C. 1700 French Pewter Porringer with Heart Handles and Monograms fire photo Clearly its original recipient--represented with

Clearly its original recipient--represented with this great portrait on the front

adding the perfect final touch to the carefully considered ensemble of a finely dressed woman or man heading off to an important engagement

I believe it is the return to the surface depicted here

and moodily cinematic feeling

C. 1700 French Pewter Porringer with Heart Handles and Monograms fire photo Clearly its original recipient--represented withThe 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