EXCEPTIONAL PAIR FRENCH PEWTER ALTAR VASES,circa 1742. Inscribed with abbreviations of congregation on underside of each base: Congr. S. Barb; each maker marked under base. - 8 in. high. Estimate $1,000-2,500
Identical example shown in "Phaidon Guide to Pewter" by Vanessa Brett, p. 161 and described as 17th century altar vase brought by the Huguenots from France.
