Deco Pewter Vases -marked ASB ENGLISH PEWTER

Many companies used "English pewter" in the mark, but can't track this one down.
They will be early 20thC, possibly AS of Birmingham?

I handle and restore a lot of pewter, and clean it all, for various reasons.

It was known as "Poor man's Silver" and when new, and cleaned regularly,
it looked like silver, but allow it to tarnish too much, and then, unlike silver,
it becomes very difficult to clean up, yours don't look too dirty though.

NaomiM wrote:Is each post going to have an extra pound coin in it.

Is that how much they cost??

Some recent successes.

Any arts & crafts/art nouveau/secessionist stylistic pieces do well, Tudric being the
main one, but continental manufacturers like eg. Orivit, Kayzerzinn, Osiris and Oriana
can be just as good.

Roundhead pewter. Trademark used by Samuel Groves of
Birmingham between 1922 and the 1950s

I of course would bash it out and clean it to "chrome" condition.
Not of any great value Zip, but a nice bit anyway.

Use blocks of wood to bash it, don't hammer it directly!

2 mins work Zip, you can be quite brutal with english pewter, as it's
quite soft, compared to continental pieces.

So Zip, how did you get on?

My latest comission, all tudric, bashing and scrubbing, is my work never done?

Nice one Zip, looks in lovely condition, no bashing needed there!

22 Crawford St. wrote:DD you've done this before methinks

You would wince if you watched, especially if they were your pieces!