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What are pewter steins?
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Pewter steins are drinking vessels complete with a levered lid that helps to keep bugs out. You would push the lever with your thumb to flip the lid up, so that you could access your beverage, usually beer. You’ll find a variety of steins from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
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Antique German Pewter Jug
Located in London, GB
Antique German pewter jug
German, early 19th Century
Height 40cm, width 17cm, depth 20cm
This German pewter ewer is of traditional form, featuring a long body that is broader at...
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Antique 19th Century German Tableware
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Pewter
Set of Antique German Pewter Plates
Located in London, GB
Set of antique German pewter plates
German, 19th Century
Largest plate: Height 4cm, diameter 37cm
Smallest bowl: Height 3cm, diameter 16cm
This eclectic collection of plates is...
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Antique 19th Century German Dinner Plates
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Pewter
Vintage German Pewter Candleholder from Wall, 1970s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Vintage German Pewter Candleholder from Wall, 1970s, in Very Good conditions.
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20th Century German More Candle Holders
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Pewter
Antique German Pewter Bowl with Pierced Lid
Located in London, GB
Antique German pewter bowl with pierced lid
German, 19th Century
Measures: Height 29cm, width 36cm, depth 21cm
This beautiful pewter bowl features a shaped body finished to the ...
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Antique 19th Century German More Dining and Entertaining
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Pewter
Large Group of Antique German Pewter Mugs, Tankards, and Ewers
Located in London, GB
Large group of antique German pewter mugs, tankards, and ewers
German, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries
Largest jug: Height 29cm, width 24cm, depth 15cm
Smallest tankard: Heigh...
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Antique 18th Century German More Dining and Entertaining
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Pewter
German Pewter Mushroom Gnome
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Queens, NY
Continental German (19/20th cent) pewter small figure of a gnome holding a mushroom with a perferated top (toothpick holder) and standing on a stylized round base (WMF).
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Antique 19th Century German Other Figurative Sculptures
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Pewter


