The Butler Hoard - 1st July 2025
Lot 286
A GEORGE III SHEET-BRASS FLOUR DREDGER
Estimate £120 - £180
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Description
A GEORGE III SHEET-BRASS FLOUR DREDGER
BY R. RICE, BRISTOL, C.1800
of typical cylindrical form, with push-on pierced domed lid, the strap handle stamped 'R. RICE'; together with a smaller similar example, unmarked (2)
9.5cm high (max)
Literature
Illustrated and discussed in R. Butler, 'A Study Collection of Marked Domestic Brass and Other Base Metalware c.1600-c.1900', p.76, no. 162.