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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 18th century pewter plates/bowls
Located in Brecht, BE
a collection of 18th century pewter plates/bowls ... highly decorative objects, lovely patina on the pewter .. dimensions 22, 23 and 24 cm in diameter, 2 to 3 cm high ...
can be prof...
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Antique 18th Century Dutch Decorative Bowls
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Pewter
French 18th Century Pewter Plate of Saints Peter and Paul
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An exceptional example of the European pewter tradition, this ceremonial charger plate from France dates to the year 1735 and depicts an exchange between the Saints Peter and Paul th...
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Antique 18th Century French Other Religious Items
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Pewter
Antique Continental Thomas & Townsend Compton London Pewter Charger Plate 15"
By Townsend & Compton
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 18th early 19th century English Continental pewter charger / serving plate by Townsend & Compton (Thomas & Townsend Compton) of London.
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Antique Late 18th Century Dinner Plates
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Pewter
18th Century German Pewter Passover Plate
Located in New York, NY
Pewter passover tray, Germany, 18th century.
The outer rim has wriggle- work engraving of the order of the Seder service, along with a pair of birds flanking two Hebrew letters, whic...
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Antique Late 18th Century German Religious Items
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Pewter
Decorative Pewter, Almoner Plate, Made in Italy, Late 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
This Almoner plate is an original decorative pewter object realized in Tuscany, Italy by Italian manufacture in the second half of the 18th century.
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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Platters and Serveware
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Pewter
Pair of 18th Century Louis XVI & Marie Antoinette Commemorative Pewter Plates
Located in Central England, GB
A pair of 18th century Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette Commemorative Pewter Plates
This rare pair of 18th-century French pewter plates have been very finely decorated with portrait...
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XIV Decorative Art
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Pewter
