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When did people use pewter plates?
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Pewter plates and dishware date back to ancient times, and were used by Egyptians and later the Romans. It was used all the way up to the 18th and 19th centuries, when new techniques for pottery and glass-making were discovered, making pewter less popular. Shop a collection of pewter from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
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Set of Antique German Pewter Plates
Located in London, GB
18th and early 19th century German design. The collection is comprised of pewter plates of various
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Antique 19th Century German Dinner Plates
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Pewter
Antique Brightly Polished Pewter Plate, English, C.1800
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Lovely highly polished pewter plate.
Evidence of a rubbed touchmark on the underside. London maker
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Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Dinner Plates
Materials
Pewter
Antique Brightly Polished Pewter Plate With An Armorial, English, C.1800
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Lovely highly polished pewter plate.
With an elk armorial
Evidence of a rubbed touchmark on the
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Dinner Plates
Materials
Pewter
Set of 3 Antique Brightly Polished Pewter Plates, English, C.1800
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Lovely highly polished pewter plates.
All three with London touchmarks on the underside. One with
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Dinner Plates
Materials
Pewter
Antique Brightly Polished Pewter Plate With An Armorial, English, C.1800
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Lovely highly polished pewter plate.
With hand and fleur de lys armorial
Evidence of a rubbed
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Dinner Plates
Materials
Pewter
English pewter plate with beaded rim and touch mark on the reverse, 1700's
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Pewter plate with beaded rim and touch mark "F.W." over a rose on the underside.
England, late 1700
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Antique Late 18th Century British Dinner Plates
Materials
Pewter