11-01-200811-02-2008
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2431Boston
November 1, 2008 03:00 PMCalender
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Silver Porringer

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$2,133$1,800
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

Keywords

Nathaniel Austin, Hingham, Massachusetts