A DOCUMENTED AND LARGE CHARLES II BRONZE SKILLET

A DOCUMENTED AND LARGE CHARLES II BRONZE SKILLET

BY JOHN FATHERS I (c.1636-1688), MONTACUTE, SOMERSET, DATED '1677'

the bowl with slightly moulded rim, cast with ownership triad 'W' over 'IM', opposed by the date '1677', on three splayed ribbed legs, the 'type 9' handle cast 'JOHN FATHERS', no founder's mark

14.4cm high to rim, 22.6cm, 6.25 pint capacity

Provenance

Formerly in the John Fardon Collection.

Literature

Illustrated in R. Butler & C. Green, 'English Bronze Cooking Vessels & Their Founders 1350-1830', p. 50, no.11.