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19th C Boiled Leather Bucket
Mytton Antiques - Jerrard Nares
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19th C Boiled Leather Bucket

19th century
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A 19th Century Boiled Leather Bucket.

The broad strap handle meeting the rings of the bucket, attached to the iron studded rim, the body tapering inward and downward to a studded foot rim and a recessed and dome base.

Date circa 1840.

Height 13 inches, 33cm. Body of bucket.

Diameter 11 inches, 28cm.

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Mytton Antiques - Jerrard Nares has dated this Antique Boiled Leather Bucket to the 19th Century.

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Atcham

Shropshire SY44UH

01952740229

07860575639

Description
A 19th Century Boiled Leather Bucket.
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The broad strap handle meeting the rings of the bucket, attached to the iron studded rim, the body tapering inward and downward to a studded foot rim and a recessed and dome base.
Mytton Antiques - Jerrard Nares

Date circa 1840.

Height 13 inches, 33cm. Body of bucket.

Diameter 11 inches, 28cm.

Date of Manufacture

Mytton Antiques - Jerrard Nares has dated this Antique Boiled Leather Bucket to the 19th Century.

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Mytton Antiques - Jerrard Nares
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A 19th-century dark brown boiled leather bucket featuring a vertical row of copper rivets down the seam and a metal-reinforced leather strap handle.
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Archive I A 19th-century dark brown boiled leather bucket featuring a vertical row of copper rivets down the seam and a metal-reinforced leather strap handle.

19TH C BOILED LEATHER BUCKET

Archive II A 19th-century dark brown boiled leather bucket featuring a vertical row of copper rivets down the seam and a metal-reinforced leather strap handle. View II
Archive III A 19th-century dark brown boiled leather bucket featuring a vertical row of copper rivets down the seam and a metal-reinforced leather strap handle. View III
Archive IV A 19th-century dark brown boiled leather bucket featuring a vertical row of copper rivets down the seam and a metal-reinforced leather strap handle. View IV
Archive V A 19th-century dark brown boiled leather bucket featuring a vertical row of copper rivets down the seam and a metal-reinforced leather strap handle. View V
Archive VI A 19th-century dark brown boiled leather bucket featuring a vertical row of copper rivets down the seam and a metal-reinforced leather strap handle. View VI
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Telephone 01952 740 229 or 07860 575 639
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Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY4 4UH
United Kingdom
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Mytton Antiques - Jerrard Nares
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A 19th-century dark brown boiled leather bucket featuring a vertical row of copper rivets down the seam and a metal-reinforced leather strap handle.
19TH C BOILED LEATHER BUCKET
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A 19th-century dark brown boiled leather bucket featuring a vertical row of copper rivets down the seam and a metal-reinforced leather strap handle.
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Boiled leather buckets, historically crafted using the cuir bouilli technique, were made by moulding treated leather into rigid, water-resistant containers. In the 18th and 19th centuries, these durable vessels were primarily utilised as fire buckets in domestic, civic, and maritime settings.

These buckets were fashioned from thick hides soaked in hot water, wax, or resin to harden into shape upon drying. Seams were reinforced with copper or iron rivets, while metal bands and heavy leather straps were added to support the weight of water.

Authentic examples feature hand-poured or hand-set copper rivets, natural craquelure across the hardened surface, and signs of age-consistent wear near the base and handle joins. Genuine period pieces demonstrate heavy construction rather than thin, modern decorative leatherwork.

An antique leather bucket functions well as a fireside container for kindling or rolled firewood. It can also serve as a distinctive wastepaper bin in a study or as an entryway holder for walking sticks and umbrellas.

Keep hardened leather away from direct heat sources and humid environments to prevent warping, cracking, or mould. Clean gently with a dry, soft brush and apply a specialized leather conservation wax sparingly to maintain surface integrity without softening the structure.
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