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Round Nantucket Lightship, Basket with Hart aped Handles, American circa 1890

Round Nantucket Lightship, Basket with Hart aped Handles, American circa 1890
Round Nantucket Lightship, Basket with Hart aped Handles, American circa 1890
Round Nantucket Lightship, Basket with Hart aped Handles, American circa 1890
InformationFine Nantucket Lightship basket with a round shape and carved mahogany hart shaped handles. The basket has a mahogany rim and base. The basket has oak ribs and rattan weavers. The inside of the base has a finely detailed turning with 2 deep and wide carved concentric circles and 6 thin concentric circles which are scribed. (FA1247) Dimensions: Height to top of hart handle 4, Diameter 9 1/4 Inches Condition; The basket is in excellent condition and has deep warm patina. There one small loss in the rattan weave.
circa 1890