The Butler Hoard - 1st July 2025
Lot 10
AN 18TH CENTURY BRONZE SKILLET
Estimate £150 - £200
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Description
AN 18TH CENTURY BRONZE SKILLET
PROBABLY BRISTOL
having a plain bowl, the handle with a notched wedge brace and illegible inscription, on three 'D'-shaped tapered legs, together with another George III bronze skillet by Allen Bright & Co., Bristol (2)
14.5cm high max to the rim, 17.3cm diameter (max)
Catalogue Note
Sketchley's trade directory of 1775 records an Allen Bright as a pewterer, brazier and worm maker.