NEW ENGLAND FOLK ART PAINTED LEATHER FIRE BUCKET
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Description
NEW ENGLAND FOLK ART PAINTED LEATHER FIRE BUCKET, marked for owner "JOHN W. CHILD" and the "FRANKLIN FIRE SOCIETY / NO. 1 / 1822", retaining original polychrome surface. Probably Charlestown, MA. Dated 1822. 12 1/4" H rim, 17 1/2" HOA.
Published: Rebecca Christian, "A bit of New England in Old Virginia", Country Home, February 1986, p. 50.
Provenance:
The important collection of H. Marshall Goodman Jr., Richmond, VA.
Purchased from Ronald Bourgeault Antiques, Salem, MA, 8/16/1973 (retains receipt).
Condition
Good overall as-found condition with moderate to heavy areas of wear and discoloration. Handle replaced. Other possible restoration.
Buyer's Premium
- 25%
NEW ENGLAND FOLK ART PAINTED LEATHER FIRE BUCKET
Estimate $200 - $300
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