Lot 11
11
THREE COUNTY ASSURANCE LEATHER FIRE BUCKETS
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THREE COUNTY ASSURANCE LEATHER FIRE BUCKETS

EARLY 19TH CENTURY

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THREE COUNTY ASSURANCE LEATHER FIRE BUCKETS
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
11 in. (28 cm.) high (3)
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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

The London based County Fire Office was established in 1807 by John Thomas Barber Beaumont (d.1841), together with 'an association of noblemen and gentlemen' drawn from a number of the counties surrounding London. Each county was allocated 250 shares at 100 pounds each. The emblem of the office, a Britannia-like figure with a shield and lion and carrying a spear rather than a trident was used as early as 1807.

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