S/5223 Antique Treen Early 19th Century Burr Elm Bucket

An extremely tactile burr elm bucket, dug out from the solid with an overhead iron twist swing handle, held in position with two iron staples, bound at the top and bottom with two iron bands and having a fitted pine base. The whole has an excellent colour, grain and patination.

Ex Deeley Collection and illustrated in A History of Cooking Through the Ages by Robert Deeley and Philip Drury on page 223.

Sold 9½ in. (24 cm.) Wide
7¾ in. (19.5 cm.) Deep
7¾ in. (19.5 cm.) High
French Circa 1820