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English Fathers Foundry Attributed Bronze Cauldron
Lot 676

English Fathers Foundry Attributed Bronze Cauldron

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Sommerset area, 17th century, attributed to James Fathers or John Fathers III, with John Fathers scratch mark and trefoil scratch mark, squat ovoid basin with flared lip, triangular lug handles and three reeded legs, approximately 9 x 12-1/2 x 12-1/2 in.

Provenance: Wilkinson's Auctioneers, April 2019 lot 76 (accompanied by copy of receipt); Collection of John B. and Marie-Teresa Vander Sande, Newbury, Massachusetts

Note: This example is illustrated in English Bronze Cooking Vessels & Their Founders 1350-1830 by Roderick Butler and Christopher Green figure no. 19. The text notes numerous cauldrons bearing these scratch marks have been recorded and examples can be found in the SHAKESPEARE BIRTHPLACE TRUST COLLECTION, Stratford-upon-Avon and Honiton and Torqay Museums, Devon. None are dated or otherwise inscribed or decorated. 

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Wilkinson's Auctioneers, April 2019 lot 76 (accompanied by copy of receipt); Collection of John B. and Marie-Teresa Vander Sande, Newbury, Massachusetts

surface dirt and accretion, scattered areas of verdigris, some pitting and craters to surface, large vertical seam from rim to underside

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