Paint-decorated Leather Fire Bucket

Description:

Paint-decorated Leather Fire Bucket, America, c. 1822, the bucket with leather handle, black-painted lettering "S. APPLEBY" in a red and yellow banner over "E.F.C./1822" surrounded by scrolled foliage, on a dark olive green ground with red-painted collar and band around the base, ht. to top of collar 13 1/2 in.
Estimate $2,000-2,500

Minor scattered paint losses, no evidence of repaint.