The Butler Hoard - 1st July 2025
Lot 12
A GEORGE III BRONZE SKILLET
Estimate £100 - £150
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Description
A GEORGE III BRONZE SKILLET
BY HALE & SONS, BRISTOL, C.1790
having a plain bowl, on three plain 'D'-shaped and splayed legs, the handle with 'V'-shaped brace and cast 'HALE & SONS *2'
14.8cm high to rim, 16cm diameter
Catalogue Note
Sketchley's Directory of 1775 records William Hale & Son, coppersmiths and braziers, 2 Charlotte Street. Matthew's Directory of 1793-4 records a Richard and Thomas Hale.