The 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 handles, traditionally used for consuming porridge, broth, or gruel.) This one French, c. 1700. With an SR on one handle (with wonderful little star between the initials) and what I'd guess was PSB on the other, with two stars. Quite a charming and special feeling thing I think, which feels disposed toward collecting the keys to the castle now.

10 1/8" across at handles. 6" d. 1 1/2" t. Small tears to the pewter to either side of the handles visible on the interior of the bowl, as documented-- as one might expect on a utilitarian bowl over 300 years old.