Revere Copper & Brass received a buyout offer.

The cookware maker founded by Paul Revere in 1801 said the offer came from Smith-Vasiliou Management Co. of New York, one of whose principals helped usher Revere through bankruptcy proceedings four years ago. The company did not immediately respond to the offer, but it was disclosed in documents filed with federal regulators that Revere’s chairman and chief executive is working on behalf of the $20-per-share proposal.