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Baskets

Taconic Baskets, Nest of 5, Swing Handles. Round Rims & Bottoms, Domed
Columbia County, New York
Date/Period: Late 19th century

Measurement: Largest: height at rim: 10”, diameter: 17”, height top of handle: 19”
Smallest: height at rim: 5”, diameter: 10”, height top of handle: 12”

Material: Ash and Oak

Condition: Excellent

Literature: For a related Taconic example see David A. Schorsch, American
Baskets, A Folk Art Tradition, fig. 31.

Additional Information: Each beautifully woven, double wrapped rim, pushed-up
base; carved notched ears, carved swing handle.

$3,500.00

1406-1

Antique Work Basket, Large Rectangular Splint Basket
New England
Date/Period: 19th Century

Measurement: 40" x 24" x 1.75"

Material: Ash

Condition: Excellent

Additional Information: A large example having carved and notched handles.

$550.00

1210-61

Antique Splint Work Basket in Great Robbins Egg Blue Paint, Dry Surface
Date/Period: Late 19th Century

Measurement: Height at handle: 10.75"; height: 5.5"; width: 18.5"; depth: 11.5"

Material: Ash splint, blue paint

Condition: Excellent, displays well

$895.00

1002-459

Basket, Rectangular Utility Basket, Original Red Paint,
Carved & Notched Handles
New England
Date/Period: 1840-1870

Basket, Shallow Hexagonally Woven Cheese Basket, Original Windsor Green Paint New England, entire view

Measurement: Height: 4"; width: 17.5"; depth: 14"

Material: Ash splint, paint

Condition: Excellent

$2,550.00

210-318

Basket, Shallow Hexagonally Woven Cheese Basket, Original Windsor Green Paint New England, entire view 2

Basket, Shallow Hexagonally Woven Cheese Basket, Original Windsor Green Paint New England, entire view 3

Basket, Shallow Hexagonally Woven Cheese Basket, Original Windsor Green Paint New England, entire view 4

Basket, Shallow Hexagonally Woven Cheese Basket, Original Windsor Green Paint New England, entire view 5

Nineteenth Century Sheet Iron Tray with Handle, Basket
Date/Period: 1830-1850

Nineteenth Century Sheet Iron Tray with Handle, Basket, entire view 1

Measurement: Height: 11"; tray height: 2.25"; width: 14"; depth: 9.75"

Material: Tinned sheet iron

Condition: Excellent

Additional Information: The competently constructed basket/tray with outswept sides
and wire reinforced folded rim is fitted with a perfectly scaled handle having folded
edges. Great patina.

$1,250.00

1256-79

Nineteenth Century Sheet Iron Tray with Handle, Basket, entire view 2

Basket, Shallow Hexagonally Woven Cheese Basket,
Original Windsor Green Paint
New England
Date/Period: 19^th century

Measurement: 4.5" x 14.5" x 14"

Material: Ash splint

Condition: Excellent, perhaps 4 trivial splits that in no way distract or compromise

Additional Information: Double-carved single-wrap round rim,
hexagonal sides, and base.

$675.00

1085-30

Antique Basket, Miniature Workbasket, Great Patina, Finely Constructed
Date/Period: 19^th century

Antique Basket, Miniature Workbasket, Great Patina, Finely Constructed, entire view

Measurement: Height at handle: 3.25"; height: 2.25"; width: 3.5"; depth: 3.25"

Material: Ash splint

Condition: Excellent, a single trivial crack to rim-wrap

Additional Information: Round rim, square bottom; notched bentwood handle within
single-wrapped double-rim.

$1,685.00

1002-388

Antique Basket, Miniature Workbasket, Great Patina, Finely Constructed, entire view 2

Antique Work Basket in Original Bittersweet and Black Paint, Ash Splint, Carved & Notched Handle
New England, Possibly Maine, 19th Century

Basket remains in very good condition and displays bright color; rectangular, wide bands of splint alternate
with narrow bands in colors of bittersweet and black; bentwood handles.
(Height: 9.5"; width: 20.75"; depth: 19.5")

$1,375.00

1256-68

Nantucket Lightship Basket, Round, Swing Handle
Date/Period: Late 19^th to early 20^th century

Nantucket Lightship Basket, Round, Swing Handle, entire view

Measurement: Height: 3.5"; height at handle: 7.5"; diameter: 7.5"

Material: Turned wood base, oak staves, and rim, woven with cane

Condition: Good, shrinkage to handle

Additional Information: This example, a shallow round basket with carved swing
handle pinned to hand cut brass ears, turned base with molded base edge, the interior
with incised concentric rings. The staves are made of oak and woven with cane; half
round hoops of oak are single wrapped with cane.

$695.00

231-50

Nantucket Lightship Basket, Round, Swing Handle, interior view

Nantucket Lightship Basket, Round, Swing Handle, bottom view

Basket, Northeast Native American, Three-color Weave, Porcupine Stitch Overlay
Date/Period: 1875-1900

Basket, Northeast Native American, Three-color Weave, Porcupine Stitch Overlay, entire view

Measurement: Height: 3.5"; width: 10.75"; depth: 10.25"

Material: Ash splint, polychrome

Condition: Missing one porcupine twist otherwise good

Additional Information: Rounded rim, square bottom

$290.00

463-20

Basket, Northeast Native American, Three-color Weave, Porcupine Stitch Overlay, entire view 2

Basket, Northeast Native American, Three-color Weave, Porcupine Stitch Overlay, interior view

Basket, Northeast Native American, Three-color Weave, Porcupine Stitch Overlay, bottom view

Basket, Northeast Native American, Three-color Weave, Porcupine Stitch Overlay, detail view

Loom Basket, Small Single Pocket Bobbin Basket, Original Surface & Decoration
Probably Native American Made, Northeastern United States
Date/Period: 19^th Century

Loom Basket, Small Single Pocket Bobbin Basket, Original Surface & Decoration Probably Native American Made, Northeastern United States, entire view 1

Measurement: Height: 5"; width: 5"; depth: 3.25"

Material: Woven wood splint [ash], polychrome

Condition: Overall excellent, one trivial break to bottom splint; loss of .75-inch narrow
splint at base of back. Best dark patina

Additional Information: A must unusual, very small example retaining original, highly
oxidized red and green paint with yellow decoration. A very old shoelace facilitates
hanging. The basket was obviously well loved and likely used by several generations of
weavers.

$645.00

1002-351

Nantucket Lightship Flat Round Basket
Date/Period: Early 20^th Century

Nantucket Lightship Flat Round Basket, entire view 1

Measurement: Height: 3"; diameter: 9"

Material: Oak, rattan, bottom disks appear to be whitewood

Condition: Two minor bits of rattan loss, note noticeable, displays well

Additional Information: A rarely encountered open/round fruit basket of traditional
form. Bent rattan handles held by rattan weavers; The two piece rattan rim
[interior/exterior] is laced together with rattan and affixed tiny square escutcheon pins;
closing the circumference gap is rattan laid flat; turned wood interior/exterior bottom.

$495.00

314-63

Nantucket Lightship Flat Round Basket, entire view 2

Nantucket Lightship Flat Round Basket, interior view

Nantucket Lightship Flat Round Basket, bottom view

Antique Mellon-Form Ribbed Splint Wood Basket, Small Size
America, 19th Century, Possibly Pennsylvania
Ash Splint

Woven with 15-ribs; fixed bentwood continuous loop handle displaying exposed
“X”-shaped lashing at rim, nice old color and patina.
Fine sturdy condition; (3.25 x 3.25 x 3.25")

Antique Mellon-Form Ribbed Splint Wood Basket, Small Size
America, 19th Century, Possibly Pennsylvania
Ash Splint, entire view 2

$275.00

1256-65

Antique Mellon-Form Splint Wood Basket, Small Size, Diamond Pattern at Handle
America, 19th Century, Possibly Pennsylvania

Ash Splint
Woven with 16-ribs; fixed bentwood continuous loop handle, nice old color and patina
Fine sturdy condition; 4.25 x 4.25 x 5.75")

Antique Mellon-Form Splint Wood Basket, Small Size, Diamond Pattern at Handle
America, 19th Century, Possibly Pennsylvania, entire view 2

Antique Mellon-Form Splint Wood Basket, Small Size, Diamond Pattern at Handle
America, 19th Century, Possibly Pennsylvania, entire view 3

$390.00

1256-66

Ash Splint Field or Clothes Work Basket New England, early 20th century

Large double handle basket in good condition with double-wrapped rim. Handles are carved and notched. Sturdy and decorative. (Base: 17”; Mouth: 18”; Height: 14”)

$250

1187-20

Antique Work Basket, Ash Splint, Painted Green Stripe and Handle
America, Circa 1890-1920ish
A sturdy basket displaying nice color and patina; very good condition

Antique Work Basket, Ash Splint, Painted Green Stripe and Handle
America, Circa 1890-1920ish, entire view 1

(Overall height: 12.5"; width: 19.5"; depth: 12.25")

Antique Work Basket, Ash Splint, Painted Green Stripe and Handle
America, Circa 1890-1920ish, entire view 2

Antique Work Basket, Ash Splint, Painted Green Stripe and Handle
America, Circa 1890-1920ish, entire view 3

$235.00

1256-70

Antique Basket, Taconic, Round, Swing Handle, Domed Center
New York
Date/Period: 19^th Century - SOLD

Antique Basket, Taconic, Round, Swing Handle, Domed Center New York, entire view 1

Measurement: Height: 3.75"; diameter: 11.5"

Material: Ash and rattan

Condition: Excellent

Additional Information: Small round woven splint basket featuring a domed center and
carved ash swing handle; double wrapped rim.

SOLD

110-1021

Antique Basket, Rectangular Gathering Basket, Original Paint, Carved Side Handles
Date/Period: 1840-1860 - SOLD

Antique Basket, Rectangular Gathering Basket, Original Paint, Carved Side Handles, entire view

Measurement: 6.75 x 27 x 14.5”

Material: Ash splint and carved handle, original paint

Condition: Very good, bottom has tree small mouse chews, two the size of a dime, the
other a nickel. Original paint, dry patina.

Additional Information: The instant we saw this fine work basket and the subtle
tonality if it’s red and yellow painted decoration it spoke to us aesthetically in the
manner of Mark Rothko. We consider it one of the great baskets.

SOLD

210-292

Taconic Baskets, Nest of 5, Swing Handles. Round Rims & Bottoms, Domed Columbia County, New York Date/Period: Late 19th century

Antique Work Basket, Large Rectangular Splint Basket New England Date/Period: 19th Century

Antique Splint Work Basket in Great Robbins Egg Blue Paint, Dry Surface Date/Period: Late 19th Century

Basket, Rectangular Utility Basket, Original Red Paint, Carved & Notched Handles New England Date/Period: 1840-1870

Nineteenth Century Sheet Iron Tray with Handle, Basket Date/Period: 1830-1850

Basket, Shallow Hexagonally Woven Cheese Basket, Original Windsor Green Paint New England Date/Period: 19th century

Antique Basket, Miniature Workbasket, Great Patina, Finely Constructed Date/Period: 19th century

Antique Work Basket in Original Bittersweet and Black Paint, Ash Splint, Carved & Notched Handle New England, Possibly Maine, 19th Century

Nantucket Lightship Basket, Round, Swing Handle Date/Period: Late 19th to early 20th century

Basket, Northeast Native American, Three-color Weave, Porcupine Stitch Overlay Date/Period: 1875-1900

Loom Basket, Small Single Pocket Bobbin Basket, Original Surface & Decoration Probably Native American Made, Northeastern United States Date/Period: 19th Century

Nantucket Lightship Flat Round Basket Date/Period: Early 20th Century

Antique Mellon-Form Ribbed Splint Wood Basket, Small Size America, 19th Century, Possibly Pennsylvania Ash Splint

Antique Mellon-Form Splint Wood Basket, Small Size, Diamond Pattern at Handle America, 19th Century, Possibly Pennsylvania

Ash Splint Field or Clothes Work Basket New England, early 20th century

Antique Work Basket, Ash Splint, Painted Green Stripe and Handle America, Circa 1890-1920ish A sturdy basket displaying nice color and patina; very good condition

Antique Basket, Taconic, Round, Swing Handle, Domed Center New York Date/Period: 19th Century - SOLD

Antique Basket, Rectangular Gathering Basket, Original Paint, Carved Side Handles Date/Period: 1840-1860 - SOLD

Taconic Baskets, Nest of 5, Swing Handles. Round Rims & Bottoms, Domed
Columbia County, New York
Date/Period: Late 19th century

Antique Work Basket, Large Rectangular Splint Basket
New England
Date/Period: 19th Century

Antique Splint Work Basket in Great Robbins Egg Blue Paint, Dry Surface
Date/Period: Late 19th Century

Basket, Rectangular Utility Basket, Original Red Paint,
Carved & Notched Handles
New England
Date/Period: 1840-1870

Nineteenth Century Sheet Iron Tray with Handle, Basket
Date/Period: 1830-1850

Basket, Shallow Hexagonally Woven Cheese Basket,
Original Windsor Green Paint
New England
Date/Period: 19^th century

Antique Basket, Miniature Workbasket, Great Patina, Finely Constructed
Date/Period: 19^th century

Antique Work Basket in Original Bittersweet and Black Paint, Ash Splint, Carved & Notched Handle
New England, Possibly Maine, 19th Century

Nantucket Lightship Basket, Round, Swing Handle
Date/Period: Late 19^th to early 20^th century

Basket, Northeast Native American, Three-color Weave, Porcupine Stitch Overlay
Date/Period: 1875-1900

Loom Basket, Small Single Pocket Bobbin Basket, Original Surface & Decoration
Probably Native American Made, Northeastern United States
Date/Period: 19^th Century

Nantucket Lightship Flat Round Basket
Date/Period: Early 20^th Century

Antique Mellon-Form Ribbed Splint Wood Basket, Small Size
America, 19th Century, Possibly Pennsylvania
Ash Splint

Antique Mellon-Form Splint Wood Basket, Small Size, Diamond Pattern at Handle
America, 19th Century, Possibly Pennsylvania

Antique Work Basket, Ash Splint, Painted Green Stripe and Handle
America, Circa 1890-1920ish
A sturdy basket displaying nice color and patina; very good condition

Antique Basket, Taconic, Round, Swing Handle, Domed Center
New York
Date/Period: 19^th Century - SOLD

Antique Basket, Rectangular Gathering Basket, Original Paint, Carved Side Handles
Date/Period: 1840-1860 - SOLD