Pewter is a malleable metal alloy, traditionally between 85 and 99 percent tin, with the remainder commonly consisting of copper, antimony and lead. Copper and antimony act as hardeners while lead is common in the lower grades of pewter, which have a bluish tint. It has a low melting point, around 170–230 °C, depending on the exact mixture of metals. Pewter was first used around the beginning of the Bronze Age in the Near East. The earliest piece of pewter found is from an Egyptian tomb from 1450 BC.
Pewter Price/Value Guide
| Name | Description | Size | Price |
| Basin | B. Barners, Eagle Stamped On Interior | 2 7/8 x 10 3/4 |
220 |
| Basin | Blakslee Barns, Flared Rim | 6 5/8 |
812 |
| Basin | Hammered Bouge, Crowned Monogram, Marked, London, Late 1700s | 18 1/2 |
1093 |
| Basin | Henry Will, Shaped & Rolled Edge, c. 1775 | 2 5/8 x 12 1/4 |
63800 |
| Basin | Love, Marked | 11 |
400 |
| Basin | Thomas Melville II, Polished Marked | 2 x 8 |
500 |
| Basin | Townsend & Compton | 2 x 8 |
55 |
| Basin | Townsend & Compton, Hammered, 18th century | 13 |
295 |
| Basin | Townsend & Compton, London | 2 1/2 x 9 1/4 |
110 |
| Basin | W.& S.Yale, Meriden, Conn., c.1813 | 6 5/8 x 1 5/8 |
575 |
| Beaker | Bud Terminal Handle | 3 1/2 x 2 3/4 |
306 |
| Beaker | J.H. Palethorp, Flared, Incised Rings, Philadelphia | 3 1/8 |
696 |
| Beaker | James B. Woodbury, Flared, 4 Incised Rings, Philadelphia | 3 1/8 |
290 |
| Beaker | James Weekes, Ringed, Flared, Footed | 3 3/4 |
1276 |
| Beaker | TB & Co., 2 Incised Rings, Marked | 3 |
255 |
| Beaker | Thomas Boardman, Lucius Hart, 3 Horizontal Bands, Flared Base, Pair | 4 |
1856 |
| Bowl | J.B. Woodbury, O. Colton, Stepped Foot | 4 x 6 |
1044 |
| Bowl | W. Crossman, W.A. West, Z. Leonard, Taunton, Mass., Lobed | 4 x 6 1/4 |
1102 |
| Brushpot | London, Stamped, 19th Century | 8 |
61 |
| Candlestick | Freeman Porter, Westbrook, Maine, Turned Stem, Domed Foot, c. 1850 | 6 |
812 |
| Candlestick | Henry Hopper, New York, Turned & Tapered | 12 |
1392 |
| Candlestick | James Weekes, Turned, Flared Nozzle, Stepped Base, N.Y., c.1825, Pair | 7 |
1508 |
| Candlestick | Rosewell Gleason, Mass, Pair | 8 1/2 |
1276 |
| Candlestick | Rufus Dunham, Turned Stem, Domed Foot, Westbrook, Maine, Pair | 6 |
3248 |
| Chalice | Dome Lid, Turned Stem, Ball Knop, Pennsylvania, c.1770 | 11 3/8 |
1856 |
| Chalice | Israel Trask, Squared Cup, Shaped Domed Foot, Beverly, Mass, Pair | 7 |
2088 |
| Chalice | J.C. Heyne, Dome Lid, Ringed Ball Knop, Stepped Foot | 11 x 4 1/2 |
32480 |
| Chalice | Peter Young, Turned & Stepped Stem & Foot, c.1800 | 8 1/8 |
7540 |
| Chalice | William Calder, Flared Rim, Short Foot, Providence, R.I. | 6 |
812 |
| Charger | Beaded Rim, Roses, Crown, 18th Century | 13 1/2 |
412 |
| Charger | Burford & Green, Crested, England, Late 18th Century | 18 |
1740 |
| Charger | Lawrence Dyer, London, Mid 17th Century | 20 1/4 |
460 |
| Charger | Nathaniel Austin | 15 |
1740 |
| Charger | Punched, Scalloped Design Bands | 14 |
144 |
| Charger | Richard Collier, Engraved Armorial Shield On Rim | 22 |
546 |
| Charger | Samuel Hamlin | 13 |
870 |
| Charger | Samuel Hamlin, Marked | 13 1/2 |
375 |
| Charger | Stamped, ICI On Upper Rim | 15 |
90 |
| Coffeepot | Boardman & Hart, Polished, Double Bulbous, Ivory Finial, Marked | 11 1/2 |
450 |
| Coffeepot | Dome Lid, Boardman & Co., New York, c.1850 | 11 3/4 |
460 |
| Coffeepot | F. Porter, Westbrook, No. 1 | 7 |
230 |
| Coffeepot | Hinged Lid, Granite, Hinged Cover On Spout, c.1900 | 10 |
105 |
| Coffeepot | Hinged Lid, Wood Finial, 19th Century | 9 x 4 3/4 |
275 |
| Coffeepot | Lighthouse, Eben smith | 11 |
754 |
| Coffeepot | Lighthouse, Woodbrook No. 1, Mark, F.porter, c.1860 | 10 3/4 |
201 |
| Coffeepot | Pear Shape, Sage & Beebe, Marked | 11 |
300 |
| Coffeepot | Rosewell Gleason, Rosewood Handle & Finial, Marked | 10 |
220 |
| Cream Pot | Peter Young, Baluster Shape, Shaped Handle, 4 Applied Feet, c.1800 | 4 3/8 |
13340 |
| Cream Pot | William, Bulbous, Shaped Edge & Handle, Footed | 4 5/8 |
1740 |
| Cream Pot | William Will, Bulbous, Flared, 4 knopped Feet, Philadelphia | 4 1/4 |
5800 |
| Desk Set | Lift Lid, Divided Side, Removable Sander, Half Round Feet | 4 3/4 x 7 x 1 3/4 |
115 |
| Dish | Deep, Blakeslee Barnes | 11 |
406 |
| Dish | Deep, Jacob Whittemore | 13 |
1044 |
| Dish | Hiram Yale, Banded Edge, Wallingford, Conn., c.1825 | 1 3/8 x 11 1/4 |
696 |
| Dish | Hot water, Lid, Removable Tray, Hinged End Handles, Wood Feet | 7 x 10 x 12 |
143 |
| Ewer | WMF, Dragonflies, Birds, Water Lilies, Hinged Lid, Marked | 9 1/2 |
29 |
| Flagon | Baluster Shape, Spout, Flared Foot Straight Handle, Shell Thumb Piece | 11 |
230 |
| Flagon | Boardman & Co., Strainer Spout, 5-Knuckle Hinge, c.1825 | 9 |
4350 |
| Flagon | Domid Lid, Boardman & Co., Thumb Latch, Eagle Mark, c.1850 | 8 |
2645 |
| Flagon | Hiram Yale, 5-Knuckle Hinge, Pedestal Foot, Wallingford, Conn., c.1825 | 14 1/2 |
1508 |
| Flagon | Hunter & Dog, 3-Footed, Pewter Lid, c.1870, Liter | 12 2/3 |
490 |
| Flagon | Tiered Lid, Spherical Thumbpiece, Flared Foot, Continental, c.1771 | 12 1/2 |
235 |
| Flagon | William Calder, 3-Knuckle Hinge, Providence, R.I. | 11 |
1044 |
| Jug | Boardman, Bulbous, Loop Handle, Lid, Stamped | 8 |
523 |
| Jug | Bulbous, Loop Handle, Lid | 10 1/2 |
110 |
| Lamp | Camphene, Acorn Font, Burner, Baluster Shaft, Stepped Base, c.1834, Pair | 10 |
3173 |
| Lamp | Eben Smith, Beverly, Mass., Domed Foot, Pair | 9 1/4 x 4 |
1740 |
| Lamp | Fluid, Glass Font, Baluster Turned Post, Continental, Early 1800s | 14 1/2 |
518 |
| Lamp | Fluid, Lozenge Shape Font, Camphene Burner, Eben Smith, c.1871 | 646 |
646 |
| Lamp | Fluid, Newell Patent, Cylindrical Font, Embossed Flowers, Dish Base, c.1853 | 11 5/8 |
1116 |
| Lamp | Kerosene, Grease | 12 |
50 |
| Lamp | Oil, Ephraim Capen & George Molineux, New York City | 4 1/8 x 4 |
522 |
| Lamp | Oil, F. Porter, Acorn Font, Burning Fluid Burner, No.2, Westbrook, 1860s | 7 3/4 |
173 |
| Lamp | Oil, Germany, Glass Reservoir, c.1780 |
495 |
|
| Lamp | Oil, Glass Font | 13 1/2 |
72 |
| Lamp | Oil, Removable Glass Bull’s-Eye Magnifying Lens, Whale Oil Burner | 8 1/2 |
374 |
| Lamp | Taunton Britannia, Taunton Mass., Turned Stem, Footed | 7 x 3 1/2 |
232 |
| Lamp | Whale Oil, Acorn Font, Baluster Shaft, Chapen & Molineux, c.1854, Pair | 10 |
646 |
| Lamp | Whale Oil, Barrel Shape Font, Baluster Shaft, William H. Starr, c.1846 | 10 3/8 |
382 |
| Lamp | Whale Oil, Cylindrical Font, Early 19th Century, Pair | 7 5/8 |
499 |
| Lamp | Whale Oil, Cylindrical Font, James Putnam, c.1835, Pair | 6 3/8 |
646 |
| Lamp | Whale Oil, Cylindrical Font, Ring Handle, Ostrander, c.1854, Pair | 7 |
764 |
| Lamp | Whale Oil, Cylindrical Font, Rosewell Gleason, c.1871, Pair | 8 1/4 |
999 |
| Lamp | Whale Oil, Lozenge Shape Font, Leaf & Flower Border Base, c.1871, Pair | 8 |
881 |
| Lamp | Whale Oil, Lozenge Shape Font, Rosewell Gleason, c.1871, Pair | 10 1/4 |
5288 |
| Lamp | Whale Oil, Saucer Base, Brass Cap, R. Gleason | 5 1/2 |
413 |
| Lamp | Whale Oil, Smith & Co. Marked | 8 |
230 |
| Lamp | Whale Oil, Truncated, Cone Shape Font, Rosewell Gleason, c.1871, Pair | 6 3/4 |
558 |
| Measure | Fillet, England, Qt. | 6 1/2 |
51 |
| Measure | James Yated, Belly Form, Signed, Birmingham, 1/2 Pt | 44 |
44 |
| Measure | Timothy Boardman, Incised Rings, Cylindrical Rim, c.1815 | 9 |
6960 |
| Measure | W. Scott, Bulbous, Flat Lid, Embryo Shell Thumbpiece, Marked, 1826, 1/2 Pt | 4 3/4 |
148 |
| Measure Set | Double Volute Baluster Lidded Shape, Scroll Handle, Bud Terminals, 4 Piece |
9200 |
|
| Mug | David Melville, Shell Thumb Spot, Newport, R.I. | 6 |
5800 |
| Mug | Fredrich Bassett, 2 Rings, Shaped Handle, c.1775 | 4 5/8 |
7424 |
| Mug | Parks Boyd, Horizontal Rings | 4 1/2 x 5 |
14500 |
| Mug | Robert Palethorp, Jr., Shaped Handle, c.1820 | 4 1/2 x 5 1/2 |
5510 |
| Mug | Samuel Hamlin, Hartford, Conn., Scroll Handle, c.1770 | 4 3/8 |
3480 |
| Mug | T.D. Boardman & S. Boardman, 2 Handles, c.1850 | 6 x 8 |
3016 |
| Mug | Thomas Danforth Boardman, Qt. | 6 |
2784 |
| Pitcher | Freeman Porter, Bulbous, Rings, Westbrook, Maine | 6 5/8 |
696 |
| Pitcher | George Richardson, Boston, Providence, Bulbous, Stepped Sides | 6 1/2 |
1508 |
| Pitcher | Hinged Lid, Daniel Curtiss, Ball-Topped Domed Finial, c.1840 | 8 3/4 |
696 |
| Pitcher | Nekrassoff, Beaded Openwork Base, Wood Handle, c.1940 | 6 1/2 |
175 |
| Plate | Ashvil Griswold | 8 |
406 |
| Plate | Blakslee Barns, Philadelphia, Eagle Mark, c.1817 | 8 |
201 |
| Plate | Brunstrom Rings, Love, 2 Lovebirds, c.1790 | 6 |
1393 |
| Plate | Burford & Green, London | 8 7/8 |
110 |
| Plate | Flat Brim, Stage Engraving, Hammered Bouge, Mid 1700s, 6 Piece | 9 3/4 |
805 |
| Plate | G. Lightner, Marked | 7 7/8 |
280 |
| Plate | I.B. Finck, J.F. London | 8 3/4 |
66 |
| Plate | John Skinner, Smooth Rim, Hammered Bouge, Boston | 9 1/8 |
1160 |
| Plate | Love, London, Marked, Crowned X | 12 |
381 |
| Plate | Samuel Danforth, Single Reed Brim, Eagle Touchmark, Hallmark, c.1800 | 7 7/8 |
382 |
| Plate | Samuel Hamlin, Maker’s Cartouche, 4 Hallmarks, c.1800 | 13 1/2 |
470 |
| Plate | Scalloped, Cast, Continental, Early 20th Century, 8 Piece | 9 3/4 |
161 |
| Plate | Semper Eadem, Boston, Mass | 8 3/8 |
928 |
| Plate | T. Danforth II, Moded Edge, Maker’s Mark Stamp, c.1780 | 6 1/8 |
3712 |
| Plate | T. Danforth III, Banded Edge | 7 3/4 |
348 |
| Plate | Thomas Badger | 8 |
144 |
| Plate | Townsend, Early 17th Century | 8 |
35 |
| Plate | W. Billings, Polished, Marked | 8 1/4 |
750 |
| Platter | Oval, Beaded Rim, England, 18th Century | 15 x 19 3/4 |
231 |
| Porringer | Boss Bottom, Crown Handle, Marked WM, Dots Under Handle, c.1800 | 4 5/8 |
235 |
| Porringer | Coronet Handle, Diam | 3 7/8 |
185 |
| Porringer | Elisha Kirk, Tab Handle, Cutout Hole, York, Pa | 2 x 7 1/8 |
1276 |
| Porringer | Flowered Handle, Marker’s Mark, Figure Of Neptune, Early 1800s | 1 3/4 x 5 |
499 |
| Porringer | Fredrich Bassett, Old English Handle, c.1800 | 4 3/8 |
230 |
| Porringer | Fredrich Bassett, Scrolled Openwork Tab Handle, c.1775 | 7 3/8 |
6032 |
| Porringer | Hamlin, Flowered Handle, Eagle Mark, c.1801 | 5 1/2 |
805 |
| Porringer | IG, Crown Handle, Polished, Marked, Linen Mark | 4 2/3 |
275 |
| Porringer | John Bassett, Scrolled Openwork Tab Handle, c.1750 | 6 1/4 |
17400 |
| Porringer | John Will Scrolled Openwork Tab Handle, N.Y., c.1750 | 7 3/8 |
8584 |
| Porringer | Pierced Handle, American | 5 1/2 |
288 |
| Porringer | Richard Lee, Springfield, Vt., c.1815 | 3 1/4 |
232 |
| Porringer | Samual Green, Jr., Crown Handle, Marked, SG, Boston | 5 1/2 |
201 |
| Porringer | TD & SB, Crown Handle, Polished, Marked, Linen Marked | 5 |
450 |
| Porringer | William Will, Scrolled Openwork Tab Handle, Philadelphia, c.1775 | 7 1/2 |
3248 |
| Salt | John will, Flared, Beaded Edge, Stepped Foot, PhiladelPhia, c.1775, Pair | 2 3/8 |
2088 |
| Salt & Pepper | Handle, Clear Plastic Stopper | 2 1/2 |
36 |
| Salt & Pepper | Mushroom Shape |
19 |
|
| Sconce | Continental, Double C-Scroll Arm, Cylindrical Soket, Pair | 19 1/2 |
1102 |
| Spirit Measure | Marked GR, c.1720, Pt |
495 |
|
| Spoon | John Will, Squared Handle, N.Y., c.1750 |
6960 |
|
| Spoon | William Bradford, Squared Handle, New York, c.1750 | 6 5/8 |
3712 |
| Spoon Set | Mark On Handle End, 19th Century, 6 Piece | 6 5/8 |
288 |
| Stein | Seymour Mann, Detroit Yacht Club, 1973 | 16 x 10 |
60 |
| Sugar | Cover, George Richardson, Boston, Providence | 5 x 6 1/2 |
3712 |
| Sugar | Cover, Round, Stepped Rings, Footed, Connecticut, c.1830 | 5 1/2 |
1160 |
| Sugar | Cover, T.D. Boardman, L. Hart, Footed | 6 x 8 1/2 |
1044 |
| Sugar | Inverted Bell Shape, Scrolled Handles Hallmark, Crown Over X, 1700s | 4 x 6 3/4 |
345 |
| Sugar | Stepped Domed Lid, William Will, Pinched Waist, Footed | 5 |
3712 |
| Syrup | Lid, Sellew & Co. Cincinnati, Marked | 5 1/2 |
15 |
| Tablespoon | Charles Parker, Meriden, Conn., Pair | 8 |
232 |
| Tablespoon | Garry I. Mix, Wallingford, Conn. | 8 1/4 |
174 |
| Tablespoon | Robert Palethorpe, Jr., Philadelphia | 8 1/2 |
290 |
| Tankard | Dome Lid, Tulip Shape, Footed, Open Chair Thumblift, c.1800, Qt. | 7 3/4 |
403 |
| Tankard | Hinged Dome Lid, John Will, Shape Handle & Thumblift, N.Y. | 7 3/8 |
23200 |
| Tankard | Hinged Lid, J. Brunstorm, Ringed Bands, Beaded Edges, Shaped Handle | 7 1/2 |
30160 |
| Tankard | Hinged Lid, John Will, Engraved, Barrel & Lid, N.Y., c.1750 | 7 |
49880 |
| Tankard | Hinged Lid, Joseph Leddel, Sr., Shaped Handle & Thumblift, c.1750 | 7 |
60320 |
| Tankard | Hinged Lid, William kirby, Shaped Handle & Thumblift, New York, c.1780 | 7 |
11600 |
| Tankard | Lid, Mason Design, c.1798 |
132 |
|
| Tankard | Semper Eadem, Boston, Mass | 6 3/4 |
6960 |
| Tankard | Tulip Form, England, Late 18th Century, Qt. | 7 3/4 |
420 |
| Lid, Marked, Scotland | 10 3/8 |
175 |
|
| Tea Set | Royal Holland, Tray, Coffeepot, Teapot, Sugar, Creamer, c.1950 |
59 |
|
| Teapot | Bailey & Putnam, Gooseneck, Scroll Handle, Black Paint, Stamped | 11 |
330 |
| Teapot | Boardman & Hart, Gooseneck, Scroll Handle, Stamped, N.Y. | 11 1/2 |
44 |
| Teapot | Boardman & Hart, Polished, Marked | 8 |
325 |
| Teapot | Charles Yale, Painted Handle, Wafer Wallingford, c.1824 | 8 |
201 |
| Teapot | Dome Lid, Bulbous, Ringed, Domed Lid, c.1770 | 6 1/8 x 8 |
1160 |
| Teapot | Dome Lid, J. Brunstrom, Ball Shape, Pinched, Beaded Bands, Lovebirds | 7 x 9 |
18560 |
| Teapot | Dome Lid, John Townsend, Treen Handle, Squat Pear Form, 3-Footed | 6 |
1972 |
| Teapot | Dome Lid, Scrolled Handle, Cylindrical, 19th Century |
402 |
|
| Teapot | Dome Lid, William Will, Wooden Handle, Beaded Rings, c.1775 | 7 |
47560 |
| Teapot | Enamel Body, Flower Bouquets, Individual, 1800s | 5 1/2 x 6 1/2 |
130 |
| Teapot | George Richardson, c.1845 | 7 3/4 |
522 |
| Teapot | Hiram Yale, 3-Knuckle Hinge, Wallingford, Conn., c.1825 | 10 1/4 x 10 |
928 |
| Teapot | Israel Trask, Oval Body, Straight Spout, Beverly Mass | 5 3/4 |
872 |
| Teapot | Israel Trask, Oval Body, Shaped Spout, Ball Feet, Beverly, Mass | 7 x 10 |
3840 |
| Teapot | J. Danforth, Squat, Gooseneck, Scroll Handle, Black Paint, Stamped | 7 |
66 |
| Teapot | James Dixen & Sons, Marked, 1 Cup | 4 1/2 |
78 |
| Teapot | LL Williams, Gooseneck, Scroll Handle, Philadelphia, Pa | 10 1/2 |
248 |
| Teapot | Rosewell Gleason, c.1840 | 8 1/2 |
260 |
| Teapot | Samuel Kilbourn, Hartfort, Conn. Bulbous, Flared Foot | 8 3/4 x 8 1/4 |
5104 |
| Teapot | Smith & Co., Cylindrical, Canted Sides, Scroll Handle, Hallmark | 7 1/2 |
210 |
| Teapot | T.D. Boardman, Marked | 9 1/4 |
325 |
| Teapot | Townsend & Compton, Pear Shape, Wood Handle, Bone Finial, c.1784 |
2450 |
|
| Teapot | Undertray, Drum Shape, Wooden Handle, Finials, Engraved, Pair | 4 1/2 x 10 |
460 |
| Tray | Hammered, Middle Eastern | 21 |
409 |
| Tray | Hugo Leven, Waterlily, Dragonfly Handles, c.1898 | 11 3/4 x 18 1/2 |
3125 |
| Trophy | Uniformed Male & Female Riding Safeties, 19th Century | 9 1/2 |
138 |
| Vase | Figural, Mermaid, 2 Infants, Fishing Net, Dolphin | 13 3/4 |
5625 |
| Vase | Helgi Joennsen, Sculptural, Norway, c.1982 | 19 x 9 |
293 |
| Vase | Irises, Peonies, Gourd Shape, Inward Flared Lip, Germany, 1885-1910 | 21 x 11 |
460 |
| Vase | Liberty & Co., Hammered, Original Patina | 5 x 9 1/2 |
1020 |
| Vase | Tudric, Heart Shape Leaves, Enamel Oval Foil | 7 3/4 |
850 |
I have 2 Pewter Goblets. They were a gift from friends in Austria . Received them in 1960 but do not know how old they are . Very ornate and a bet heavy. How do I get them apraised?