Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2431Location: BostonDate / Time: November 01, 2008 3:00PM
Description:
Silver Porringer, Nathaniel Austin, Boston, 1734-1818, circular bulbous bowl with domed bottom, cast handle pierced in a keyhole pattern engraved with the initials "HR," the bowl center with "NA" maker's mark, (small dent on side),bowl dia. 5 1/4 in., approx. 8 troy oz.
Provenance: Decended through the Cushing family of Hingham, Massachusetts.
Estimate $2,500-3,500