Ware & regional marks
Angel pewter marks identification include stamped “SVENSKT TENN; worn adjacent year code” on pewter in Stockholm, Sweden.
A symbol group used by multiple workshops, not a company. Illustrated examples range from eighteenth-century attributions to twentieth-century Svenskt Tenn; individual dates and locations are given per mark.
Angel pewter marks
Undated
Broad wings, large separate crown and M beside the lower body. Two impressions on the handle are the same mark.
stamped · pewter · Netherlands or northwestern Germany, tentative catalogue attribution
Angel pewter marks
Undated
D and S are incorporated in the device. Maker unidentified; appears on hollowware associated with Bradford marks.
stamped · pewter
Frans de Leeuw
Undated
FDL initials distinguish this device from unnamed angel stamps. The crowned rose beside it is a separate mark.
stamped · pewter · Brussels
Firma Svenskt Tenn
Undated
Two figures in a circular company seal distinguish this Swedish design from the single crowned angels.
stamped · pewter · Stockholm, Sweden
Angel pewter marks
Undated
Small oval stamp illustrated on a footed water pitcher. It lacks securely readable initials; compare the whole object and border rather than assigning it to the M ladle maker.
stamped · pewter · Netherlands or northwestern Germany, tentative catalogue attribution
Angel marks belong to several traditions of pewter marking across Europe. Eighteenth-century German pewterers used winged figures carrying a sword and balance, or a palm and trumpet, to advertise fine tin alloys. These devices appeared alongside other workshop and town marks. Their meaning depended on the local marking system, and the same general angel motif could be adapted by unrelated craftsmen.
In the Netherlands and neighbouring German regions, some angels were active, rounded figures rather than the upright sword-bearing type. Makers could add initials within or beside the figure. An angel with FDL is associated with Frans de Leeuw, who worked in Brussels; an anonymous crowned figure with M survives on a nineteenth-century ladle. Initials, border shape and accompanying stamps provide more specific comparisons than wings alone.
The motif continued into modern design. Firma Svenskt Tenn adopted a circular seal containing two winged figures for its Stockholm business, established in 1924. Its pieces can combine that seal with Stockholm wording and a Swedish year code. The D.S. angel appears on American-collected pewter associated with Cornelius Bradford wares; its maker is unidentified.
Also known as: Engelmarke · Engelzinn marks · angel touchmarks · Angel and winged-figure marks on pewter
A crowned rose is a separate quality device, sometimes struck beside an angel. Compare the flower’s petals and central initials rather than treating every crowned pictorial punch as an angel.
Those words can describe Swedish pewter without naming Firma Svenskt Tenn. The firm’s circular winged-figure seal and associated wording distinguish its own mark.
