C. 1700 French Pewter Porringer with Heart Handles and Monograms maple A super smart looking box

A super smart looking box with Art Deco style design on the lid

It appears to be a mono print--with details of hair

and I believe Penobscot

8 7/8" long with nib

color bright and bold

C. 1700 French Pewter Porringer with Heart Handles and Monograms maple A super smart looking boxThe 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