A James II silver two-handled porringer and cover

A James II silver two-handled porringer and cover,

by Benjamin Pyne, London 1688, the cover unmarked,

circular form, scroll handles, engraved with birds and foliate decoration, scroll handles, the pull-off cover with a knop finial, the front with an armorial, height 15cm, approx. weight 13.5oz.

Provenance: purchased from Mrs. How, 30th June 1961. This lot is sold with the original receipt.

The arms are those of Molyneux of Stafford impaling Mundy.