C. 1700 French Pewter Porringer with Heart Handles and Monograms maple which feels disposed toward collecting

which feels disposed toward collecting the keys to the castle now

8 7/8" long with nib

My guess is that the cart likely once had a cloth cover

I especially love the forward pointing horizontal line made by his forearms and the tip of the arrow--but best of all

color bright and bold

C. 1700 French Pewter Porringer with Heart Handles and Monograms maple which feels disposed toward collectingThe beauty of wandering around in the world looking for things (and I tend to look at every little thing) is that one never knows what might strike. Like this porringer. I don't pay a lot of attention to old pewter dishes, but I'll tend to find a heart if a heart can be found, and how lovely a pair of them as cutouts in these monogrammed porringer handles. (Porringers are, as might be fairly evident, shallow bowls, typically with one or two flat