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Small Dutch Boat Shaped Bucket Circa 1780
C S Moreton
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C S Moreton

C S Moreton

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Small Dutch Boat Shaped Bucket Circa 1780

18th century
For Sale by C S Moreton
Description

Fine and rare small size coopered mahogany boat shaped bucket with multiple brass bands and complete with original brass liner, burner and copper kettle. These small size tea buckets for a single person and a very scarce. All in fine original condition with no repairs. Fine rich colour with great waxed patina. Hard polished brass. FRESH ON MARKET STRAIGHT FROM SCOTTISH MANSION HOUSE.

Size; 10" high. (excluding kettle) 8" wide. 6.5" deep

Delivery cost in mainland U.K. ***FREE***

Physical Dimensions
Height
25.5cm (10.04")
Width
20cm (7.87")
Depth
16.5cm (6.50")
Declaration

C S Moreton has dated this Dutch Brass Bound Bucket to the 18th Century.

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SA1202654
Dealers Notes

Dealer in hand picked Georgian and earlier furniture, ceramics, metalware and silver. Also stocked 19th. Scottish paintings and oriental rugs. Business founded in 1854 in Portsmouth, now run by myself the fourth generation near Perth in Scotland. Shop closed now due to retirement

Description
Fine and rare small size coopered mahogany boat shaped bucket with multiple brass bands and complete with original brass liner, burner and copper kettle. These small size tea buckets for a single person and a very scarce. All in fine original condition with no repairs. Fine rich colour with great waxed patina. Hard polished brass. FRESH ON MARKET STRAIGHT FROM SCOTTISH MANSION HOUSE.

Size; 10" high. (excluding kettle) 8" wide. 6.5" deep

Delivery cost in mainland U.K. ***FREE***

Height
25.5cm (10.04")
Width
20cm (7.87")
Depth
16.5cm (6.50")
Date of Manufacture

C S Moreton has dated this Dutch Brass Bound Bucket to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1202654
C S Moreton
C S Moreton
Sellingantiques verified Since Feb 2011

Inchmartine house, the home of georgian antiques in scotland.

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An 18th-century boat-shaped mahogany bucket bound with brass bands holding a copper kettle inside.
Small Dutch boat shaped bucket circa 1780
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An 18th-century boat-shaped mahogany bucket bound with brass bands holding a copper kettle inside.
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Originating in the 18th century, Dutch boat-shaped buckets were wooden staved vessels bound with metal hoops, traditionally positioned alongside fireplaces to transport and hold dried peat, coal, or kindling.

These vessels were crafted using stave construction techniques from dense hardwoods like mahogany or oak, secured with fitted brass or copper banding and metal carrying handles.

Authentic period examples feature hand-shaped metal bands with slight structural irregularities, hand-riveted joinery along the timber staves, and natural patination across the copper and brass components.

An antique bucket functions as a functional container beside a fireplace hearth for storing logs, or placed on a sideboard or console as a planter or beverage cooler.

Dust the wooden staves regularly with a soft cloth and apply clear beeswax to nourish the timber grain, while wiping metal bands gently to preserve historical oxidisation.
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