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A PAIR OF 18TH CENTURY MAHOGANY IRISH PEAT BUCKETS
A SOLID PAIR, WITH A PERFECTLY ‘SLEEPY’, DRY SURFACE TO THE MAHOGANY. THE BRASS BANDING IS AGED, WITH SOLID BRASS CARRYING HANDLES. STRUCTURALLY THE PAIR ARE VERY SOUND, AND IN COMPLETELY ORIGINAL CONDITION. THEY ARE A HUMBLE EXAMPLE OF THESE DISTINCTIVE IRISH BUCKETS - WHICH LINED THE HALLWAYS AND FLANKED THE CHIMNEYPIECES OF EVERY GREAT 18TH CENTURY IRISH ESTATE - AND HUGELY BENEFICIAL TO HAVE AN ORIGINAL PAIRING.
H 45CM, 17 3/4” X DIAM 38CM, 15”
A PAIR OF 18TH CENTURY MAHOGANY IRISH PEAT BUCKETS
A SOLID PAIR, WITH A PERFECTLY ‘SLEEPY’, DRY SURFACE TO THE MAHOGANY. THE BRASS BANDING IS AGED, WITH SOLID BRASS CARRYING HANDLES. STRUCTURALLY THE PAIR ARE VERY SOUND, AND IN COMPLETELY ORIGINAL CONDITION. THEY ARE A HUMBLE EXAMPLE OF THESE DISTINCTIVE IRISH BUCKETS - WHICH LINED THE HALLWAYS AND FLANKED THE CHIMNEYPIECES OF EVERY GREAT 18TH CENTURY IRISH ESTATE - AND HUGELY BENEFICIAL TO HAVE AN ORIGINAL PAIRING.
H 45CM, 17 3/4” X DIAM 38CM, 15”