Two-piece Australian pewter set featuring June Calcutta’s engraved jug and matching bowl, shown side by side against a neutral background.
Front view of vintage engraved pewter bowl and matching jug from the June Calcutta set, highlighting the signature wavy etched pattern.
Front view of vintage engraved pewter bowl and matching jug from the June Calcutta set, highlighting the signature wavy etched pattern.
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June Calcutta engraved pewter jug and bowl styled with vintage red enamel bowls for a warm, retro-inspired display.
Two-piece Australian pewter set featuring June Calcutta’s engraved jug and matching bowl, shown side by side against a neutral background.
Front view of vintage engraved pewter bowl and matching jug from the June Calcutta set, highlighting the signature wavy etched pattern.
Front view of vintage engraved pewter bowl and matching jug from the June Calcutta set, highlighting the signature wavy etched pattern.
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June Calcutta engraved pewter jug and bowl styled with vintage red enamel bowls for a warm, retro-inspired display.

Australian Designed Pewter Jug and Bowl by June Calcutt

$180.00

These are special, two pieces of Australian designed pewter which capture the essence of the 60s and 70s so perfectly. Just look at the engraved pattern, it brings to mind the colours of orange and brown matched with shag pile carpet. Love it! But there’s also something deeper here as pewter has a softness and warmth other metals don’t, giving these pieces a gentle but almost brutalist-influenced form. They are simply, stunning.

They’re designed by June Calcutt, and Australian pewter artist who worked from a small studio under her house in Mount Waverley, Victoria during the 1960s - 70s. I’ve read that she was self taught, taking up pewter work once her children had grown. Her work is one to collect, time to start now?

These are special, two pieces of Australian designed pewter which capture the essence of the 60s and 70s so perfectly. Just look at the engraved pattern, it brings to mind the colours of orange and brown matched with shag pile carpet. Love it! But there’s also something deeper here as pewter has a softness and warmth other metals don’t, giving these pieces a gentle but almost brutalist-influenced form. They are simply, stunning.

They’re designed by June Calcutt, and Australian pewter artist who worked from a small studio under her house in Mount Waverley, Victoria during the 1960s - 70s. I’ve read that she was self taught, taking up pewter work once her children had grown. Her work is one to collect, time to start now?

  • The Jug
    Height: 8.5cms
    Width: 15cms (including handle)

    The Bowl
    Height: 6cms
    Width: 9cms

    Both pieces are made from pewter and engraved with “June Calcutt, AUSTRALIA, Pewter”

  • There are small round oxidation marks inside the bowl, consistent with vintage pewter. I actually wonder if they’re from the sugar it would once have held. I cleaned them only slightly with mild soap and water as I personally love the patina.

    There is also light surface scratching across both pieces, including the base, as expected with pewter from this era. These do not detract from their beauty or use, but please reach out if you’d like additional photos.

  • Originally these would have been used a milk jug and sugar bowl for a tea of coffee set. Perhaps not as common a use for today but that’s not to say you couldn’t. Tea anyone?

    They do seem fit naturally in the kitchen setting with the size and shape lending themselves to multiple uses such as a gravy jug or a dip bowl.

    But let’s not forget they are a design piece too. Match them with something orange as it makes the pewter pop, and place them somewhere you’ll see them, there’s that fabulous retro vibe which is currently so on trend. Fun!