THIRD QUARTER 18TH CENTURY

Details

A GEORGE III BRASS-BOUND MAHOGANY BUCKET
THIRD QUARTER 18TH CENTURY
Of barrel form, with two carrying-handles and three brass rings
12¾ in. (32.5 cm.) high; 12 in. (30.5 cm.) diameter

Provenance

Bought from John G. Morris, Ltd., Market Square, Petworth, West Sussex, 5 October 1991.

Special notice

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium, which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

An almost identical brass-bound bucket was supplied to Sir Edward Knatchbull for Mersham-le-Hatch, Kent by Thomas Chippendale in 1769. It was described as 'a large Mahogany Plate pail wt Brass hoops & handles £1.11.6' (C. Gilbert, The Life & Work of Thomas Chippendale, London, 1978, vol. I, p. 222, vol. II, fig. 318, p. 177).

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