An extra-large rustic antique trug, with a particularly pleasing historic sheet-metal repair to its interior, and a lovely patina formed from decades of use. 

Provenance: The Tudor House, Old Town Hastings, UK

Dimensions: Length 72cm / Width 38cm / Height to top of handle 33cm

Country of origin: UK

Date of manufacture: c.1920

Material: wood and metal

Condition: good with a metal sheet repair to the interior.

The Christmas House

The Tudor House, Hastings, also known as The Christmas House, when it opened to visitors each December, had a place in the hearts of the many that passed through its wee front door.  It was a magical experience, and was likened to stepping into a Brothers Grimm fairytale.  The house is now sold and has passed into memory, yet its magical contents are not quite gone, as Alastair has saved the best for last - for our extra-special Christmas House Contents Sale.

The eclectic mix of primitive Eastern European furniture, English country furniture, folk-art and Black Forest antiques chosen for the house were honest and humble, yet always remarkable, and put together with a sense of theatre - to achieve a more contemporary take on the past.  “It’s all about a careful mix, a telling of a story, and I hope others will find pleasure in the treasures I’ve collected and curated” says Alastair.  “Select pieces that create surprise, that transform your space beyond reality!”