Triumphant Grace: Important Americana from the Collection of Barbara and Arun Singh
Triumphant Grace: Important Americana from the Collection of Barbara and Arun Singh
VERY FINE AND RARE PAIR OF SAMUEL TRASK UNION FIRE SOCIETY LEATHER PAINT-DECORATED FIRE BUCKETS, SIGNED BY MAKER AARON FITZ, PORTLAND, MAINE, 1803
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January 25, 06:44 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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VERY FINE AND RARE PAIR OF SAMUEL TRASK UNION FIRE SOCIETY LEATHER PAINT-DECORATED FIRE BUCKETS, SIGNED BY MAKER AARON FITZ, PORTLAND, MAINE, 1803
inscribed with motto Esto Perpetua (May You Endure Forever); together with a silhouette of Samuel Trask dated April 15, 1811 on verso, 4 by 3 inches. (3 pieces)
Height 20 in. by Diameter 8 in. (top)
Descended in the Dana Family, Portland, Maine;
Elliott & Grace Snyder, South Egremont, Massachusetts.
Samuel Trask (1804-1886), a carpenter in Portland, Maine, was married to Mary Trask with two children, Abigail and Benjamin. The artisan Aaron Fitz made leather fire buckets in addition to harnesses, saddles, and trunks in his shop on Fish Street in Portland.