EXCEPTIONAL 19th C 11" OAK SPLINT BUTTOCKS BASKET OLD BLUE GREEN PAINTED SURFACE

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WE WILL BE OFFERING SEVERAL MORE MINIATURE, AND OTHER BASKETS, FROM A RECENTLY ACQUIRED COLLECTION FROM NC... THE COUPLE HAD, AT ONE TIME, OVER 1000 BASKETS IN THEIR COLLECTION, WHICH WE WILL CONTINUE TO LIQUIDATE FOR THEM. THE COLLECTION INCLUDES A WONDERFUL, AND LARGE, COLLECTION OF SMALL AND MINIATURE BASKETS WHICH DON'T COME ALONG EVERY DAY!IN THIS SALE, WE ARE OFFERING A WONDERFUL 11" BUTTOCK'S BASKET, IN A WONDERFUL, OLD, BLUE / GREEN PAINTED SURFACE!..... RETAINS THE ORIGINAL DUST / DIRT FROM WHEN IT WAS UNPACKED, AFTER SITTING ON A SHELF FOR MANY YEARS!THE "BODY" OF THE BASKET IS CONSTRUCTED OF 1/8 - 1/4" WIDE SPLINT, WITH A HAND CARVED, 1" WIDE & 5/16" THICK, BENTWOOD HANDLE. THERE ARE 24 TAPERING "RIBS" FORMING THE BODY, WHICH MEASURE APPROX. 3/16" - 7/16" WIDE.THE BASKET'S BENTWOOD TOP RIM MEASURES APPROX. 1" WIDE AND APPROX. 1/4" THICK!THE BASKET MEASURES 11" X 10"(outside of handle sides), APPROX. 6 1/4" HIGH TO TOP OF BASKET AND APPROX. 9" HIGH TO THE TOP OF THE HANDLE.THIS IS AN EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY, TIGHTLY WOVEN, HEAVY / THICK ANTIQUE BASKET....... VERY "STOUT"!! IT ALSO HAS BEAUTIFUL FORM, SYMMETRY AND PROPORTIONS....THIS IS ANOTHER WONDERFUL EXAMPLE AND IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION STRUCTURALLY - NO MISSING OR BROKEN SPLINT!..... LOTS OF CHARACTER AND GOOD WEAR......... BEAUTIFUL FORM, COLOR AND CONDITION!!ANOTHER read more