RARE EARLY 19TH CENTURY AME RI CAN FOLK ART , NEW ENGLAND PRIMITIVE ANTIQUE 1826 HAND PAINTED LEATHER F I R E B U C K E T , w i t h I N I T I A L S R. Featuring GOLD GILT D E C O R A T I V E E N A M E L P A I N T over DARK GREEN FIELD & H A N D D E C O R A T E D DIAGONAL BANNER & HEAVY C O R D S E W N L E A T H E R SIDEWALLS, BASEPLATE & BULBOUS, CUPPED BUCKET UPPER RIM. [Recently discovered in southern New Hampshire in an early post and beam farmhouse on what was once a large, working farm, with various barns & horse stalls]. Early 19th century Ame ri can folk art, New England primitive antique, hand decorated, painted, sewn heavy leather fire buckets. 12 ¼” Height x 8″ top Width x 6 ¼ Base. Offered for your review and consideration is this absolutely wonderful and just recently discovered in southern New Hampshire, hand decorated, hand sewn heavy leather upright fire bucket, featuring gold gilt enamel paint over an emerald green painted field, with’No. 2′ hand painted along the top margin, signifying which firefighting pump or ladder truck it was associated with and belonged to. The date of its realization is hand painted along the lower margins’1826. There’s some slight to moderate gold gilt enamel loss only in this area contained within the banner. The heavy sewn leather seams are still incredibly intact and complete, with no thread loss. The leather sidewalls aren’t distorted or deformed. The bucket is now missing its original leather wrapped carrying handle, which had broken free of the leather side hoops. A beautiful, original, unadulterated antique piece of Ame ric ana. Found in southern New Hampshire. The fire bucket hasn’t been touched. It remains as it was when it was removed from the estate it was originally discovered in and to which it was associated with for many, many years. Thrilling and a summation of why those of us who do this, do this. An absolutely thrilling and exhilarating discovery. Good to Very Good overall antique condition. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Historical Memorabilia\Firefighting & Rescue\Other Firefighting & Rescue”. The seller is “modsanctuary” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Rare: Scarce & very hard to find
- First generation painted surfaces: Original paint
- Hand decorated: Hand painted
- Orig leather wrapped rope handle missing: 196 years old
- Modified Item: No
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- Theme: Firefighting & Rescue
- American folk art: New England primitives
- Found in southern New Hampshire: Found in new England
- Green enamel basepaint: Gold gilt hand painted date & initials
- Dry, matte finish: No dings, dents or deformities
- American antique firefighting artifacts: Original, period, antique item
- No repairs (old or new): No ‘in-painting’ (old or new)
- Initialed ‘R. G.': Dated ‘1826’
- Estate fresh: New to the marketplace
- Year: 1826
- 100% original antique condition: New to the marketplace
- Heavy leather sidewalls & base: Cut leather round baseplate
- Hand sewn bucket sidewalls: Hand sewn bulbous rim & baseplate
- American: Antique
- Early American firefighting: Original, period firefighting artifacts
- *No leather handle found with bucket: *As-found,’ untouched estate condition
