{"product_id":"oyster-shell-salt-bowl-with-pewter-spoon-condiment-bowl-handmade-hand-crafted-house-warming-gift-in-fine-pewter-by-william-sturt","title":"Oyster shell Salt Bowl With Pewter Spoon, Condiment Bowl, Handmade, , Hand Crafted, House warming Gift, In Fine Pewter, By William Sturt","description":"For centuries, cultures around the world have cherished oyster shells for their symbolic and spiritual significance. Whether representing protection, prosperity, or healing, these shells have played a meaningful role in rituals and beliefs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe oyster itself serves as a quiet reminder to embrace the present moment, fully engaging with our surroundings and finding contentment within them. It thrives by filtering and purifying its environment, moving through life without aggression—calm and steady, even in turbulent waters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll our pewter has been hand cast by William Sturt since 1995.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe use exclusively eco-friendly Britannia Pewter which is 92% tin, 6% antinomy and 2% copper and has been the premium pewter mix since 1769 when it was discovered by James Vickers. It is of course lead and nickel free, food friendly and hypo allergenic. Many of our pieces make wonderful wedding or 10th (tin) wedding anniversary gifts and you have the reassurance that we guarantee them for life. Although our highly polished pewter looks like silver, it doesn’t tarnish like silver and can be cleaned with soapy water and dried with a soft cloth. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen William makes a new piece, he first carves a master in wax then builds a silicone mould. Once a cavity has formed around the original piece, the hard part begins. Tiny ducts are cut into the mould to allow moulten pewter to flow into each cavity, and air to escape during casting. The correct placement of these ducts is crucial. Once William is happy with a mould he will spend an hour or two testing and adjusting it, then he start casting and the pieces produced are left to cool then cleaned up by hand to remove any roughness from the casting. The next step is to polish, dry and inspect each piece; box it and send it off to its lucky new owner.","brand":"Galway Pewter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57398509273433,"sku":"57098746364249","price":50.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0991\/0068\/8729\/files\/il_fullxfull.6665207011_ksri.jpg?v=1772195253","url":"https:\/\/galwaypewter.com\/products\/oyster-shell-salt-bowl-with-pewter-spoon-condiment-bowl-handmade-hand-crafted-house-warming-gift-in-fine-pewter-by-william-sturt","provider":"Galway Pewter","version":"1.0","type":"link"}