Pub mug:  $65.00  Late 19th century, Yates and Birch, half pint, pub mug, British, approx 4" tall, u-shaped with ring decoration; verification mark for Norwich County; maker's mark on rim by handle; illegible 2-letter  monogram on front of body; some heavy oxidation on handle area and elsewhere, some pitting and light scratches from age, no repairs, overall good condition [picture] 

Pub mug:  $70.00  Late 19th century, half pint, pub mug, British, approx 4" tall, u-shaped with ring decoration; verification mark for Norfolk; no maker's mark; medium to heavy oxidation on handle, no repairs, overall very good condition [picture] 

Brass rimmed measure:  $75.00  Late 19th century, half half, bulbous brass rimmed measure, British, approx 2 1/2" tall; Victorian verification mark for London; no maker's mark; medium to heavy oxidation on handle, some dings from age, no repairs, overall very good condition [picture] 

Wine or spirits funnel: $48.00 Late 18th or early 19th century funnel, probably British; no maker's mark; approx 3 1/4" diam. and 3 3/4" tall; some oxidation, pitting, and pin holes from age; fair condition [picture]

Six teaspoons:  $95.00  Late 19th century, French, 5 1/2" long, set of six (6); no maker's mark; light oxidation on some, some dings from age, otherwise good condition [picture]

  Pewter Reference Books
  American & Related
   *  Collecting Antique Pewter: What to Look For and What to Avoid, Pewter Collectors' Club of America, 2006, new; $40.00
   *  Pewter in America, Its Makers and Their Marks, Three Volumes in One, Ledlie I. Laughlin,  American Legacy Press, NY, 1981, very good condition; $65.00
   *  A History of American Pewter, Charles F. Montgomery, Weathervane Books, NY , 1973, very good condition; $22.00
   *  Guide to American Pewter, Carl Jacobs, McBride Company, NY , 1957,  very good condition; $20.00
   *  Knopf Collector's Guides to American Antiques: Silver & Pewter, Donald L. Fennimore, Alfred A. Knopf, NY , 1984, pb, very good condition; $9.00
   *  Pewter in American Life, Pewter Collector's Club of America, 1984, pb, good condition; $20.00   
   *  American Pewter, J. B. Kerfoot, Crown, NY, 1942, good condition; $32.00    
   *  Pewter and the Amateur Collector, Gale J. Edwards, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1909, excellent condition, $48.00
   *  Modern Pewter, Shirley Charron, Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., 1973, very good condition, $16.00
   *  Handbook of American Silver and Pewter Marks, C. Jordan Thorn, Tudor Publishing Co., NY, 1949, update of marks in pencil, good condition, $15.00
  British & Related
   *  Marks and Markings of Weights and Measures of the British Isles, Carl Ricketts, published by author, 1996, spiral bound, pb, new, $69.00
   *  Pewter Wares from Sheffield, Jack L. Scott, Antiquary Press, Baltimore, 1980, new, signed by author; $28.00
   *  Pewter Measure for Measure, W. Gill Wylie, 1952, excellent condition, $45.00
   *  Pewter, John Bedford, NY, 1968, excellent condition; $15.00
   *  An Introduction to British Pewter, David Moulson & Alex Neish, Brewin Books, UK, 1997, pb, excellent condition; $15.00
   *  British Pewter & Britannia Metal for pleasure and investment, Christopher A. Peal, John Gifford, UK, 1971, inscription & signed by author, excellent condition; $15.00
   *  Antique Pewter of the British Isles, Ronald F. Michaelis, Dover Publications, New York, 1971, pb, very good condition; $12.00
   *  The Pewter Collector, H.J.L.J Masse, Dodd, Mead & Company, New York, 1921,  good condition; $10.00

  Other Metalware Reference

   *  Old Silver: English, American, Foreign, Seymour B. Wyler, NY, 1965, very good condition; $34.00
   *  American Copper & Brass, Henry J. Kauffman, NY, 1979, very good condition; $25.00

  Kitchenalia

Children's decorator plate: $25.00 Limited edition, blue and white bone china, approx 5 inches diameter; children playing with blocks; excellent condition [picture]

Fox and fence letter holder: $12.00 Brass, with words "letter holder" on front; great for business cards too; excellent condition. [picture]

Notes

More on old pewter:  Visit the homepages of The Pewter Society or the Pewter Collectors Club of America (PCCA).

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