The Butler Hoard - 1st July 2025
Lot 94
TWO BRASS SKIMMERS
Estimate £100 - £150
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Description
TWO BRASS SKIMMERS
ENGLISH, C.1700
each having a near-flat plan with six concentric rings of holes, each handle with punched maker's mark 'WD' to front and with pierced splayed end (2)
57.8cm long (max)
Literature
R. Butler, 'A Study Collection of Marked Domestic Brass and Other Base Metalware, c. 1600 - c. 1900' (2001), p. 92, no.196 for skimmer with circular maker's mark.