A CHARLES II BRONZE SKILLET
A CHARLES II BRONZE SKILLET
BY JOHN FATHERS, THE FATHERS FOUNDRY MONTACUTE SOMERSET
the cast handle, worn, with an inscription 'Pitty the Pore 1684', the end of the handle cast with initials 'IF' bisected by a horizontal arrow, the mark for John Fathers I & II, the cylindrical bowl with a moulded rim, on tripod supports
15.5cm diameter
Provenance
Upper Slaughter Manor, The Collection of Micheál and Elizabeth Feller.
Catalogue Note
See Michael Finlay, 'English Decorated Bronze Mortars and their Makers', pp.115-117 and Rupert Gentle and Rachael Feild, 'Domestic Metalwork 1640-1820', p.244.
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A CHARLES II BRONZE SKILLET
BY JOHN FATHERS, THE FATHERS FOUNDRY MONTACUTE SOMERSET
the cast handle, worn, with an inscription 'Pitty the Pore 1684', the end of the handle cast with initials 'IF' bisected by a horizontal arrow, the mark for John Fathers I & II, the cylindrical bowl with a moulded rim, on tripod supports
15.5cm diameter
Provenance
Upper Slaughter Manor, The Collection of Micheál and Elizabeth Feller.
Catalogue Note
See Michael Finlay, 'English Decorated Bronze Mortars and their Makers', pp.115-117 and Rupert Gentle and Rachael Feild, 'Domestic Metalwork 1640-1820', p.244.
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