American & Southern | March 13, 2025
Thu, Mar 13, 2025 10:00AM EDT
Lot 1144
Fire Bucket dated 1794, "From Flames I Rise"
Estimate: $600 - $900
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
probably New England, polychrome painted leather in central decoration of phoenix rising from a bowl of flames surrounded by bow, foliate motif, and banderols reading "S. FROTHINGHAM./EX. FLAMMIS. 1784 RESURGO", black painted leather top handle, black painted iron rings, 13-3/4 x 8-3/4 x 10-1/2 in. (to top of rings)
Provenance: Private Collection, Blacksburg, Virginia
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Private Collection, Blacksburg, Virginia
surface dirt and accretion, cracking overall, chips to paint affecting text and image, flaking, and losses to leather, notably at ears/mounts, rubbing and loss of paint to handle, rubbing and loss of paint at rings, fluoresces under black light possibly due to wax or varnish
