Mark Seabrook Antiques has dated this piece to the 19th Century.
...the barrel is unusual in itself, as it probably contained a valuable food supplement for cattle or sheep....such as molasses, from sugar beet or milky whey, a by-product of cheese making, which used to be fed to lactating cattle, when I was a boy....so the barrel has done very well to survive in such good condition....it has also gained a fine colour from many years of use and it pleases me to see it being used again as a very useful stick /umbrella holder...!
English. C1860-80.
Mark Seabrook Antiques has dated this piece to the 19th Century.
Specialising in 17/18thc oak & country furniture, antique treen, early metalware & english pottery.
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Antique Furniture 19thc Oak Coopered Barrel Umbrella / Stick Holder. English. C1860-80.
