People buy antiques for many different reasons. Christine Panyard was traveling in Italy and looking to purchase something special to celebrate the publication of a book she wrote on Michelangelo, she ...

At head of title: The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Introduction signed: Joseph Downs. "Pewterers who were represented in a special loan exhibition of American pewter held in the Museum from March 11 ...

In his wonderful book "The Connecticut," Walter Hard tells of the development of trade along the Connecticut River by the American colonists. In one chapter he describes itinerant peddlers with ...

While the wealthy in the past favored more precious materials, pewter is making its way into high-end design studios and boutiques. By Misty White Sidell It was once called the poor man’s silver. Now, ...