Antique-shop.com

Antiques! => Antique Questions Forum => Topic started by: stloubrew on September 05, 2011, 07:00:49 AM

Title: Old Pewter Dispenser ?
Post by: stloubrew on September 05, 2011, 07:00:49 AM

Hello All, I've been trying to find out about this piece of pewter. I'm not sure what it was made for, maybe coffee or tea? Would this be American? The lid also appears to have been dropped at some point, would it be wise to try and bend it back? If anyone could give me some keywords other than coffee, tea and dispenser, perhaps I could do a little more research.
Thanks,
Steve
(http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c97/StLouBrew/041.jpg)

(http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c97/StLouBrew/042.jpg)

(http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c97/StLouBrew/043.jpg)

(http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c97/StLouBrew/044.jpg)

(http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c97/StLouBrew/047.jpg)

(http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c97/StLouBrew/045.jpg)

Title: Re: Old Pewter Dispenser ?
Post by: snowflake on September 05, 2011, 07:39:48 AM

I am searching footed coffee/tea urn and came up with similar ones. Didn't find your exact piece.
Here is a link to one:
http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/5661455

Good luck! It's a lovely piece.

Title: Re: Old Pewter Dispenser ?
Post by: snowflake on September 05, 2011, 07:42:25 AM

Check out this water urn:
http://www.anns-antiques.com/Silver_and_Pewter_files/18th%20Century%20Pewter%20Water%20Urn.shtml

Title: Re: Old Pewter Dispenser ?
Post by: stloubrew on September 05, 2011, 07:59:26 AM

Wow, You are good Snowflake!  Thanks a ton!
Steve

Title: Re: Old Pewter Dispenser ?
Post by: snowflake on September 05, 2011, 08:15:46 AM

You're welcome!

I have better luck finding out about other things than what I own.  :)

I had no luck with the mark on the bottom. This site might help:
http://www.pewterbank.com/html/makers___marks.html

Maybe the experts here will come up with something.

Title: Re: Old Pewter Dispenser ?
Post by: talesofthesevenseas on September 05, 2011, 09:58:22 PM

I just wanted to comment that your urn is wonderful! It is so neat to have the date and initials, it must have been a long-ago wedding present!

Title: Re: Old Pewter Dispenser ?
Post by: KC on September 06, 2011, 10:06:08 PM

Totally have to agree with Talesof!  Nice piece!!!!

I am not able to zoom in to the bottom of the piece...

Title: Re: Old Pewter Dispenser ?
Post by: GreenhornGirl on September 06, 2011, 10:54:15 PM

LOL @ snowflake!  Aww, don't worry snowflake, we're all learners & the more you visit this forum definitely the better you will get!  This is a really charming piece.  I'd try the keywords coffee urn, hot water urn, cow, chocolate pot, footed, three legs, three-legged, including things like handle, spigot, etc.  The front "tap" on the front is called a spigot, commonly misspelled as a spicket.

Here's a little French one circa 1950s:  http://www.ioffer.com/i/great-vintage-french-pewter-2-handled-coffee-urn-cow-207156112

Your item is really cute, if I were you I would take it to a local antique shop and see if they can put an approximate date and at least country of origin to it, which should assist you with the pricing.  Unless someone here can tell you.  Good luck!

Title: Re: Old Pewter Dispenser ?
Post by: cogar on September 07, 2011, 02:57:41 AM

Me thinks that is called a .... samovar.

http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/pewter-samovar (http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/pewter-samovar)

Title: Re: Old Pewter Dispenser ?
Post by: KC on September 07, 2011, 09:01:23 PM

cogar I have found that almost any name goes these days...  Although a samovar originally was created to heat water, hold tea pot on top and hold coals then later was adapted to be electric.