Hammered Brass Coal Scuttle Bucket

Meet another item in my consistently hunted for category. The coal scuttle bucket. Sounds decidedly unglamorous BUT look at him. And this is only one variation. I love these things because there is 0.0 use for them for their intended purpose in 2023 but myriad options to repurpose - just let him sit idly by your fireplace looking pretty, use him for firewood display/storage if you have a wood-burning fireplace, do the same if you have a gas fireplace to give the impression of the former. The proof is in the pudding that I now sit gazing at this scuttle bucket sitting by my (faux) fireplace, considering not listing him, but alas here I am. Claim this darling gentleman for yourself!