Lot Essay
Hornby Castle is a medieval castle that was much remodelled 1849-52 and again circa 1889 for William Foster (1848-1908) from Bradford. These fire-buckets presumably date from the latter phase.
OBJECTS OF ART AND FURNITURE
VARIOUS PROPERTIES
A PAIR OF BLACK-PAINTED AND PARCEL-GILT LEATHER FIRE-BUCKETS,each with later loop handle and green-painted interior, one red, the fronts with W.F./H.C./No.6 and indistinctly numbered
Details
A PAIR OF BLACK-PAINTED AND PARCEL-GILT LEATHER FIRE-BUCKETS,each with later loop handle and green-painted interior, one red, the fronts with W.F./H.C./No.6 and indistinctly numbered
12in. (30.5cm.) high (2)
12in. (30.5cm.) high (2)
Provenance
Sir Harold Parkinson, Hornby Castle, Lancashire