The Butler Hoard - 1st July 2025
Lot 116
A LARGE 17TH CENTURY PART SKILLET
Estimate £100 - £150
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Description
A LARGE 17TH CENTURY PART SKILLET
POSSIBLY THE FATHERS FOUNDRY, SOMERSET
lacking handle, the bowl with three-arc and indistinct founder's mark, on three short ribbed legs, with a later wrought iron swing handle
15cm to rim, 23.7cm diameter
Literature
The three-arc mark is similar to the Fathers foundry mark, however, the second mark is less relatable and appears similar to a marked skillet by Richard Poope, Kent. See R. Butler & C. Green, 'English Bronze Cooking Vessels & Their Founders 1350-1830', p. 85, no. 67.