2 tiny old antique vintage primative country baskets

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Description These are very lovely old minature Baskets. They belonged to my husband's Grandmother who passed away a few years back. She had a very nice collection of old baskets. I so wish I could ask her the history of each piece but now we will never know the exact origin of the pieces she collected. I do know however that she had a keen eye and a great love for things that were authentic and old but functional. Several of the things she left with us have turned out to be very valuable. The baskets were a favorite of hers so I have kept them around but in all honesty we have small children and (a puppy) and these lovely old things are just being kept in storage with no one to admire and appreciate their beauty. I believe these baskets were hand made. I believe both are Buttocks or Butt baskets. I have heard them called egg baskets too. They are done a little differently but both have the basic structural details. They are very old but still in nice shape. Theyare not loose or wiggley. I love the detail in the handle of the larger! I tried to show condition in the different views. Both handles are very sturdy. The larger is about 4.5 inches across and the smaller is about 4 inches across.The smaller has a string attached which I almost removed but it looked so charming I just left it on! They have gotten a bit dusty just sitting on a shelf very high up (for their protection!) They both have that real sweet old era feel to it them. I have not tried to clean them other than blowing off the dust. I am no basket expert! Shipping: We ship through out the week and due to the incredible increase in post office shipping charges, we will use UPS and FEDEX more regularily. Insurance is automatically included in these pricing options. We will continue to use USPS when cost effective and we will add the cost of insurance into the shipping cost. This is usually under $2.00 but for very valuable items it may be a little more, we will have to wait and see... The shipping Calculator (when it loads Grrrr!) is sometimes inaccurate and if you win multiple auctions I will gladly combine the merchandise and reweigh the package, and add destination distance to recalculate the shipping costs. Of course this will have to be done after the auctions end. We DO NOT make any money on shipping. Shipping costs are based on weight and distance with a small s&h fee to cover packaging and transport to the different shipping carrier offices. We sincerely try to keep costs low. If you have a carrier that you prefer please let us know and we will accomodate you when we can. Feedback is left after the buyer has left feedback. This is necessary because of the flaws in the feedback system. If you are unhappy please contact me and we can discuss the situation. We genuinely try to please our cutsomers with acurate discriptions and fair shipping costs. We will answer all questions you ask fairly and truthfully. T should never be a reason for negative feedback. Payment: We accept money orders, personal checks, and cashier checks, Because of recent scams we hold these for ten days to clear bank. We do accept paypal but it is not our preferred payment method. We are only accepting paypal on a trial basis and may withdraw the option in the future. Please feel free to contact us with any questions! Please only contact us through the E-bay messaging system and not privately. Thank You so much for looking and reading! Be Blessed! read more

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