Pewter is an alloy of tin hardened with small amounts of other metals such as copper, lead, zinc, antimony and sometimes silver. The craft of pewtering started in antiquity - the earliest known item, a flask dating from c1450 BC, was found in Egypt.

Pewter is believed to have been introduced to Britain by the Romans, who exploited the main source of tin in Europe at the time, which was in Cornwall. The craft fell into decline after the Romans withdrew from Britain but it is thought that the Cistercian monks reintroduced it after the Norman Conquest in AD 1066.

Known as "the poor man's silver", production spread throughout the country with a wide range of mainly domestic goods being made.

In the year 1348 Articles were granted to the Worshipful Company of Pewterers in London, which enabled them to control the quality of pewter. Two grades of pewter were more...

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A leather wallet, Dooney & Bourke. Features tan and black…

Dooney & Bourke Pebbled Leather Wallet with Logo Stitching

A leather wallet, Dooney & Bourke. Features tan and black pebbled leather exterior with stitched logo. Dome closure opens to red canvas lined interior with one bill compartment and six leather card slots. Gold tone hardware. Approximately 20 x 9.5 cm.

Two vintage Indian carved wood card boxes including: dome…

Vintage Indian Carved Wood Card Boxes

Two vintage Indian carved wood card boxes including: dome topped box, with carved naval insignia to lid, (length 20 cm approx); and a box with carved deity figures to lid, (length 15 cm approx).

A Victorian handpainted glass dome, diameter 13 cm

Victorian Handpainted Glass Dome - 13cm Diameter

A Victorian handpainted glass dome, diameter 13 cm

Chinese domed glass cork temple scene carved cork scene, under…

Chinese Cork Temple Scene Under Glass Dome (9 words)

Chinese domed glass cork temple scene carved cork scene, under glass dome, glass cracked, height 25 cm

A Victorian silver plated meat dome. Length 40 cm.

Victorian Silver Plated Meat Dome - 40cm Length

A Victorian silver plated meat dome. Length 40 cm.

Antique plated meat dome A. Saunders Sydney, measures 35.5 cm

Antique Meat Dome by A. Saunders Sydney - 35.5 cm

Antique plated meat dome A. Saunders Sydney, measures 35.5 cm

Marriage dome (A/F to dome), approx 43 cm high

43cm Marriage Dome - A Unique Symbol of Love

Marriage dome (A/F to dome), approx 43 cm high

Vintage dome topped mantle clock, has key and pendulum, approx…

Vintage Dome Mantle Clock with Key and Pendulum

Vintage dome topped mantle clock, has key and pendulum, approx 44 cm x 23 cm

A Max Mara Luggage Holder. Features brown leather with brown…

Max Mara Leather Luggage Holder with Gold M Logo

A Max Mara Luggage Holder. Features brown leather with brown stitching, a gold tone M logo and double dome closure. Dimensions 7.6 x 5.2 cm. Comes together with drawstring pouch.

Small German china shoulder plate doll, black painted moulded…

Black-haired German China Doll in Lace Gown

Small German china shoulder plate doll, black painted moulded hair with china lower limbs in original black lace gown in display dome 10 cm

Retro brass & glass dome clock, marked made in West Germany,…

Vintage German Brass Dome Clock with Key & Pendulum

Retro brass & glass dome clock, marked made in West Germany, has key & pendulum, 23 cm high approx

Art Nouveau style silver plate glass sugar shaker silver plate…

Art Nouveau Glass Sugar Shaker with Silver Plate Cover

Art Nouveau style silver plate glass sugar shaker silver plate cover, to decorative glass bottle, height 17 cm

Victorian Davenport silver plate lidded bowl dome shaped silver…

Imari Pattern Hand-Painted Silver Plate Lidded Bowl

Victorian Davenport silver plate lidded bowl dome shaped silver plate lid, to hand painted bowl, decorated with Imari pattern, marked to base, diameter 12 cm.

A watch ring, the rope designed dome opening on a Khesar watch,…

Khesar Stainless Steel Watch Ring - Size O

A watch ring, the rope designed dome opening on a Khesar watch, stainless steel. Size O.

A Tibetan hand held prayer wheel, in brass, copper and white…

Tibetan Prayer Wheel with Semi-Precious Stones

A Tibetan hand held prayer wheel, in brass, copper and white metal, dome shaped and with finial, chain and copper handle, decorated to the dome with auspicious letters and semi precious stones. Length 22 cm

A silver plate meat dome & tray & a silver plate comport,…

Silver Plate Meat Dome, Tray & Comport Set

A silver plate meat dome & tray & a silver plate comport, length 22-36 cm

A figural diorama, early 20th century, the moulded and painted…

Children in Garden Diorama

A figural diorama, early 20th century, the moulded and painted diorama of a young boy and girl picking flowers in a lush garden setting with classical buildings in the background, beneath a clear glass dome, on a cardboard base. Probably Swiss, part of a…

A Guy Boyd Australian Pottery lamp base, Guy Boyd (1923-1988),…

Guy Boyd Fish and Turtle Lamp Base

A Guy Boyd Australian Pottery lamp base, Guy Boyd (1923-1988), the dome shaped lamp base decorated with Indigenous fish and turtle on yellow ground crackle glaze, with incised signature to base, height 13.5 cm

Chinese crackle glaze porcelain water pot, of dome form, in…

Chinese Crackle Glaze Porcelain Water Pot

Chinese crackle glaze porcelain water pot, of dome form, in pale tones, height 7.5 cm

A Bentima 400 day mantle clock, silvered dial, gold Arabic…

Bentima 400 Day Mantle Clock with Glass Dome

A Bentima 400 day mantle clock, silvered dial, gold Arabic numerals and hands, gilt clock with wind movement, glass dome, height 29 cm

Pair of Wedgwood Jasperware tea light holders, of dome form,…

Wedgwood Jasperware Dancing Hours Tea Light Holders

Pair of Wedgwood Jasperware tea light holders, of dome form, decorated with dancing hours on blue base, with fern surround, height 8 cm (2)

A Grimwades floral cheese Keeper, early 20th century, in shades…

Grimwades Floral Cheese Keeper with Gilt Highlights

A Grimwades floral cheese Keeper, early 20th century, in shades of green with gilt highlights, a shaped platter with a moulded dome with a scroll handle and shaped cabochons decorated with flowers in autumnal colours; with stamp of Grimwades Stoke on…

A Chinese olive-green celadon glazed jar, a garlic dome sitting…

Celadon Floral Jar with Garlic Dome

A Chinese olive-green celadon glazed jar, a garlic dome sitting above the bulbous body that has a continuous incised floral decoration, height 25 cm

Vintage Saunders of Sydney dome shaped mantle clock, no key,…

Vintage Dome Mantle Clock with Pendulum, No Key

Vintage Saunders of Sydney dome shaped mantle clock, no key, has pendulum, approx 47 cm long, 24 cm high

A Stuart Crystal sugar caster, of pillar form with a compressed…

Stuart Crystal Sugar Caster with Plated Dome Cover

A Stuart Crystal sugar caster, of pillar form with a compressed globular lower body, diamond cut to the neck, a star burst underside and with a plated dome cover with finial. Height 16.5 cm

A Walker & Hall silver plated meat dome L 30 cm

30cm Walker & Hall Silver Plated Meat Dome

A Walker & Hall silver plated meat dome L 30 cm

Edwardian silver plated domed meat dish cover, with fixed loop…

Silver Plated Domed Meat Dish Cover with Handle

Edwardian silver plated domed meat dish cover, with fixed loop handle

Domed German 400 day clock painted rose dial, stamped S. Haller,…

Rose Dial German 400 Day Clock with Dome

Domed German 400 day clock painted rose dial, stamped S. Haller, Simonswald. Height 22 cm approx, including dome.

Silver plate meat cover

Silver Meat Cover

Silver plate meat cover

Antique French Marriage dome

French Wedding Dome

Antique French Marriage dome

An EPNS poultry dome, delicate beaded decoration to the base &…

EPNS Poultry Dome with Beaded Decoration and Oval Handle

An EPNS poultry dome, delicate beaded decoration to the base & oval handle fitment, length 37 cm

A silver plated meat dome

Silver Plated Meat Dome for Elegant Dining

A silver plated meat dome

A Bohemian satin glass trinket box, later 19th century. of…

Bohemian Satin Glass Trinket Box with Shepherdess and Flowers

A Bohemian satin glass trinket box, later 19th century. of globular form and hinged with a low dome lid, decorated with a shepherdess surrounded with flowers and gilt paste to a lemon ground; the lower body also with a frieze of flowers. Height 8.5 cm.…

Dome top wall mountable display cabinet 90 cm wide, 30 cm deep,…

Wall-Mounted Dome Display Cabinet (90x30x91 cm)

Dome top wall mountable display cabinet 90 cm wide, 30 cm deep, 91 cm high

A carved ivory bangle, with dome matching ring. Circa 1930.

Ivory bangle and ring set, 1930

A carved ivory bangle, with dome matching ring. Circa 1930.

A large silver plate meat dome, 46 cm

46cm Silver Meat Dome

A large silver plate meat dome, 46 cm

Small dome topped clock, battery movement, approx 17 cm high,…

Domed Battery Clock - 17x33x6cm

Small dome topped clock, battery movement, approx 17 cm high, 33 cm wide, 6 cm deep

A collection of glass decanters, dome & jelly mould

A collection of glass decanters, dome & jelly mould

An Art Deco Thermoplastic desk lamp, with adjustable dome shade…

Adjustable Art Deco Desk Lamp

An Art Deco Thermoplastic desk lamp, with adjustable dome shade on a metal frame, height 27.5 cm, depth 16 cm

One standard 400 day anniversary glass dome 27 cm high, 14 cm…

400 Day Anniversary Glass Dome - 27cm x 14cm

One standard 400 day anniversary glass dome 27 cm high, 14 cm diameter

One standard 400 day anniversary glass dome 27 cm high, 14 cm…

400 Day Anniversary Glass Dome - 27cm x 14cm

One standard 400 day anniversary glass dome 27 cm high, 14 cm diameter

Victorian silver plate meat dome

Victorian Silver Meat Dome

Victorian silver plate meat dome

A Mexican dress ring, dome shaped with multi-colour stones…

Mexican Multicolour Stone Dome Ring on Silver

A Mexican dress ring, dome shaped with multi-colour stones setting, on silver. Size O-P. Weight 3.2g.

A dome ivory ring, set with gold. Size K.

Ivory and Gold Dome Ring, Size K

A dome ivory ring, set with gold. Size K.

A silver plated Hardy Brothers oval cloche, 25 x 37 x 29 cm

Silver Plated Hardy Brothers Oval Cloche

A silver plated Hardy Brothers oval cloche, 25 x 37 x 29 cm

Three Victorian silver brooches, an oval brooch featuring Lilly…

Three Victorian silver brooches, an oval brooch featuring Lilly of the valley, Birmingham 1883, metal pin, length 45 mm; one centring a heart, Birmingham 1900, metal pin, length 45 mm; and a pin brooch later attached with an oval dome with dentil pattern,…

Attractive glass dome mantle clock

Glass Dome Mantle Clock

Attractive glass dome mantle clock

Antique silver plated food cover and one other the food cover…

Antique Silver Plated Food Cover and Tureen Set

Antique silver plated food cover and one other the food cover (EPGS), 25.5 cm wide, together with vintage silver plated tureen

EP meat cover with 2 serving dishes

Meat Feast: EP Cover and Two Dishes

EP meat cover with 2 serving dishes

A sterling silver dome ring, openwork design, inset with onyx.…

Onyx Inset Sterling Silver Dome Ring - Size L-M

A sterling silver dome ring, openwork design, inset with onyx. Size L-M. Weight 11.2g

A pair of a French pottery lidded vases, mid 20th century, of…

French Pottery Lidded Vases with Floral Decoration

A pair of a French pottery lidded vases, mid 20th century, of lobed amphora form with a moulded dome lid with finial and supported on a fluted spreading socle and a plinth base, decorated with reserves of flowers, coloured borders and with gold highlights…

Two Theodor Recknagel bisque baby dolls solid dome heads…

German Bisque Baby Dolls in Wooden Cot

Two Theodor Recknagel bisque baby dolls solid dome heads painted features on rag bodies 15 cm in wooden cot marked Germany 3/0 R137A

Skeleton clock glass dome. No base, height 34 cm, width 25 cm…

Skeleton Clock in Glass Dome

Skeleton clock glass dome. No base, height 34 cm, width 25 cm depth 13 cm

A fine signed Paul Ysart 'Harlequin' Scottish paperweight, from…

Signed Paul Ysart Harlequin Scottish Paperweight (6cm, 1971)

A fine signed Paul Ysart 'Harlequin' Scottish paperweight, from 1971, with paper label of Paul Harland Studio, harlequin pattern PY3008 from the Paul Ysart pattern book, with striking controlled 'Bouncing' bubbles encased in the clear glass dome rising…

Two pairs of American sterling silver pepper pots, mid 20th…

Sterling Silver Pepper Pots, Mid 20th Century

Two pairs of American sterling silver pepper pots, mid 20th century, with maker's mark for William R. Elfers Co and others marked sterling and with intaglio marks, one pair of tapering and fluted pillar form with domed lids, the other pair of cylindrical…

An Esther Hunt chalkware bust of 'Butterfly', circa 1930s, the…

Esther Hunt Butterfly Chalkware Bust

An Esther Hunt chalkware bust of 'Butterfly', circa 1930s, the handpainted and moulded figure of a young Asian girl with a wistful gaze attired in a Prussian blue and floral robe and a jewelled and floral cloche; inscribed signature verso and painted name…

An EPNS meat dome, with beaded decoration to the base and oval…

Beaded EPNS Meat Dome with Oval Handle, 41.5 cm

An EPNS meat dome, with beaded decoration to the base and oval handle fitment, 41.5 cm, length

A 400 day clock and a glass dome retailed by Schatz. 31 cm high

Schatz 400-Day Clock with Glass Dome - 31cm

A 400 day clock and a glass dome retailed by Schatz. 31 cm high

Silver plated helmet shaped food cover

Silver Helmet Food Cover

Silver plated helmet shaped food cover

Antique dome top sea trunk, 81 cm, 46 cm approx

Antique Sea Trunk - Dome Top - 81cm

Antique dome top sea trunk, 81 cm, 46 cm approx

Schatz 400 day clock, with glass dome and key, height 29 cm…

400 Day Clock with Glass Dome and Key

Schatz 400 day clock, with glass dome and key, height 29 cm approx

Silver plated soup tureen, with dome shaped lid, by James Dixon,…

James Dixon Sheffield Silver Plated Soup Tureen with Lid

Silver plated soup tureen, with dome shaped lid, by James Dixon, Sheffield, 36 cm wide approx

Small silver plated meat cover

Silver Plated Meat Cover

Small silver plated meat cover

German Kundo 400 day dome clock

German Kundo 400 Day Clock Dome

German Kundo 400 day dome clock

Kundo 400 day clock with glass dome, 25 cm wide, 23 cm high

Kundo 400 Day Clock with Glass Dome - 25cm x 23cm

Kundo 400 day clock with glass dome, 25 cm wide, 23 cm high

Vintage sarcophagus form tea caddy dome lid, opening to fitted…

Sarcophagus Tea Caddy with Fitted Interior and Silver Lining

Vintage sarcophagus form tea caddy dome lid, opening to fitted interior, with 2 lidded compartments, with remnants of silver lining, on bun feet, height 17 cm, width 20 cm

Silver plated meat cover. Some wear to plate. Length 38 cm

Silver Plated Meat Cover - 38cm Length

Silver plated meat cover. Some wear to plate. Length 38 cm

Early English blue and white cheese dome and base. Floral…

Blue and White Cheese Dome with Floral Decoration

Early English blue and white cheese dome and base. Floral decoration. Glaze chip. Height 25 cm

Six small portable brass kerosene lamps, five with weighted…

Set of 19th Century Brass Kerosene Lamps

Six small portable brass kerosene lamps, five with weighted dome style bases, all with single brass burners and chimneys, late 19th century, (6 items), the largest 22 cm high,

Mirek Smisek, plate & cheese dome, impressed marks, 26 cm & 18…

Mirek Smisek Plate and Cheese Dome Set

Mirek Smisek, plate & cheese dome, impressed marks, 26 cm & 18 cm diameter

Antique French marriage dome, 39 cm high

French Antique Marriage Dome - 39cm High

Antique French marriage dome, 39 cm high

A pair of antique enamel decorated opaline vases, plus other,…

Antique Opaline and Enamel Vases with Floral Motifs

A pair of antique enamel decorated opaline vases, plus other, 19th to early 20th century, baluster vases with flowers and grasses in muted colours picked out in gilt on an olive ground, and a turquoise crackle Bohemian type glass jar with a dome top and…

A Hardy Brothers silver plate meat dome & tray

Hardy Bros. Silver Plate Meat Dome & Tray

A Hardy Brothers silver plate meat dome & tray

An H.J. Bradford skeleton clock, under glass dome

Bradford Skeleton Clock Under Glass Dome

An H.J. Bradford skeleton clock, under glass dome

19th century silver plate cloche, of dome form with robust…

Silver Plate Pumpkin Handle Cloche

19th century silver plate cloche, of dome form with robust handle in the form of a pumpkin, coat of arms to the front and back and beaded trim to the base, length 46 cm

French trinket box in the form of a dome trunk, 8 cm high, 21…

French Dome Trunk Trinket Box - 8x21x10 cm

French trinket box in the form of a dome trunk, 8 cm high, 21 cm long, 10 cm wide

A silver plated claret jug and a gilt metal claret jug, circa…

Antique Claret Jugs, Silver and Gilt Metal, Circa 1900

A silver plated claret jug and a gilt metal claret jug, circa 1900, a Robert Pringle silver plate mounted jug of lobed oval form with a plain collar and flat lid with stepped finial and a split tubular volute handle, cut to the body with flora and cross…

A silver-plate domed food cover

Silver-plate Food Dome

A silver-plate domed food cover

Masudaya toys (Japan) X-80 Planet Explorer, 1963 (crack to…

Masudaya X-80 Planet Explorer Toy (1963) - VG Condition

Masudaya toys (Japan) X-80 Planet Explorer, 1963 (crack to dome) (VG)

Long dome topped mantle clock, has key and pendulum, approx 21…

Dome Mantle Clock with Key and Pendulum

Long dome topped mantle clock, has key and pendulum, approx 21 cm high, 57 cm wide, 13 cm deep

An antique English pewter pumpkin form food cover, width 46 cm

English Pewter Pumpkin Food Cover - Antique Collectible

An antique English pewter pumpkin form food cover, width 46 cm

A James Wilkinson, Sheffield silver plate meat dome & a silver…

Sheffield Meat Dome and Pierced Dish in Silver Plate

A James Wilkinson, Sheffield silver plate meat dome & a silver plate pierced dish

Three silver rings, 31 x 23 mm pierced dome top with mother of…

Silver Rings with Inlaid Flowers, Amethyst and Panther Designs

Three silver rings, 31 x 23 mm pierced dome top with mother of pearl inlaid flowers, size O, one collet set with an oval cut amethyst to gold highlighted shoulders and bead decoration, size O1/2, other set with a panther, size M, top 12 x 24 mm, total wt.…

A Victorian silver locket brooch, spiral form with central…

Victorian Spiral Locket Brooch with Ovoid Dome

A Victorian silver locket brooch, spiral form with central ovoid dome. Width 35 mm.

A clear glass food cover, French, 19th century. 18 cm high, 18…

Clear Glass Food Cover, 19th Century French

A clear glass food cover, French, 19th century. 18 cm high, 18 cm diameter

Antique silver plated food dome Sheffield, Walker & Hall

Sheffield Walker & Hall Silver Plated Food Dome

Antique silver plated food dome Sheffield, Walker & Hall

A Tudric Pewter tureen and cover, for Liberty & Co. stamped…

Tudric Pewter Tureen and Cover for Liberty & Co

A Tudric Pewter tureen and cover, for Liberty & Co. stamped 01326, circular with two loop handles, shallow dome cover with arched handle. Width 24.5 cm

A brass 400-day torsion clock with glass dome, white enamel…

Brass 400-Day Torsion Clock with Glass Dome

A brass 400-day torsion clock with glass dome, white enamel dial with Arabic numerals. Overall height 30 cm.

George V sterling silver sugar caster plain octagonal baluster…

Octagonal Sterling Silver Sugar Caster with Urn Finial

George V sterling silver sugar caster plain octagonal baluster form, pierced dome top with urn finial, Birmingham 1910, maker Charles Wilkes

George III sterling silver sugar caster, traditional form,…

1791 George III Sterling Silver Sugar Caster, London, 76g

George III sterling silver sugar caster, traditional form, pierced dome top with urn finial, engraved crest, London 1791, makers Samuel Godbehere & Edward Wigan, 76 grams

J D Kestner solid dome bisque character baby doll all painted…

JDK Bisque Character Baby Doll, Germany Marked 243 2/0

J D Kestner solid dome bisque character baby doll all painted features on 5 piece bent limb body 17 cm marked Germany 243 2/0

German solid dome bisque character baby doll all painted…

German Bisque Character Baby Doll, Marked 3-4/0, 18cm

German solid dome bisque character baby doll all painted moulded features with open mouth on 5 piece bent limb body 18 cm marked 3-4/0

Theodor Recknagel bisque solid dome character baby all moulded…

Bisque Baby Doll with Blue Bonnet and Bent Limbs

Theodor Recknagel bisque solid dome character baby all moulded features with blue bonnet on 5 piece bent limb body 19 cm marked R a 28 - 12/0

Silver plate meat / food cover width 37 cm

37 cm Silver Plate Food Cover

Silver plate meat / food cover width 37 cm

German all brass Anniversary 400 day clock, with glass dome

German Brass 400 Day Anniversary Clock with Glass Dome

German all brass Anniversary 400 day clock, with glass dome

Wade young Princess Elizabeth figure under dome a cellulose…

Cellulose Princess Elizabeth Figure Under Glass Dome

Wade young Princess Elizabeth figure under dome a cellulose figure of young Princess Elizabeth, on footed wood base, under glass dome, circa 1930s, height 27 cm approx, dome.