The Butler Hoard - 1st July 2025
Lot 272
A CHARLES II BRASS FIRE SHOVEL
Estimate £250 - £350
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Description
A CHARLES II BRASS FIRE SHOVEL
BY CHARLES APPLEBEE, C.1650-75
two part casting, the tulip-shaped pan stamped with maker's mark 'CA', multiple knopped handle with a suspension hoop
71.3cm long
Catalogue Note
This particular maker's mark is normally always unevenly struck, however the mark on this shovel is clear and pristine.
Literature
Illustrated in R. Butler, 'A Study Collection of Marked Domestic Brass and Other Base Metalware c.1600-c.1900', p.21, no. 31. See also the Journal of the Antique Metalware Society, Vol. 26, 2021, p.32-41.