A DOCUMENTED 17TH CENTURY BRASS SKIMMER

A DOCUMENTED 17TH CENTURY BRASS SKIMMER

ENGLISH

with six concentric rings of holes to near-flat pan, stamped maker's mark of 'RB' to front of handle, with splayed and pierced suspension hole terminal

59cm long

Literature

Illustrated in R. Butler, 'A Study Collection of Marked Domestic Brass and Other Base Metalware, c.1600 - c.1900' (2001), p. 73, no.156 where the author notes a latten seal-top spoon of early 17th century date has been recorded with the same maker's mark.