Sellew & Co. Pewter

(Cincinnati, Ohio Pewterers, 1832-1864)

Compiled by

Gary Wiggins

2013-2023

NB: Some of items pictured here were taken from images on the Web. Obviously, none of those were examined de visu. There is no guarantee of accuracy in those listings. Nothing on this page is for sale by Hoosier Pewter. --GW (8/27/2023)

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Contents

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Syrup Pitchers Sugar Bowls Cream Pitchers Teapots and Coffeepots
Large Pitchers Ecclesiastical items Miscellaneous

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Sellew & Co. (Enos, Osman, and William Sellew), 1832-1860






SYRUP PITCHERS (Return to the top)
syrup pitcher 1 Sellew & Co. syrup pitcher, 3 3/8" h (5 1/8"h including lid), 3 1/4" d base Mark
syrup pitcher 1 Sellew & Co. syrup pitcher Mark
syrup pitcher none Sellew & Co. syrup pitcher, lacks thumbpiece, small hole in bottom, 4 5/8" h, 6 1/4" to top of finial, 3 1/8" d base Mark
syrup pitcher none Sellew & Co. syrup pitcher, no marks, 4 5/16" h, 6" to top of finial, 3 5/8" d base; Bottom view
syrup pitcher 3 Sellew & Co. syrup pitcher Mark
syrup 6 Sellew & Co. syrup pitcher, 7.75" h, 7.75" w (spout to handle), ~3.25" d in middle, ~4.5" d in base Mark


SUGAR BOWLS (Return to the top)
sugar bowl 8 Sellew & Co. sugar bowl with lid, unmarked. 6"h, 7 1/4" to top of lid, 3 5/8" d base Mark
sugar 11 Sellew & Co. sugar bowl w lid, 6 1/2 inches tall to the top of the finial. Mark


CREAM PITCHERS (Return to the top)
creamer ? Sellew & Co. cream jug, 5 1/4" h, 5 3/4" h to top of handle, 3 1/8" d base Mark
creamer 8 Sellew & Co. cream pitcher, 5 1/8" h, 6 1/4" h to top of handle, 3 3/16" d base. Note the unusual position of the number above the mark. Mark
creamer ? Sellew & Co. cream pitcher, 5.25" h
creamer ? Attributed to Sellew & Co. cream pitcher, 6" h
creamer ? Sellew & Co. sugar bowl and cream pitcher
creamer ? Sellew & Co. cream pitcher


TEAPOTS AND COFFEEPOTS (Return to the top)
coffeepot 1 Sellew & Co. coffeepot, 8" h, 10" h to top of lid, 4 3/8" d base; Other side. Mark
coffeepot none Sellew & Co. coffeepot, w. wood in the finial, hole in tip, 8 1/8" h, 10 1/4" h to top of lid, 11" spout to handle, 4 3/8" d base; Other side. Mark
teapot ? Sellew & Co. teapot at the Henry Ford Museum, 10.5" h
coffeepot ? Sellew & Co. coffeepot, 10.5" h
coffeepot 1 Sellew & Co. coffeepot, 10.25" h. Probably made around 1840: compare to the depiction in the 1840 ad found in: Sellew & Co: Historical Notes Mark
coffeepot none Sellew & Co. coffeepot or teapot, 10" h Mark
coffeepot none Sellew & Co. coffeepot Mark
teapot none Sellew & Co. teapot, silver-plated, finial lacks circular wooden part, 5 5/8"h, 7 1/2" h to top of finial, 3 3/4" d base. another view Mark
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teapot 3 Sellew & Co. teapot, 5 1/2" h, 7 1/4" to top, 3 13/16"d base Mark
teapot 3 Sellew & Co. teapot Mark
coffeepot 3 Sellew & Co. coffeepot, 9" h (11 1/2" to highest point on lid), 5" d base Mark
coffeepot none Sellew & Co. coffeepot Mark
coffeepot
Boardman and Hart coffeepot sold at auction March 4, 2012 by Skinner Auctioneers & Appraisers. Similar in style to the no. 3 coffeepot above.
coffeepot
Boardman and Co. coffeepot. Similar in style to the no. 3 coffeepot above.
coffeepots ? Sellew & Co. coffeepots
teapot none Sellew & Co. teapot, 7 1/2" h?; Mark appears to be raised: Mark
teapot 5 Sellew & Co. teapot, lacks number 5; 5 1/2" h, 7" h to top of finial, 4 5/16" d base Mark
teapot 5 Sellew & Co. teapot, 5 1/2" h, 7" h to top of finial, 4 5/16" d base, top cap of finial has piece missing Mark
teapot 5? Sellew & Co. teapot at the Henry Ford Museum, 7.313" h
teapot 6 Sellew & Co. teapot, 7 5/8" h, 9 1/2" l, 4 3/8" d base Mark
coffeepot ? Sellew & Co. coffeepot
teapot none Sellew & Co. teapot, 7 1/2" h
teapot none Sellew & Co. teapot, 7 1/2" h Mark
teapot 6 Sellew & Co. teapot
teapot ? Sellew & Co. teapot, 8.5" h
teapot 6 Sellew & Co. teapot Mark
teapot 6 Sellew & Co. teapot Mark
coffeepot 8 Sellew & Co. coffeepot Mark
coffeepot 8? Sellew & Co. coffeepot, 9.5" h, with sugar bowl and creamer
coffeepot 8? Sellew & Co. coffeepot
coffeepot ? Sellew & Co. coffeepot, 11" h
teapot 9 Sellew & Co. teapot, 11" h Mark
teapot 9 Sellew & Co. teapot, 9.75" h Mark
teapot
Sellew & Co. teapot, 8" h, 9 1/2" to top of finial, 11" w, 4 7/16" base Mark
coffeepot 10 Sellew & Co. coffeepot, 10" h Mark
coffeepot 11 Sellew & Co. teapot, hexagonal spout; 7 1/8" h, 9 3/8" to top of finial, 10 1/2" w, 5 1/8" w base Mark
coffeepot 11 Sellew & Co. coffeepot, hexagaonal spout; 8 7/8" h, 11" h to top of finial, 11" w, 5 3/16" d base Mark
coffeepot none Sellew & Co. coffeepot, 10.5" h Mark
teapot 12 Sellew & Co. teapot, hexagonal spout; 6 3/8" h, 8'' h to top, 4 7/16" d base Mark
coffeepot 12? Sellew & Co. coffeepot, hexagonal spout; 9.5" h
coffeepot
Sellew & Co. coffeepot, hexagonal spout, 10 3/4" h, 6" d base; has the same body style and handle as a flagon in the Ecclesiastical Items section Mark
coffeepot ? Sellew & Co. coffeepot
coffeepot 13 Sellew & Co. coffeepot, 10 1/2" h; closeup of finial Mark
teapot none Sellew & Co. coffeepot with small touch (described in: Dr. Melvyn D. & Bette Wolf. "An Unreported Coffee Pot by Sellew & Company." Pewter Collectors Club of America Bulletin, v. 9nos. 4/5 (94-95), Mar-Sept 1987, 104-105.)
coffeepot 14 Sellew & Co. teapot, 6 1/2" h, 9" h to top of finial, 4 1/4" d base. top Mark
coffeepots 14 Sellew & Co. pot with H. Homan pot
coffeepot 15 Sellew & Co. coffeepot, 9 1/2" h, 12" h to top of finial, 5 1/2" d base. (probably, Caroline Stoewener, d. 1903, wife of Ferdinand, d. 1870) Mark
coffeepots ? Sellew & Co. pots
coffeepots ? Sellew & Co. teapots: 2 are supposed to be Sellew


LARGE PITCHERS (Return to the top)
pitcher none Sellew & Co. pitcher. Photos courtesy of Louis Cassens. Mark
pitcher ? Sellew & Co. pitcher, covered, about 32 holes lead to spout, 7" h, 9" to top of finial, 4 1/2" d base Mark
pitcher ? Sellew & Co. pitcher, 9" h
ewer none Sellew & Co. pitcher; another view Mark
ewer none Sellew & Co. pitcher, open, 8" h, 9" to highest point on handle, 5 1/16" d base Mark


ECCLESIASTICAL ITEMS (Return to the top)
flagon 5 Sellew & Co. flagon Mark
flagon none Sellew & Co. flagon, 7 1/8" h w/o lid (8 1/2" at highest point), 5 1/8"d base Mark
flagon ? Sellew & Co. flagon, 10.75" h
flagon ? Sellew & Co. flagon
flagon none Sellew & Co. flagon, silver, 5 5/8" h, 7 1/2" to top of finial, 4 7/16" d base Mark
flagon none Sellew & Co. flagon Mark
flagon none Sellew & Co. flagon
flagon none Sellew & Co. flagon Mark
flagon none Sellew & Co. flagon and chalices
flagon none Sellew & Co. flagon, 10" h Mark
flagon none Sellew & Co. flagon, lighthouse form
flagon none Sellew & Co. flagon, 11" h Mark
chalices ? Sellew & Co. chalices, 5 1/4" h
chalices ? Sellew & Co. chalices, 6 1/4" h


MISCELLANEOUS (Return to the top)
ladle ? Sellew & Co. ladle Mark
spoon ? Sellew & Co. spoon Mark
plate ? Sellew & Co. plate, 8" d; mark includes an eagle Mark
bowl ? Sellew & Co. bowl
mug ? Sellew & Co. mug with handle. Photos courtesy of Louis Cassens. Mark
candlesticks ? Sellew & Co. candlesticks
candlesticks none Attributed to Sellew & Co. candlesticks
candlesticks none Sellew & Co. candlestick. Mark
candlesticks none Sellew & Co. candlestick. With thanks to Sheila Peck for the pictures. Mark
candlesticks none Sellew & Co. saucer chamber candlesticks Mark
candlesticks none Sellew & Co. saucer chamber candlestick. Photos courtesy of Robert J. Mild. Mark
candlesticks none Sellew & Co. saucer chamber candlestick. Sold on eBay for $330 on 12/3/2017. Mark
oil lamp none Sellew & Co. oil lamp Mark
whale oil lamp none Sellew & Co. lamp, 2 brass wick holders, hole at top of oil receptacle; 9 1/4" h to wick screw, 11 1/4" to top of wick holders, 4 11/16" d base Mark
whale oil lamp none Attributed to Sellew & Co. whale oil lamp, with handle, lacks wick holder (pictured with holder from the previous entry); 6 3/8" h 4 1/8" d base. Tag on bottom says: "Almost identical to Kerfoot Fig 352 #6.)
whale oil lamp ? Sellew & Co. whale oil lamp
gimbal lamp ? Sellew & Co. gimbal lamp
whale oil lamp ? Attributed to Sellew & Co. (more likely Crossman, West, & Leonard (Taunton Britannia Manufacturing Co.) or possibly Gleason) whale oil lamp