Nantucket Purses
Nantucket Purse by Jose Formoso Reyes, circa 1950
By Jose Formoso Reyes
Located in Nantucket, MA
Nantucket Purse by Jose Formoso Reyes, circa 1950, a very early Nantucket woven purse from during
Category
Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Decorative Baskets
Materials
Cane, Pine
Vintage Jose Reyes Nantucket Purse with Rosewood Top, circa 1960
Located in Nantucket, MA
Vintage Jose Reyes Nantucket Purse with Rosewood Top, circa 1960s, an oval cane woven covered
Category
Vintage 1960s American Folk Art Decorative Baskets
Materials
Rattan, Cane
Nantucket Round Purse by Jose Formoso Reyes, circa 1950
By Jose Formoso Reyes
Located in Nantucket, MA
Nantucket Round Purse by Jose Formoso Reyes, circa 1950, a very early Nantucket diminutive round
Category
Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Decorative Baskets
Materials
Cane, Rattan, Pine
Nantucket Cocktail Purse by Jose Formoso Reyes, circa 1950
By Jose Formoso Reyes
Located in Nantucket, MA
Nantucket Cocktail Purse by Jose Formoso Reyes, circa 1950, a very early Nantucket diminutive oval
Category
Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Decorative Baskets
Materials
Cane, Rattan, Pine
Nantucket Basket with Stencil Decorated Top, by Harry Hilbert, 1995
Located in Nantucket, MA
Nantucket Basket by Harry Hilbert, 1995, a Nantucket purse having a solid mahogany hinged top with
Category
1990s American Folk Art Decorative Baskets
Materials
Cane, Wood
Mattapoisett Basket, by Gladys Ellis, circa 1940s
Located in Nantucket, MA
modeled after a Nantucket purse, having a flat oval "clamshell" lid hinged above an oval body, made of
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Decorative Baskets
Materials
Other
Mattapoisett Basket, by Gladys Ellis, circa 1940s
Located in Nantucket, MA
after a Nantucket purse, having a round disk shape with open top, made of hand-stitched longleaf pine
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Decorative Baskets
Materials
Other
Rare LOUIS VUITTON Beige Monogram Canvas LV Logo Printed Shoulder Tote Bag
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Switzerland, CH
vacations spent in the beautiful areas of Nantucket, Cape Cod and of course the Hamptons with sail boat
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Tote Bags
Sherwin Boyer Nantucket "One Egg" Basket, circa 1960
Located in Nantucket, MA
) was one of the first generation of Nantucket basket makers in the “purse” period, starting in the late
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Decorative Baskets
Materials
Cane
Open Round Nantucket Lightship Basket with Original Paper Label
By Sherwin P. Boyer 1
Located in Nantucket, MA
-1964).
Sherwin Boyer was one of the first generation of Nantucket basket
makers in the “purse
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Folk Art Decorative Baskets
Materials
Brass
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Antique Half Hull Ship Model. English Late 19th Century.
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful half hull model.
Laminated tropical hardwood and pitch pine
Original patina and a fantastic colour
Exceptional quality. I particularly like the finely carved mast.
The...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Wood
Nantucket Large Oval Basket by Mitchy Ray, circa 1920s
Located in Nantucket, MA
Late 19th century nantucket basket, by Mitchy Ray (1877 - 1956), circa 1920s, a large open oval basket with heavy rattan staves, cane weave, solid oak bottom plate and carved swing h...
Category
Vintage 1920s American Folk Art Decorative Baskets
Materials
Cane
Portrait de Femme ( Self Portrait ? )
By Leonor Fini
Located in Miami, FL
This is a possible self portrait by the famed female surrealist artist. It is also strikingly similar in style with it's exaggerated eyes to her portrait of Jean Genet, ( Leonor F...
Category
1940s Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Megalodon Tooth From South Carolina, USA // 5.25" High
Located in New York, NY
This huge 5.25" high megalodon tooth is five to ten million years old from South Carolina, USA. The megalodon was the most massive predatory shark to ever live. Reaching lengths of 7...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier American Natural Specimens
Materials
Organic Material
1970s Vintage 'Nantucket' White Wicker Sculpture of a Whale
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
1970s Vintage 'Nantucket' White Wicker Sculpture of a Whale
Italy, circa 1970s
A unique 1970s Vintage 'Nantucket' White Wicker Sculpture of a Whale, from Italy and beautifully craf...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wicker
Antique Southeast Asian Filipino Maranao Silver Inlaid Brass Betel Nut Box
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce fine quality antique silver-inlaid solid brass betel nut box (Lutuan), dating to the second half of the 19th / early 20th century, hand-crafted in Mindanao, Philippines.
Bo...
Category
Antique 19th Century Philippine Islamic Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Brass, Bronze, Copper
H 3.25 in W 7.75 in D 3.25 in
Antique Art Nouveau Jugendstil Kaydserzinn Large Pewter Tulip Basket
Located in Louisville, KY
With its original patina, this wonderful Art Nouveau pewter basket by Kayderzinn is a piece of art that would be a beautiful addition to many decor designs. Either as a catch all, a ...
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Decorative Bowls
Materials
Pewter
Carved and Decorated Sperm Whale Figure, circa 1900
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Carved Sperm Whale, circa 1900, a fine and early hand carved figure of a sperm whale with carved and painted detail to open jaw, in original black paint with highlights. A ve...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Pine
Raimundo de Madrazo Y Garreta Palatial Oil on Canvas
By Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Raimundo De Madrazo Y Garreta (Spanish School, 1841-1920) an exceptional and palatial oil on canvas "Portrait of Isabelle McCreery” depicting an elegant woman gracefully exiting a li...
Category
Antique 1880s Spanish Rococo Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
A Magnificent Pair of French Royal Paintings "Aurora and Diana" "Night and Day"
Located in New York, NY
Jacques-Francois Delyen (1684-1761), Court Painter of King Louis XV.
A Magnificent Pair of Palatial "French Royal" Allegorical Paintings "Aurora and Diana" "Night and Day"
A truly ...
Category
18th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Duluth Fish Decoy American Folk Art Carved Painted Orca Killer Whale Sculpture
By Duluth
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce early Duluth Fish Decoy American folk art sculpture, depicting a Orca killer whale, hand-carved by the late David Earl Perkins (Duluth, Minnesota, 1934-2018), featuring the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Metal
H 3.25 in W 8 in D 4.75 in
L'hymne du Roi David (King David's Dream)
By Marc Chagall
Located in Boca Raton, FL
L'hymne du Roi David (King David's Dream)
Oil on wood by Marc Chagall c late 70's
Comes with Numbered and Verified Certificate of Authenticity from Comite Chagall in Paris signed and...
Category
1970s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood
Vintage Flat Reed Bamboo Rattan Basket
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Beauty in its simplicity. Flat reed rattan basket with unique twisting rattan frame and handle. Eye meanders up and around the handle in a reverse directional manner. Simply chic.
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Decorative Baskets
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Signed French Oil Painting of Paris City Scene, St Severin Mid 20th Century
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Charming oil on canvas painting of Paris France city scene, signed, circa 1950's.
A very lifelike rendering Paris street scene featuring St Severin. This 20th Century oil paintin...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
H 28.6 in W 23.75 in D 0.75 in
Nantucket lighthouse basket attributed to Mitchy Ray, 1900-50
By Clinton Mitchell "Mitchy" Ray 1
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Large vintage Nantucket lighthouse basket with heavy rattan rim and stays. The basket features a hinged and carved oak handle which is squared off across the apex and carved with the...
Category
20th Century American Decorative Baskets
Materials
Brass
Scrimshaw whale tooth engraving of fine workmanship dated around 1850
Located in Milan, IT
Scrimshaw of an engraved whale tooth, of fine workmanship datable to around the mid-19th century, length 10.8 cm, depicting small rowing boat with sail and 6 men on board, one of ...
Category
Antique 1850s Nautical Objects
Materials
Teeth
Recent Sales
Vintage Nantucket Basket Purse by Jose Formoso Reyes
By Jose Formoso Reyes
Located in Nantucket, MA
Crafted by the originator of the lidded Nantucket purse style basket, Jose Formoso Reyes. Tall
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Decorative Baskets
Materials
Ebony, Oak, Rattan
Early Nantucket Friendship Basket by Jose Formosa Reyes
By Jose Formoso Reyes
Located in Nantucket, MA
Very rare Nantucket lightship friendship basket shoulder purse by Jose Formosa Reyes. This early
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Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Primitives
Early Nantucket Creel Shaped Purse by Jose Formoso Reyes, circa 1950s
Located in Nantucket, MA
Early Nantucket Creel Shaped Purse by Jose Formoso Reyes, circa 1950s. An early free woven basket
Category
Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Decorative Baskets
Materials
Cane, Rattan
Jose Formoso Reyes "Cocktail Purse" Nantucket Basket, circa 1950
By Jose Formoso Reyes
Located in Nantucket, MA
Jose Formoso Reyes "Cocktail Purse" Nantucket basket, circa 1950, a diminutive free-woven basket
Category
Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Decorative Baskets
Materials
Cane, Ebony
Nantucket Basket with Half Hull Model of a Sloop on Lid, by Harry Hilbert, 1995
Located in Nantucket, MA
Nantucket Basket with Half Hull Model of a Sloop on Lid, by Harry Hilbert, 1995, a Nantucket purse
Category
1990s American Folk Art Decorative Baskets
Materials
Cane, Wood
H 7.5 in W 11 in D 6 in
Jose Reyes Nantucket Basket, circa Early 1950s
By Jose Formoso Reyes
Located in Nantucket, MA
Very early vintage Nantucket Purse by Jose Formoso Reyes (1902 - 1980), Nantucket, circa 1950, an
Category
Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Decorative Baskets
Materials
Cane, Wood
Vintage Antique Bone Nantucket "Ditty Purse"
Located in Nantucket, MA
One of the originals from the 1970's crafted from the traditional material of antique bone, this lovely example features a wood-reinforced bent bone handle, a wooden top with antique...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Folk Art Decorative Baskets
Diminutive Nantucket "Cocktail Party Size" Basket Purse
Located in Nantucket, MA
By Nap Plank of Nantucket, one of the top Nantucket Basket artists working contemporarily on the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Folk Art Decorative Baskets
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Burl, Oak, Rattan, Rosewood
Unusual Round Covered Nantucket Basket Purse by Jose Formoso Reyes
By Jose Formoso Reyes
Located in Nantucket, MA
base clearly inscribed "Made on Nantucket, Jose Formoso Reyes" with outline of Nantucket Island and
Category
Vintage 1960s American Folk Art Decorative Baskets
Materials
Rattan
Nantucket Lighthouse Basket Purse by Reis, vintage 1972 w/ carved whale, signed
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is an original, signed vintage Nantucket Lighthouse Basket, made in 1972 on Nantucket Island
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Mixed Media
H 6.5 in W 10 in D 7 in
Vintage Nantucket Lightship Rattan Basket by Rev. Warren Bouton of Nantucket
Located in Downingtown, PA
Nantucket lightship rattan-woven handmade basket purse of oval-form with carved scrimshaw scallop-shell
Category
Vintage 1980s American Country Nautical Objects
Materials
Wicker
H 9.5 in W 7.5 in D 7.5 in
Open Round Nantucket Lightship Basket by Sherwin Boyer
Located in Nantucket, MA
base.
Sherwin Boyer was one of the first generation of Nantucket basket makers in the “purse” period
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Decorative Baskets
Open Round Nantucket Signed Lightship Basket, circa 1950
By Sherwin P. Boyer 1
Located in Nantucket, MA
bottom.
Sherwin Boyer was one of the first generation of Nantucket basket makers in the “purse” period
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Decorative Baskets
Materials
Mahogany, Oak
Labeled Nantucket Lightship Basket by Sherwin Boyer, circa 1950
By Sherwin P. Boyer 1
Located in Nantucket, MA
Nantucket basket makers in the “purse” period, starting in the late 1940s and working up until his death in
Category
Mid-20th Century American American Craftsman More Folk Art
Materials
Oak, Reed
Jose Formoso Reyes "Cocktail Purse" Nantucket Basket, circa 1950
By Jose Formoso Reyes
Located in Nantucket, MA
Jose Formoso Reyes "Cocktail Purse" Nantucket Basket, circa 1950, a diminutive free-woven basket
Category
Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Decorative Baskets
Materials
Cane, Ebony
1998 John Keane Signed Nantucket Basket/Purse in As New Condition
Located in Port Hope, ON
Beautiful tight weaved Nantucket basket with bone embellishments. This basket has never been used
Category
1990s American Novelty Bags
Nantucket Basket by Jose Formoso Reyes, circa 1950
By Jose Formoso Reyes
Located in Nantucket, MA
Vintage Jose Reyes Nantucket Cocktail Purse, circa Early 1950s, an early petite free-form creel
Category
Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Decorative Baskets
Materials
Cane
Nantucket Style Woven Wicker Basket Handbag
Located in University City, MO
Nantucket style woven wicker basket handbag
The iconic summer handbag is adorned
with a sea shell
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Novelty Bags
Nantucket Style Hand-Weave Wicker Shoulder Bag
Located in New York, NY
This wonderfully detailed Nantucket style hand-weaved wicker basket shoulder bag makes for
Category
1990s American Shoulder Bags
Nantucket Style Wicker Resin Whale Basket Handbag Circa 1980s
Located in University City, MO
Nantucket style woven wicker resin whale handbag c 1980s
The iconic oval shaped basket handbag is
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Novelty Bags
Nantucket Style Oval Wicker Basket Shoulder Bag ca 1970s
Located in University City, MO
Nantucket style oval wicker basket shoulder bag ca 1970s
The classic wicker handbag is adorned with
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Novelty Bags
Nantucket Style Woven Wicker Needlepoint Lid Shoulder Bag c 1980s
Located in University City, MO
Nantucket style woven wicker rattan shoulder bag with needlepoint lid cover c 1980s
The charming
Category
1980s Unknown Novelty Bags
Nantucket "One Egg" Basket by Sherwin Boyer, circa 1960s
Located in Nantucket, MA
Sherwin Porter Boyer (1907-1964) was one of the first generation of Nantucket basket makers in the “purse
Category
Vintage 1960s American Folk Art Decorative Baskets
Materials
Cane, Wood
1980 Nantucket Bag
Located in New York, NY
A signed 1980 Nantucket bag.
RARE vintage
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Category
1980s American Handbags and Purses
Nantucket Lightship Handbasket
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Wonderful seashell motif Nantucket handbasket. Very high level of quality and construction are
Category
Late 20th Century American Handbags and Purses
Large 20th Century Susan Chase Ottison Nantucket Lightship Purse
Located in Concord, MA
Susan Chase Ottison very large oval swing handled Nantucket basket adorned with a carved bone
Category
Late 20th Century American Folk Art Decorative Baskets
Materials
Rattan
Nantucket Scrimshaw Basket Bag
Located in Topanga, CA
Nantucket basket bag with intricate scrimshaw scenic coastal design carved into bone. Fully lined
Category
1970s American Handbags and Purses
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Nantucket Purses For Sale on 1stDibs
Browse a vast assortment of nantucket purses for sale on 1stDibs. Our collection of nantucket purses includes a variety of colors, spanning Brown, Gray and more. If you’re looking for accessories from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find some that date back to the 20th Century while other versions may have been produced as recently as the 21st Century. Nantucket purses such as these have likely been a part of the legacy of many fashion designers, but those produced by Jose Formoso Reyes are consistently popular.
How Much are Nantucket Purses?
Prices for nantucket purses can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these accessories begin at $145 and can go as high as $14,500, while these items, on average, fetch $1,685.
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