The Butler Hoard - 1st July 2025
Lot 115
A DOCUMENTED BRONZE CAULDRON
Estimate £500 - £800
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Description
A DOCUMENTED BRONZE CAULDRON
BY THE FATHERS FOUNDRY, MONTACUTE, SOMERSET, C.1670-80
with everted rim and small triangular lug handles, the body with a three-arc and stylised 'IF' founder's marks, on three short ribbed feet
17.3cm high, 20.5cm diameter
Literature
Illustrated in R. Butler & C. Green, 'English Bronze Cooking Vessels & Their Founders 1350-1830' p.55, no. 19.