Expert: Martin G Roberts - 12/30/2007

Question
I recently bought a 1920s/1930s Arts and Crafts pewter coffee pot and am wondering if you could tell me where it may have originated and a bit about the touchmarks on its base?  The maker's name is "A M & Co" (as far as I can make out) and beneath it there are three small marks:  the first is a happy looking stag's head, the second is a horse's head with a long mane and the third is a bird (an owl I think) about to catch a small animal.  The words "English Pewter" are stamped below the markings.
Thankyou very much
Catherine

Answer
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AM & Co is A Millns & Co, of Sheffield, England, worked in the early 1920s. the small marks do not appear to have been recorded - if you have a photo, and don't mind if they are added to the Pewter Society database, then please forward the photo to stynt@btopenworld.com

Strictly, it is at best arts and crafts STYLE, as it was factory made, not the product of a single craftsman working alone. And the date is a bit late for the style - 1920s is Art Deco period, with some remnants of the Art Nouveau.