C. 1700 French Pewter Porringer with Heart Handles and Monograms wool 6 1/8" w x 3

6 1/8" w x 3 5/8" d x 2 5/8"" t and in very good condition

MA estate sale of artist Lois Gross Smiley)

Glove up 6 1/4 x 6 1/4

I bought these cans in homage to Jasper Johns

C. 1700 French Pewter Porringer with Heart Handles and Monograms wool 6 1/8" w x 3The 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