Lot Essay
A similar mahogany bucket, of typical Irish form and intended to conceal a chamber pot is illustrated in The Knight of Glin & James Peill, Irish Furniture, New Haven and London, 2007, p.257, no.212.
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THE BUCKET EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Details
AN IRISH GEORGE III BRASS-BOUND MAHOGANY POT-CUPBOARD BUCKET AND A PEWTER CHAMBER-POT
THE BUCKET EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Of circular form with moulded lip and tray-top with spirally-reeded tapering body enclosing a door with later brass handle, with a pewter chamber-pot with scroll handle
16 ¼ in. (41 cm.) high; 14 ½ in. (37 cm.) diameter
THE BUCKET EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Of circular form with moulded lip and tray-top with spirally-reeded tapering body enclosing a door with later brass handle, with a pewter chamber-pot with scroll handle
16 ¼ in. (41 cm.) high; 14 ½ in. (37 cm.) diameter
Provenance
The bucket acquired from from John G. Morris, Ltd, Market Square, Petworth, West Sussex, 5 September 1992.
The chamber pot acquired from from C. D. Matthews, White House Cottage, Fittleworth, 12 September 1992.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 26 January 2006, lot 2.
The chamber pot acquired from from C. D. Matthews, White House Cottage, Fittleworth, 12 September 1992.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 26 January 2006, lot 2.
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