The Butler Hoard - 01 Jul 2025
A BRONZE SKILLET
A BRONZE SKILLET
BY WESTCOTT & CO. BRISTOL, C.1820
having a plain bowl with a moulded rim, on three 'D'-shaped and ribbed prominently splayed legs, with a unique stepped triangular feature where the leg joins the body, the handle cast 'WESTCOTT & CO. BRI'
17.5cm diameter
Literature
See R. Butler & C. Green, 'English Bronze Cooking Vessels & Their Founders 1350-1830', p. 131, no. 130 for a very similar example.