Church silver raises the roof at Mass
Silverware from Quincy Church US: WHEN the United First Parish Church of Quincy, Mass., established as the Braintree Church in 1639, was forced to choose between keeping a roof overhead or selling ecclesiastical silver so valuable that it was rarely used, the congregation voted to sell the silver.
The 11 pieces, made between 1660 and 1767, were auctioned by Sotheby’s in a separate session on Janu…