French Pewter Plate

[AlienLifeForm]

I usually don't come across 302 year old items in thrift stores, excellent score!

 

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[trdhrdr007]

We've established it's old & it looks cool. Is it worth anything?

 

[Drmad7]

We've established it's old & it looks cool. Is it worth anything?

Old pewter is ALWAYS worth something. The question is How much?
I sold a local guy some Virginia Metalcrafters stuff and he showed me the pewter he collects and seemed to know stuff. I'll see if I can contact him and hope he has some info...although he was more into American made pewter.

 

[captain flintlock]

From what I've seen in shops and at Brimfield, I'm going to estimate the value at $150-300. Just because it's a foreign piece, not from the U S. Find out more about the crest and the number could go up. An absolutely beautiful example of superior quality European pewter. I'm not an expert so don't take this as gospel. Just an honest opinion.

 

[trdhrdr007]

Old pewter is ALWAYS worth something. The question is How much?
I sold a local guy some Virginia Metalcrafters stuff and he showed me the pewter he collects and seemed to know stuff. I'll see if I can contact him and hope he has some info...although he was more into American made pewter.

How much IS the question. From the responses to the original post I was expecting it to be a huge number. Not trying to take anything away from the find & am impressed that a 300+ year old item was found at a thrift.

 

[wassermj]

Thanks all. Looking on eBay I was surprised how cheap pewter goes for, even for stuff older than mine- the exception being for colonial and premium early British pieces. It's not the most expensive piece I've found but it's by far my favorite and with just a $4 investment in it I can afford to hang onto it until I can do more research. I'd really love to be able to attribute this to a maker or find that cost of arms.

 

[WoodnHead]

I was intrigued so I did some searching and found this fellow who apparently is very knowledgeable about French coats of arms, it also says he speaks excellent English.

XXIIe Congrès national de Généalogie - Beautiful Blasons - The French Genealogy Blog

 

[wassermj]

That's fantastic- thank you! I'll shoot him an email

I was intrigued so I did some searching and found this fellow who apparently is very knowledgeable about French coats of arms, it also says he speaks excellent English.

XXIIe Congrès national de Généalogie - Beautiful Blasons - The French Genealogy Blog

 

[wisconsinwalter]

I would bet it is not French because they always use fleur-de-lis. But it is possible I guess


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[JimDon]

300 years old is not old for Europe. I have a 200 yo American Pewter plate on the bay for $125 and only getting best offers around $50 which I have not accepted. Probably worth less than expected.

 

[GibH]

I would bet it is not French because they always use fleur-de-lis. But it is possible I guess

Not always, you can see several here without a fleur de lis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_coats_of_arms_of_French_peers

 

[bill_wabo]

And the british also used the fleur de lys