The Butler Hoard - 1st July 2025
Lot 14
A DOCUMENTED CHARLES II BRONZE 'MOTTO' SKILLET
Estimate £200 - £300
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Description
A DOCUMENTED CHARLES II BRONZE 'MOTTO' SKILLET
BY THOMAS STURTON II (C.1629-1682), SOUTH PETHERTON, SOMERSET, C.1670
loam cast, the bowl with a slight rim, four-arc and stylised 'T' founder's marks, on ribbed legs, the handle with V-brace and cast 'WIL THIS PLES YOU'
16.3cm high to the rim, 21.8cm diameter
Literature
Illustrated in R. Butler & C. Green, 'English Bronze Cooking Vessels & Their Founders 1350-1830', p. 108, no. 102.