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<p>[QUOTE="Hermann, post: 882873, member: 11868"]SQUATTING ANGEL PLAYING A TRUMPET - PEWTER HALLMARK</p><p><br /></p><p>I recently bought the miniature pewter tankard pictured in the link below because it's an exact replica of a 12 inch one that acquired in Athens, Greece, at a flea market this summer:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/497834376/vintage-pewter-steinminiature-pewter?show_sold_out_detail=1&frs=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/497834376/vintage-pewter-steinminiature-pewter?show_sold_out_detail=1&frs=1" rel="nofollow">https://www.etsy.com/listing/497834...miniature-pewter?show_sold_out_detail=1&frs=1</a></p><p><br /></p><p>What's interesting about my pewter steins is that both have a hallmark depicting a squatting angel playing a trumpet. Please see the link's pictures. Although the angel hallmark is common in European pewter objects, the one depicted on my steins does not appear to be on record according to my research. Does anyone have any specific information pertaining to this particular angel mark that could help determine the age and country of origin of my steins?</p><p><br /></p><p>The tankards' crest is also a mystery. The seller of the miniature told me that he assumed it was an English crest because the angel hallmark was common in England. However, it was also common, and perhaps more generalized, in continental Europe. The Greek flea market seller had no information about the 12 inch stein.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Hermann, post: 882873, member: 11868"]SQUATTING ANGEL PLAYING A TRUMPET - PEWTER HALLMARK I recently bought the miniature pewter tankard pictured in the link below because it's an exact replica of a 12 inch one that acquired in Athens, Greece, at a flea market this summer: [URL='https://www.etsy.com/listing/497834376/vintage-pewter-steinminiature-pewter?show_sold_out_detail=1&frs=1']https://www.etsy.com/listing/497834...miniature-pewter?show_sold_out_detail=1&frs=1[/URL] What's interesting about my pewter steins is that both have a hallmark depicting a squatting angel playing a trumpet. Please see the link's pictures. Although the angel hallmark is common in European pewter objects, the one depicted on my steins does not appear to be on record according to my research. Does anyone have any specific information pertaining to this particular angel mark that could help determine the age and country of origin of my steins? The tankards' crest is also a mystery. The seller of the miniature told me that he assumed it was an English crest because the angel hallmark was common in England. However, it was also common, and perhaps more generalized, in continental Europe. The Greek flea market seller had no information about the 12 inch stein.[/QUOTE]
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