is $695
#5760
This pewter plate with cast relief decoration depicts Ferdinand the 3rd, Holy Roman Emperor, who ruled from 1637-1657. Around the rim are depictions of 6 of what I assume are Princes of the Holy Roman Empire. The rim is split about 1/2 way around, and there are a few casting flaws in the rim. That being stated, the face of the plate is quite crisp. The is some 19th century ink accession numbers on both the front and the back of the plate, from where it had probably belonged to a European Museum or collection at one time. This plate is about 7 1/2" in diameter.
The price on this plate is $595
#5180
Here is a very rare early pewter basting spoon. I have seen silver basting spoons by early American silversmiths, but I suspect that very few survive in pewter. This spoon has characteristics that would be encountered from the late 17th into the early 18th centuries. It does have an old repair to the handle just above the bowl of the spoon, but is in remarkably untouched good condition otherwise. The spoon is 15 1/2" long.
The basting spoon is $875
Here is a very rare early pewter basting spoon. I have seen silver basting spoons by early American silversmiths, but I suspect that very few survive in pewter. This spoon has characteristics that would be encountered from the late 17th into the early 18th centuries. It does have an old repair to the handle just above the bowl of the spoon, but is in remarkably untouched good condition otherwise. The spoon is 15 1/2" long.
The basting spoon is $875