A George III heavy brass castor, circa 1770-1800 Of balust...

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A George III heavy brass castor, circa 1770-1800

Of baluster form, the dome screw-fit lid with ball finial, height 14.6cm

Literature: See R. Gentle & R Feild, 'English Domestic Brass', p.156, pl.180, for an extremely similar example. The authors refer to 'the rather large holes to take the more coarsely-ground flour, salt or pepper'.

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Auction Date:
18th Oct 23 at 11am BST

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