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Victorian Oak Coal Scuttle
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Victorian Oak Coal Scuttle

19th century
Description

A good quality Victorian oak antique coal scuttle storage box in the Aesthetic movement with brass corner embellishments to the hinged lid with decorative brass knob. The scuttle has a brass handle to the top and comes with its original brass shovel.

Height - 40 cm (15 ¾ inches)

Width - 36 cm (14 inches)

Depth - 48 cm ( 18 ¾ inches)

Circa - 1880

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Delivery is free for most of the mainland UK. If you are interested in purchasing and are outside the UK mainland or in the Scottish Highlands please get in touch first for a shipping quote. If you are an overseas buyer please contact us with your address so we can provide you with an accurate shipping quote and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

This item will be dispatched within a couple of working days of purchase. Delivery is usually next day and items will be provided with a tracking number. They are packaged to a high standard, double boxed, bubble wrapped and bedded in foam. Our preferred courier is Parcelforce, however we may send with a different courier occasionally.

All of our items can be collected.

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Physical Dimensions
Height
40cm (15.75")
Width
36cm (14.17")
Depth
48cm (18.90")
Declaration

Arrowsmith Antiques & Interiors has dated this Victorian Oak Coal Scuttle to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA1113698
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ABOUT - Arrowsmith Antiques & Interiors has been established in Macclesfield, Cheshire for 35 years. We sell high quality antique furniture, clocks, lighting and decorative items ready for your home, to the general public and interior designers around the world from our showroom. Our stock inventory consists of decorative Continental, English and Oriental items ranging from the 18th century through to the 20th century.

PAYMENT - We accept BACS payment but we also accept debit and credit card and PayPal through our own website. All items come with an invoice with description and age.

Description
A good quality Victorian oak antique coal scuttle storage box in the Aesthetic movement with brass corner embellishments to the hinged lid with decorative brass knob. The scuttle has a brass handle to the top and comes with its original brass shovel.
fig 1. A Victorian oak coal scuttle featuring a slanted drop-down front door decorated with brass corner mounts and a brass carrying handle on top.
fig 1. Victorian Oak Coal Scuttle

Height - 40 cm (15 ¾ inches)

Width - 36 cm (14 inches)

Depth - 48 cm ( 18 ¾ inches)

Circa - 1880

Delivery is free for most of the mainland UK.

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If you are interested in purchasing and are outside the UK mainland or in the Scottish Highlands please get in touch first for a shipping quote.
Arrowsmith Antiques & Interiors

If you are an overseas buyer please contact us with your address so we can provide you with an accurate shipping quote and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

fig 2. A Victorian oak coal scuttle featuring a slanted drop-down front door decorated with brass corner mounts and a brass carrying handle on top.
fig 2. Victorian Oak Coal Scuttle

This item will be dispatched within a couple of working days of purchase. Delivery is usually next day and items will be provided with a tracking number. They are packaged to a high standard, double boxed, bubble wrapped and bedded in foam. Our preferred courier is Parcelforce, however we may send with a different courier occasionally.

All of our items can be collected.

View more items on our website www.arrowsmithantiques.com

Height
40cm (15.75")
Width
36cm (14.17")
Depth
48cm (18.90")
Date of Manufacture

Arrowsmith Antiques & Interiors has dated this Victorian Oak Coal Scuttle to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA1113698
Arrowsmith Antiques & Interiors
Arrowsmith Antiques & Interiors
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A Victorian oak coal scuttle featuring a slanted drop-down front door decorated with brass corner mounts and a brass carrying handle on top.
Victorian Oak Coal Scuttle
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FAQs

In Victorian homes, a coal scuttle, often termed a purdonium, was designed to store coal near the fireplace for easy refuelling while keeping dust contained within an ornate wooden exterior.

Victorian coal purdoniums were typically constructed from solid hardwoods such as oak, mahogany, or walnut, lined with metal inserts, and adorned with brass handles and decorative fittings.

Authentic nineteenth-century scuttles generally feature hand-fitted joinery, original brass hardware with natural oxidisation, and evidence of a removable internal lining or integrated rear shovel holder.

An antique coal scuttle can be placed directly on the hearth or inside a disused fireplace alcove to store kindling, firewood, or modern fireside implements.

Dust the exterior timber with a dry microfibre cloth and apply beeswax polish periodically, taking care to clean the brass fittings gently without removing the aged patina.
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