A brass caster similar to a form shown in Randle Holme's Academy of Armory to be for dispensing 'Pepper.....a well-known spice of aromatic odour and an extremely pungent aromatic taste'. However, the holes and overall size of this caster are too large for a spice and this is therefore most likely a flour dredger, more often fashioned with straight sides and a loop handle. A brass caster similar to a form shown in Randle Holme's Academy of Armory to be for dispensing 'Pepper.....a well-known spice of aromatic odour and an extremely pungent aromatic taste'. However, the holes and overall size of this caster are too large for a spice and this is therefore most likely a flour dredger, more often fashioned with straight sides and a loop handle.
English, probably Birmingham, circa 1750.
5.5 inches high.
Item Code: 2156
£ 340
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