Nautical Pewter Pelican Wine Bottle Stopper

Nautical Pewter Pelican Wine Bottle Stopper — A Coastal Heirloom in Pewter

In the cool gleam of hand-finished metal, the Nautical Pewter Pelican Wine Bottle Stopper tells a quiet story of sea breezes and harbor light. From Vagabond House’s Sea & Shore collection, this sculpted pelican—poised and attentive—captures maritime grace in exquisite relief. Each pin feather is etched with intent, the long bill rendered with lifelike proportion, and the perch beneath its feet suggests a weathered dock post, as if lifted straight from a sunlit pier. It’s a refined emblem of Vintage Coastal style, where craftsmanship, memory, and nature’s palette meet.

Imagine the Nautical Pewter Pelican Wine Bottle Stopper crowning a bottle of crisp Sauvignon on a teak tray, sea glass scattered like small jewels nearby. The pewter’s silvery luster reflects candlelight with a soft, tidal shimmer; run a fingertip along the bird’s feathered texture and you’ll feel the artisanal hand, smooth at the beak and base, richly tactile at the wings. The form is compact—5.5 inches high, 2 inches wide—yet weighty and assured, bringing a composed barware presence to any bar cart or sideboard.

Pewter has long been cherished for its durability and understated romance—tableware of inns, ships, and coastal homes where good company gathered and stories were told. That lineage lives on here. The stopper’s tapered metal base is fitted with a precision rubber gasket, creating an airtight seal that preserves your favorite vintages and beloved spirits between evenings. It guards the bottle the way the pelican guards its shore, a small ritual of care that enriches the pleasure of the pour.

There’s a tenderness to the design as well: pelicans, often symbols of devotion and stewardship, lend the piece a sense of watchfulness. As a host gift, it arrives like a keepsake; as a family treasure, it’s the sort of object children remember seeing at celebrations—its shine catching the light as laughter drifts across the room. Over time, a subtle pewter patina may deepen along the crevices, adding character the way sea air tempers old wharves and hulls. In this way, the Nautical Pewter Pelican Wine Bottle Stopper becomes not only useful, but storied.

Style it beside rope-wrapped hurricanes, linen napkins, and white ceramics to underscore its coastal lineage; or let it punctuate a minimalist bar with a single, sculptural note. However it’s placed, the Nautical Pewter Pelican Wine Bottle Stopper elevates the everyday act of preserving a bottle into something akin to setting a scene: the faint clink of glass, the hush of cork, a breeze carrying salt and citrus through an open window.

Design Features

• Lifelike pewter pelican sculpted with crisp feather and bill detailing

• Polished metal stopper with precision rubber gasket for airtight seal

• Compact, weighted profile for balanced, elegant presentation

• From Vagabond House’s Sea & Shore collection; artisan hand-finished

Color Palette

• Cool silvery pewter with soft, maritime sheen

• Deep black rubber accent providing refined contrast

Condition Notes

• Newly handcrafted; minor natural variations in patina and texture are inherent to pewter and add character

Origin & Construction

• Designed in California by Vagabond House

• Cast in fine, lead-free pewter; hand-finished detailing

• Rubber gasket engineered for secure, repeatable sealing

Dimensions

• Height: 5.5 in

• Width: 2 in