The Butler Hoard - 1st July 2025
Lot 126
A GEORGE III BRASS RUFFLING-IRON
Estimate £80 - £120 | Hammer £151
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Description
A GEORGE III BRASS RUFFLING-IRON
C.1770
with rear hinged door rotating on a single hinge and enclosing a cast-iron slug, the swan-neck handle leather bound
6.7cm high, 7.5cm long
Literature
Illustrated in R. Gentle & E. Feild, 'Domestic Metalwork, 1640-1820', p. 419, no. 4.