Armorial Paint Decorated George III Leather Fire Bucket, with Order of the Garter Motto

A late 18th century red painted armorial leather fire bucket, painted with the phrase:
HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE"
which translates to: Shame on him who thinks evil of it. A motto associated with the order of the garter.

Believed to date from the late 18th century, circa 1780-1790
In a remarkable state of preservation, areas of in painting to restore red ground.

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