Fine Silver - 27th April 2016
Lot 537
A James II silver two-handled porringer and cover
Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 | Hammer £2800
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Description
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.