An Irish mahogany and brass bound peat bucket and stand Early 20th century by James Hicks, Dublin Of typical tapering form with a tôle liner together with a turned easel stand, labelled 'JAMES HICKS / ANTIQUE WAREHOUSE / 5 LR. PEMBROKE ST., DUBLIN', the stand also stamped: 'J HICKS 5 LR. PEMBROKE ST.', measurements including stand: 38cm wide x 44.5cm deep x 60cm high, (14 1/2in wide x 17 1/2in deep x 23 1/2in high) (2) Footnotes: James Hicks was born into a family of Dublin chair-makers and was trained in London in the cabinet making workshops on Tottenham Court Road. On his return to Dublin he set up businesses in Lower Pembroke Street in 1894 and established what was to become one of the city's leading cabinet-making firms. His clients included Princess Victoria, the Crown Princess of Sweden, and King Edward VII. The firm specialised in high quality copies of pieces in the Sheraton, Hepplewhite and Chippendale styles as well as pieces in the style of the prominent 18th century Dublin cabinet-maker and marketeer William Moore. Hicks described himself as a 'Cabinet Manufacturer, Collector and Restorer of Chippendale, Adam and Sheraton furniture'. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TP TP For auctions held in Scotland: Please refer to the catalogue and/or after-sale information or contact Edinburgh@Bonhams.com for more information. For all other auctions: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (The Packengers, Unit 9, Abbey Mead Industrial Park, Brooker Road, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1HU, England, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue and/or after-sale information, sent out to all buyers post-sale. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 10 calendar days from the auction date. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing