New England Paint-decorated Leather Fire Bucket - Jun 25, 2022 | Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates In Va
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NEW ENGLAND PAINT-DECORATED LEATHER FIRE BUCKET

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NEW ENGLAND PAINT-DECORATED LEATHER FIRE BUCKET
NEW ENGLAND PAINT-DECORATED LEATHER FIRE BUCKET
Item Details
Description
NEW ENGLAND PAINT-DECORATED LEATHER FIRE BUCKET, for "THOS BARKER / ENTERPRISE FIRE CLUB", with a fire team responding to a fire in a town setting. Retains an early polychrome painted surface. Possibly Salem, Massachusetts. First half 19th century. 12" H.
Literature: See Priddy - American Fancy: Exuberance in the Arts, 1790-1840, p. 121, fig. 205 for similarly decorated example.
Provenance: From the Bill and Nancy Wick Collection, Port Royal, VA.
Condition
Good overall as-found condition, lacking handle, scattered areas of minor to moderate paint loss, probable areas of later paint, and with areas of expected usage wear.
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NEW ENGLAND PAINT-DECORATED LEATHER FIRE BUCKET

Estimate $300 - $500
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Starting Price $150
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