Rare 18th Century Brass & Copper Log Bin / Firewood Bucket, Basket with Handle

Sizeable and museum quality, embossed copper with brass handles bucket on feet. This stunning, sturdy and heavy antique and hand-crafted buc...

Large, decorative and top quality workmanship brass, copper and bronze bucket. This one is for the connoisseurs, because it ticks all the Arts and Crafts boxes. The first owner who would have had this piece custom made or who bought it from one of the best craftsman/manufacturers in the early Arts & Crafts era (1890-1900) simply had incredibly good taste. This likely German made antique is among the best workmanship pieces that you will ever see and both design and materials wise it is most likely made by WMF (who need no further introduction). The artisan metal worker who crafted this lidded bucket took things to a whole new level, because this is a true work of art and a statement piece of unsurpassed quality, size and detail. 'Casually' on display next to a fireplace or perhaps used as a planter or other type of bucket, the first owner was communicating that money was not an object and that he was a worldly individual. Especially 125 years ago this would have been a very rare and desirable, work of art bucket that only very few people could afford. Its perfect balance, its stunning embossed Arts and Crafts floral...

Marvelous size and timeless shape, partially galvanized copper bucket for inside and outside usage. Only the wealthiest of people in the late 1800s would have been able to afford a hand-crafted copper bucket of this size and quality. This extra large antique bucket would be hung over a fire and the maid would wash both the clothes and bed linen. In all our years of buying and selling antiques we had never seen or sold an antique copper bucket...

An elegant and very decorative copper fire place tool from the 1800s. This handcrafted, copper and brass kettle could only be afforded by the very w...

All handcrafted and rare, brass firewood bucket with an important saying. For the collectors of quality hand-crafted and useful antiques with a ...

Marvelous size and impressive design, 'wood-painted' bucket. Only the wealthiest of people in the mid to late 1800s would have been able to afford a hand-crafted, work of art coal b...

18th century Dutch log basket. The firewood basket is made of copper and has a wrought iron handle. Also called 'aker'. Used to draw water from the well and cook over an open fire. ...

A monumental 19th century repoussé brass log bin, Dutch c.1860, lion mask ring handles to either side, supported on three legs with flamboyant lion masks above neat hoof feet, iron rod stretchers beneath linked by central ring, strikingly exuberant design of fruit cornucopia...

18th century French log basket. The firewood basket is made of polished copper and has a wrought iron handle. The log holder is in a good condition and is fully functional.

18th century French firewood holder made of polished copper and wrought iron. The condition of the log holder is good.        

18th century Dutch log basket. The firewood basket is made of polished brass and has a wrought iron handle. Also called 'aker'. Used to draw water from the well and cook over an open...

18th century Dutch log basket. The firewood basket is made of polished brass and has a wrought iron handle. Also called 'aker'. Used to draw water from the well and cook over an open...