Italian pewter manufacturers

Trade in pewter can be traced back to Phoenician times and Venice took up the Phoenician heritage in this type of activity because large quantities of the metal reached its port from the Middle East. With the passing of time, the increased availability of tin motivated the formation of new metal alloys, which the Italians called peltro.

For a long time, the use of pewter for liturgical objects was prohibited in our country, until the Venetian pewter manufacturers began to produce this metal in the 17th century. The fortunes of italian pewter improved from the 18th century on, with the insurgence of a new social class, rich with initiative, which created the conditions for the great industrial revolution - the middle class.

Antimony, copper and bismuth are carefully measured from pewter manufacturers to guarantee their use for table crockery amd pewter, less precious than silver, assumed a front line position in home furnishings and on the table. It was Venice which took on the role of leader, in the production of pewter crockery and the creative and manufacturing capacity of the pewter manufacturers of this zone became as popular abroad as in Italy.

The working techniques used from pewter manufacturers have very ancient roots, the working of this fascinating metal has not changed much with time an even today the techniques used from pewter manufacturers to make bowls, plates, cutlery, and crockery of every kind, are mainly hand-crafted and artistically expressive.