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Cottage lane
Cottage lane

Cottage lane

By Sarah Sophia Beale

Located in Middletown, NY

Extensive, fresh brushwork with nice primo pensiero and the unfinished forms of a milk maiden with a pail and her cow peering down a rural road into the distance.

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Mid-19th Century English School Antique Pail

Materials

Watercolor

Provincial Chinese Grain Container, c. 1900
Provincial Chinese Grain Container, c. 1900

Provincial Chinese Grain Container, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

Counterbalanced by a second container, the pail would have been lifted by a pole threaded through the tall handles and supported across one's shoulders.

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Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Pail

Materials

Wood

Beautiful late 19th-century bronze sculpture by Mathurin Moreau
Beautiful late 19th-century bronze sculpture by Mathurin Moreau

Beautiful late 19th-century bronze sculpture by Mathurin Moreau

By Mathurin Moreau

Located in Berlin, DE

The very heavy construction rests on a rotating base, allowing the figure to be easily viewed from all angles. References Pail Kjellberg, "The Bronzes of the 19th Century, a Diction...

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Late 19th Century Jugendstil Antique Pail

Materials

Bronze

Outstanding quality antique Edwardian wash set
Outstanding quality antique Edwardian wash set

Outstanding quality antique Edwardian wash set

Located in Ipswich, GB

Outstanding quality antique Edwardian wash set, comprising of a pail, jug and bowl, chamber pot, two squat vases, two soap dishes, a lidded toothbrush holder and two baluster vases.

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Early 20th Century Edwardian Antique Pail

Materials

Ceramic

Beachcomber Bronze Sculpture, Jugendstil, Early 19th Century, Signed
Beachcomber Bronze Sculpture, Jugendstil, Early 19th Century, Signed

Beachcomber Bronze Sculpture, Jugendstil, Early 19th Century, Signed

Located in Berlin, DE

He created public monuments such as his Jacques Callot in Nancy and his François Boucher in the Hôtel de Ville in Paris. References Pail Kjellberg, "Les bronzes du 19ème siècle, dic...

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Early 19th Century Jugendstil Antique Pail

Materials

Bronze

Pair of George III Silver Based Wine Coasters by William Plummer, 1776
Pair of George III Silver Based Wine Coasters by William Plummer, 1776

Pair of George III Silver Based Wine Coasters by William Plummer, 1776

By William Plummer

Located in London, GB

The sides are finely pierced with Neo Gothic pails, as well as Classical laurel leaf swags and raying flower heads in roundels.

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18th Century English George III Antique Pail

Materials

Silver

George III Sugar Basket Made in London by William Plummer, 1785
George III Sugar Basket Made in London by William Plummer, 1785

George III Sugar Basket Made in London by William Plummer, 1785

By William Plummer

Located in London, GB

The main body also has a beaded rim and is pierced with a wide band of vertical pails and roundels, in addition to panels of foliate scrolls, flower heads and Neo Classical urns.

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18th Century English George III Antique Pail

Materials

Silver

Stunning antique Edwardian Medway bathroom set
Stunning antique Edwardian Medway bathroom set

Stunning antique Edwardian Medway bathroom set

Located in Ipswich, GB

Stunning antique Edwardian Medway bathroom set, comprising of two jugs, one basin, a large pail with a swing handle to the top, two commode pots, a soap dish, a large dish and a vase...

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Early 20th Century British Edwardian Antique Pail

Materials

Ceramic

Blue and White Floral Pottery Covered Pil and Cover, Vera Pottery
Blue and White Floral Pottery Covered Pil and Cover, Vera Pottery

Blue and White Floral Pottery Covered Pil and Cover, Vera Pottery

Located in Downingtown, PA

Blue and white floral pottery covered pil and cover, Vera pottery, circa 1900-1930. The cylindrical pail with exterior knob handles has a reeded lower section and a printed blue...

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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Pail

Materials

Pottery

George III Neo Classical Sugar Basket Made in London by Hester Bateman, 1779
George III Neo Classical Sugar Basket Made in London by Hester Bateman, 1779

George III Neo Classical Sugar Basket Made in London by Hester Bateman, 1779

By Hester Bateman

Located in London, GB

The Sugar Basket stands on a circular domed foot, with beaded edge, which is pierced with vertical pails and blue bell drops. The main body is modelled in the Classical vase form, w...

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18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Pail

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

SUPERB Rare Set of Four (4) PLAIL Brothers Chairs - Stickley Era - W8379
SUPERB Rare Set of Four (4) PLAIL Brothers Chairs - Stickley Era - W8379

SUPERB Rare Set of Four (4) PLAIL Brothers Chairs - Stickley Era - W8379

Located in Shamokin Dam, PA

SUPERB Rare Set of Four (4) PLAIL brothers chairs This is a rare set of four (4) chairs made by PAIL Brothers in the early 1900s John and Joseph in Binghamton NY and they were the ...

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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Pail

Materials

Leather, Cotton, Upholstery, Oak

Set of Three Barrel Drink Dispensers by Nelcraft Nottingham
Set of Three Barrel Drink Dispensers by Nelcraft Nottingham

Set of Three Barrel Drink Dispensers by Nelcraft Nottingham

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Three English Nelcraft Nottingham brass banded wood barrel drink dispensers on two tiered brass display and three miniature pails each with paper label.

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Early 20th Century English Antique Pail

Materials

Wood

A Milkmaid and Cows, Romantic Oil on Canvas, Mid-19th Century, Framed
A Milkmaid and Cows, Romantic Oil on Canvas, Mid-19th Century, Framed

A Milkmaid and Cows, Romantic Oil on Canvas, Mid-19th Century, Framed

By Henry Brittan Willis

Located in GB

In the foreground, a milkmaid dressed in muted tones of blue, white and yellow. She holds a wooden pail, pausing as she tends to her three cows — one rich brown, one black, and one ...

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Mid-19th Century Romantic Antique Pail

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Dairy Maids by Cecil Aldin
Dairy Maids by Cecil Aldin

Dairy Maids by Cecil Aldin

By Cecil Aldin

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

A good single chromolithograph depicting a lady carrying a milk pail, milking stool, leading a cow from the field, a young girl is following holding the ladies skirt.

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Early 20th Century British Sporting Art Antique Pail

Materials

Paper, Wood

Provincial Chinese Grain Container, c. 1900
Provincial Chinese Grain Container, c. 1900

Provincial Chinese Grain Container, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

Counterbalanced by a second container, the pail would have been lifted by a pole threaded through the tall handles and supported across one's shoulders.

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Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Pail

Materials

Wood

Rare Garniture of George III Baskets, London, 1778, Philip Freeman
Rare Garniture of George III Baskets, London, 1778, Philip Freeman

Rare Garniture of George III Baskets, London, 1778, Philip Freeman

By Robert Hennell

Located in London, GB

The Baskets all stand on a square pedestal foot which is pierced with horizontal pails and roundels, as well as being engraved with prick dot designs.

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1770s English George III Antique Pail

Materials

Sterling Silver

Rare Antique Austrian Bronze Jardinière with Country Girl Figure, Jugendstil Era
Rare Antique Austrian Bronze Jardinière with Country Girl Figure, Jugendstil Era

Rare Antique Austrian Bronze Jardinière with Country Girl Figure, Jugendstil Era

Located in Lisse, NL

The girl holds a pair of modest pails, subtly referencing the pastoral rhythms of daily life, while the vessel itself, with its softly aged surface and understated curves, echoes the...

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Early 20th Century Austrian Arts and Crafts Antique Pail

Materials

Bronze

Provincial Chinese Burden Bar, c. 1900
Provincial Chinese Burden Bar, c. 1900

Provincial Chinese Burden Bar, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

Used across the shoulders to tote pails of water and grain, this 19th-century burden bar transcends its functional origins as a striking sculptural object.

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Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Pail

Materials

Brass

Early and Fine Bronze, Ormolu and Specimen Marble Clock with Cupid
Early and Fine Bronze, Ormolu and Specimen Marble Clock with Cupid

Early and Fine Bronze, Ormolu and Specimen Marble Clock with Cupid

Located in Belper, Derbyshire

The bronze work is by Pailly of Rue Chapon, Paris. Pailly is listed in Tardy, Dictionnaire Des Horlogers.

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Early 19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Pail

Materials

Marble, Ormolu, Bronze

Antique Map of Mayenne – Hand-Colored Engraving by Levasseur, France c.1850
Antique Map of Mayenne – Hand-Colored Engraving by Levasseur, France c.1850

Antique Map of Mayenne – Hand-Colored Engraving by Levasseur, France c.1850

Located in Langweer, NL

Andouillé – traditional farming 11. Pré-en-Pail – forested uplands 12. Ambrières-les-Vallées – natural park access 13.

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Mid-19th Century French Antique Pail

Materials

Paper

Mid 19th Century Watercolour - The Milkmaid
Mid 19th Century Watercolour - The Milkmaid

Mid 19th Century Watercolour - The Milkmaid

Located in Corsham, GB

She is carrying a wooden milk pail at her side with one hand practically resting on her hip as she looks off with a soft smile into the distance.

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Mid-19th Century Antique Pail

Materials

Watercolor

Quality Antique English Cut Glass & Silver Plate Biscuit Box / Barrel, c.1860
Quality Antique English Cut Glass & Silver Plate Biscuit Box / Barrel, c.1860

Quality Antique English Cut Glass & Silver Plate Biscuit Box / Barrel, c.1860

Located in Bath, GB

A particularly good and unusual cut glass biscuit box which would equally make a wonderful ice bucket or pail. Earlier than most of this type, it dates to around 1860, mid-Victori...

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1860s English Victorian Antique Pail

Materials

Silver Plate

George III Bread Basket Made in Sheffield in 1777 by Richard Morton & Company
George III Bread Basket Made in Sheffield in 1777 by Richard Morton & Company

George III Bread Basket Made in Sheffield in 1777 by Richard Morton & Company

By Richard Morton

Located in London, GB

This beautiful basket stands on a flared beaded foot pierced with arched vertical pails. The main body is decorated with beaded bands and pierced with wave motifs, flower heads in ov...

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1770s English George III Antique Pail

Materials

Sterling Silver

Pair of George III Neo Classical Wine Coasters by Robert Hennell, 1773
Pair of George III Neo Classical Wine Coasters by Robert Hennell, 1773

Pair of George III Neo Classical Wine Coasters by Robert Hennell, 1773

By Robert Hennell

Located in London, GB

The rim is decorated with gadrooning and the sides are pierced with vertical arched pails. The sides are also decorated with applied Neo Classical cast floral medallions as well as ...

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18th Century English Neoclassical Antique Pail

Materials

Silver

Three 19th C. Engravings of Classical Italian Bronze Architectural Elements
Three 19th C. Engravings of Classical Italian Bronze Architectural Elements

Three 19th C. Engravings of Classical Italian Bronze Architectural Elements

Located in Alamo, CA

"Bronze Hydria", Fig. 144 A pail richly embossed and inlaid in silver. The handles are hinged and form a rim to the pail when they are in the down position.

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1880s Other Art Style Antique Pail

Materials

Engraving

An 18th Century German Pewter Hanukkah Lamp, Nördlingen, 1786-1819
An 18th Century German Pewter Hanukkah Lamp, Nördlingen, 1786-1819

An 18th Century German Pewter Hanukkah Lamp, Nördlingen, 1786-1819

Located in New York, NY

The lamp belongs to a specific group characterized by sidepieces that extend into legs, an oil reservoir placed directly on the bench not on a shelf as is common with most bench lamp...

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18th Century German Antique Pail

Materials

Pewter

Pastoral Scenes: A Study of Rural Life and Animals, 1770
Pastoral Scenes: A Study of Rural Life and Animals, 1770

Pastoral Scenes: A Study of Rural Life and Animals, 1770

Located in Langweer, NL

Center: A woman wearing a hat and carrying a jug or pail is standing near some livestock, possibly cows or bulls, which are grazing or drinking water from a trough. 4.

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1770s German Antique Pail

Materials

Paper

Green Floral Ceramic Ice Bucket or Vase with Lid and Rattan Handle - Japan
Green Floral Ceramic Ice Bucket or Vase with Lid and Rattan Handle - Japan

Green Floral Ceramic Ice Bucket or Vase with Lid and Rattan Handle - Japan

Located in Oklahoma City, OK

It could serve as an ice pail, wine cooler, biscuit holder or even as a vase for fresh flowers.

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Early 20th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Antique Pail

Materials

Ceramic, Rattan, Paint

Antique English Novelty Triple Spirit Barrel, Reg. 1863
Antique English Novelty Triple Spirit Barrel, Reg. 1863

Antique English Novelty Triple Spirit Barrel, Reg. 1863

Located in Bath, GB

Each of the barrels retains its bucket / pail measure / drip bucket. The underside of the pull is where a highly sought-after English design registration lozenge can be found allo...

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1860s English Victorian Antique Pail

Materials

Silver Plate

Antique Victorian Putti and Lion Head Repousse Brass Coal Scuttle with Handle
Antique Victorian Putti and Lion Head Repousse Brass Coal Scuttle with Handle

Antique Victorian Putti and Lion Head Repousse Brass Coal Scuttle with Handle

Located in Morristown, NJ

A coal scuttle, sometimes spelled coalscuttle and also called a hod, "coal bucket", or "coal pail", is a bucket-like container for holding a small, intermediate supply of coal conven...

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1860s English Victorian Antique Pail

Materials

Brass, Zinc

Animal oil painting of a woman feeding calves & chickens
Animal oil painting of a woman feeding calves & chickens

Animal oil painting of a woman feeding calves & chickens

By Claude Cardon

Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire

A woman can be seen setting a metal feeding pail down between two calves in the shade of an apple blossom tree.

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Early 20th Century Victorian Antique Pail

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Charles X Style Ormolu and Malachite Mantel Clock with Horse and Jockey
Charles X Style Ormolu and Malachite Mantel Clock with Horse and Jockey

Charles X Style Ormolu and Malachite Mantel Clock with Horse and Jockey

Located in London, GB

This exceptional piece is a fine ormolu-mounted and malachite mantel clock, with a movement made and stamped by Leroy and Pailly, dating to c.1840. Made in the Charles X style, this ...

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Mid-19th Century French Charles X Antique Pail

Materials

Malachite, Ormolu

Antique 18th Century Wedgwood Creamware Basket Form Double Salt Cellar
Antique 18th Century Wedgwood Creamware Basket Form Double Salt Cellar

Antique 18th Century Wedgwood Creamware Basket Form Double Salt Cellar

By Wedgwood

Located in Philadelphia, PA

The form consisting of two basket (or pail-form) bowls joined at the rim and connected by two twisted interwoven handles.

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Late 18th Century British George III Antique Pail

Materials

Creamware

Pair of George III Baskets in Sizes by Charles Aldridge & Henry Green, 1777
Pair of George III Baskets in Sizes by Charles Aldridge & Henry Green, 1777

Pair of George III Baskets in Sizes by Charles Aldridge & Henry Green, 1777

Located in London, GB

The vase shaped main body is pierced with Neo Gothic archwork, horizontal pails, and roundels, in addition to engraved blue bell drop garlands and stylised flower heads in roundels.

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18th Century English George III Antique Pail

Materials

Silver

E. Fiaschi Flight into Egypt Alabaster, Bronze & Marble Holy Family Sculpture
E. Fiaschi Flight into Egypt Alabaster, Bronze & Marble Holy Family Sculpture

E. Fiaschi Flight into Egypt Alabaster, Bronze & Marble Holy Family Sculpture

By Emilio Fiaschi

Located in Cincinnati, OH

Joseph has a stoic visage and his body is bent forward with his shoulders slightly stooped, suggesting he has been walking for a great distance and has a long way to go before reachi...

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Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Pail

Materials

Alabaster, Marble, Bronze

Antique Wooden Bucket
Antique Wooden Bucket

Antique Wooden Bucket

Located in New York, NY

Special antique wooden farm bucket. Wooden bucket pail having heavy hand forged iron banding. Two solid wooden handles specifically for titling the bucket to pour liquid.

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1890s Chinese Country Antique Pail

Materials

Iron

Antique Silkwork Embroidery 'Abraham offering up his Son Isaac'
Antique Silkwork Embroidery 'Abraham offering up his Son Isaac'

Antique Silkwork Embroidery 'Abraham offering up his Son Isaac'

Located in Chelmsford, Essex

Isaac lies on a bed of wood, on a stone plinth. The scene also has a pail and a pile of sticks in the foreground, a rams head, figures with a donkey and an overhaning tree.

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Early 19th Century Antique Pail

Materials

Silk

Animal oil painting of a cockerel, chickens & chicks
Animal oil painting of a cockerel, chickens & chicks

Animal oil painting of a cockerel, chickens & chicks

By Edgar Hunt

Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire

Meanwhile, others hens have emerged from the barn to peck at some leaves out of an overturned metal pail. Edgar Hunt was born in Fulham, London on 10 March 1876 to the genre artist ...

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Early 20th Century Victorian Antique Pail

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique English Edwardian Period R.A Lister & Co. Standing Bucket
Antique English Edwardian Period R.A Lister & Co. Standing Bucket

Antique English Edwardian Period R.A Lister & Co. Standing Bucket

By R.A. Lister & Co., Ltd. 1

Located in Forney, TX

As interesting and attractive as it is useful, the versatile bucket mounted stand can be used a variety of ways, including as functional decor in a wine bar or fine restaurant, servi...

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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Pail

Materials

Brass

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