The Butler Hoard - 1st July 2025

Lot 18

A REGENCY GILT-BRASS CHAMBERSTICK

Estimate £120 - £180

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Description

A REGENCY GILT-BRASS CHAMBERSTICK

BY THOMAS B. WHITFIELD, BIRMINGHAM (FL.1818-1833), C.1820

cast as a dolphin supporting a scallop shell centred by a shell-shaped nozzle, stamped 'PUBLISHED AS THE ACT DIRECTS FEB 24 1831 T B WHITFIELD NO. 115' to the base

8.5cm high, 11.4cm wide

Literature

Illustrated in R. Butler, 'A Study Collection of Marked Domestic Brass and Other Base Metalware, C.1600 - C.1900' (2001), p.93, no. 199. See also Journal of the 'Antique Metalware Society', Vol. 7, 1999, illustrated on the front cover.