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Lot 235

Vintage Painted Fire Bucket, Ice Bucket

Estimate: $100 - $300

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
19th and 20th centuries, vintage fire bucket with swing handle, painted "Oxford No. 1"; together with lidded fire bucket form ice bucket, brass eagle finial, stenciled decoration of fire engine marked "papeete"; largest 18 in. (with handle up)Provenance: The Millie West Estate, Williamsburg, Virginia

Condition

first with extensive wear and overpainting, dry leather, separation at seam, abrasions and wear with some surface cracking at handle and rim, other abrasions with some losses to stencil decoration