A COOPERED WOODEN WATER BUCKET FROM H.M.S. VICTORY, EARLY 19TH CENTURY

with stout wooden cross-piece carrying handle with iron suspension ring, the side of the bucket stamped 'HMS / VICTORY / SNR' -- 12in. (30.5cm.) diam; together with a Victory copper centenary tray and a late 19thC miniature enamel of Lord Nelson in brass frame

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Provenance: Bucket: Christie’s sale 11287, 17th December 2015, lot 16, where provenance is stated as The Society for Nautical Research, Portsmouth, obtained by The War Museum, New York from a prominent British naval family collection.

Condition Report

Good overall condition, wear commensurate with age.

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