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Expert: Martin G Roberts - 10/16/2007


Question

side view of jug/tea k
Dear Mr Roberts
I hope you will be able to help me, I bought what looks like a tea kettle in a
flea market, because I liked the look of it, it has B K on the bottom, what
looks like Pegasus and a figure is between the B and the K, it has Britannia
metal, 1410 and 6 1/2.  
Please would you give me any information you have on it?  The date, origin
and if it has any value.  I paid 30?for it and was very happy until my evil
boyfriend took me to ebay and gleefully showed me endless number of
similar looking objects for 1 quid.  
In some of your responses you refer enquirers to your other answers on
Britannia metal, but I was not able to find anything.  Do things get deleted
after a while?
Thank you for your time and expertise.  
Osaru

Answer
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Coffee pot. Made of Britannia metal, which is a pewter alloy formulated for fabricating from sheet, rather than casting. The mark is not recorded, but itis probably English (made in Sheffield), and probably dates around 1900, or a bit later.

1410 is a pattern number.
6 1/2 is probably the capacity in Imperial half-pints.

Value: your boyfriend has the right idea!

Martin
www.antique-metalware.co.uk  

Martin G Roberts

Expertise

Pewter of the 19th Century and earlier from the British Isles and Ireland. I can comment on origin, date, rarity, and value. I cannot give detailed information on 'art' metalware, Art Deco, Art Nouveau or Arts & Crafts metalware. See my website for more information: www.antique-metalware.co.uk.

Experience

A collector for twelve years and a dealer for seven.

Publications
Journal of the Pewter Society
Pewter Society Newsletter
Bulletin of the Pewter Collectors' Club of America

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