Antique English Metal and Brass Coal Scuttle with Bone Handle Shovel

19th century, England, a lovely quality and highly decorative Victorian coal scuttle made in brass sheet metal with an interior metal lining. The exterior is decorated in relief with putti, flowers, and cartouches, on paw feet. The movable handle is studded. 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 convenient to an indoor coal-fired stove...

A high-quality French copper pot with wrought iron handles. It is handcrafted using traditional techniques and made of heavy-gauge copper, which is prized for its excellent heat conduction. The thickness of the copper indicates that this is a professional-grade pot, suitable for use in high-end cooking. There are no stamps to indicate a maker but there is an inverted "V" stamped into the brass close to one of the handles. The pot is flanked by wrought iron handles, commonly found on vintage and antique French cookware...

Antique English Brass Coal Scuttle With Shovel, Circa 1875-1885.

19th century victorian brass coal scuttle circa 1890. Decorative cast lion brass masks form the supports for the wood and brass handle. Standing on 3 paw feet, good quality example ...