Gorgeous Large Antique French Minnow (Bait) Bucket with Wire Latch Lid and Best Original Paint folk art candlestick A fun little curiosity

A fun little curiosity

I've had a few pieces of 19th c

with just a little stiffness in his right knee

with some damage to the splint ash that holds one of the handles in place (the ash shows cracking

especially in this wide chain link collar

Gorgeous Large Antique French Minnow (Bait) Bucket with Wire Latch Lid and Best Original Paint folk art candlestick A fun little curiosityThis is a beautiful thing, whether or not one has ever cast a fishing line in one's life. It is a large antique bait bucket minnow pail in original green (beautifully worn and aged) paint, French I believe, early 1900s. With a very lyrical, perfectly working wire clasp mechanism locking the lid, as detailed that loop of wire raises as a handle for locking unlocking it, then lies flat once closed. Great form, nice bail handle, perfect patina, just