Dutch tea bucket, jardiniere, or champagne bucket

Code: LB14299

A Dutch tea bucket, jardiniere, or champagne bucket
turned and coopered fruit wood of fabulous colour with ebonised rings, the top with a brassy carrying handle and the interior fitted with a brass liner.
Dutch, circa 1820

38cm H, 36cm W, 36cm D.

Dutch tea buckets were used in the drawing room, with a burner and kettle, to heat water for making tea in porcelain pots.