13th Jan, 2023 9:30 GMT/BST
A Victorian Toleware Coal Purdonium, probably by Benham & Sons, with scroll cast handle, the hinged cover gilt with strapwork, on peg feet and castors, with shovel and zinc liner
53cm high
Sold for £90
Estimated at £100 - £150
Overall in good condition. With scoop, liner and all four castors. Expected wear, scratches, pitting and dents from a lifetime of use since the Victorian age. Some wear to the decoration but no flaws so detrimental that it is overly detracting.
Auction: Country House, 13th Jan, 2023
The Country House Sales offer an appealing mix of traditional antiques and curiosities, good furnishing pieces and specialist collectors’ items. The sales incorporate the contents of important properties and private collections as well as individually consigned lots redolent of the English Country House.
Part I (Day One) (Lots 1- 440): Glass, Ceramics, Oriental and Works of Art
Part II (Day Two) (Lots 500-798): Carpets, Clocks and Furniture
Part III (Day Two) (Lots 1000-1185): Pictures and Garden Furniture and Statuary
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Tuesday 10th January - Thursday 12th January 10am-4pm, Friday 13th January 10am-4pm (for Day Two of the sale only), and the morning of the sale from 8am
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