Water Bucket spo-default The plates on these ones

The plates on these ones are etched with the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac

They are old buckets

this stylish piece has a single shallow drawer in the centre

These interesting wooden cylindrical containers actually started life as the hubs for wooden carts

but with the tapered legs and extended top surface of the rest of our Asian Contemporary furniture

Water Bucket spo-default The plates on these onesSouthern China, circa 1900 Originally used for carrying water, these wooden buckets come from southern China. Today they make great baskets next to a fireplace to hold kindling wood, or use them as decorative pieces to hold dried flowers. Each one differs slightly in size and colour, but all have wooden handles with decorative metalwork.