A CHARLES II BRONZE SKILLET

A CHARLES II BRONZE SKILLET

BY JOHN FATHERS, THE FATHERS FOUNDRY MONTACUTE SOMERSET

the cast handle, worn, with an inscription 'Pitty the Pore 1684', the end of the handle cast with initials 'IF' bisected by a horizontal arrow, the mark for John Fathers I & II, the cylindrical bowl with a moulded rim, on tripod supports

15.5cm diameter

Provenance

Upper Slaughter Manor, The Collection of Micheál and Elizabeth Feller.

Catalogue Note

See Michael Finlay, 'English Decorated Bronze Mortars and their Makers', pp.115-117 and Rupert Gentle and Rachael Feild, 'Domestic Metalwork 1640-1820', p.244.