Antique Baskets

French Majolica grapes basket tureen signed Sarreguemines, circa 1920.

Chinese Export Porcelain Canton Blue and White Chestnut Basket and Stand Circa 1810–1820 This Chinese export porcelain chestnut basket and stand is painted in underglaze blue with t...

Basket making is an ancient and humble craft, but in the hands of a skilled weaver, a simple reed basket can become a truly beautiful work of art.

An early 20th century handwoven fisherman’s basket from the island of Flores, Indonesia. This basket was originally created as a functional fishing implement, the basket is distingui...

An early 20th-century French grape harvesting basket, skillfully handwoven from willow with a robust, time-worn presence.

Set of four woven bamboo Ikebana baskets from the Meiji period, executed using traditional Japanese weaving techniques.

A small antique Chinese dowry basket from the early 20th century, with brown patina and weathered appearance.

Important pair of openwork baskets in white hard porcelain with gold decoration.

A generously scaled early 20th-century American gathering basket, handwoven from oak splints in the traditional buttocks form.

From France, a hand-made Fil de Fer, iron wire egg basket, circa 1890 – 1910. A round, petal top footed, folding basket made of twisted metal wire, rustic with complex wire work.

Hexagonal Chinese-style rattan and bamboo hanakago basket for ikebana (karamono hanakago). It features a lacquered and brushed bamboo vase.

We see decorative purple lines along the top and bottom of the baskets, and the strap handles are each painted with a purple floral design (see image #5) The baskets have lovely, arc...

Hanakago basket for ikebana in rattan and bamboo. Oblong, rounded on the sides, it features a lacquered bamboo vase.

French aesthetic movement patinated and gilt bronze figural center bowl/basket, third quarter 19th century, formed as a large stylized woven basket.

Berthold Laufer, Chinese Baskets, 1925, plate XXVI.

Expertly woven from finely split bamboo, the basket displays a rich interplay of texture, rhythm, and form.

A refined reticulated porcelain basket, executed in a neoclassical idiom with delicate openwork and restrained gilt ornament on the basket and base.

A charming pair of vintage wicker baskets crafted in the form of scallop shells, dating to approximately the 1970s.

An antique beautifully hand-made early 20th century American rustic twig basket. Its restrained simplicity and honest craftsmanship give it the kind of quiet presence that works effo...

This amazing original mint green 19Thc painted hand crafted basket is in good condition.( Minor breaks on bottom ) .

The basket looks beautiful on its side with the opening facing out.

The basket measures 9"(23cm) with the handle up, by 10"(25.5cm) in diameter, and weighs 20.74 troy ounces.

A beautifully woven early 20th century American splint oak basket with warm honeyed tones and a tightly constructed handwoven form.

A beautifully woven early 20th century American splint oak basket with warm honeyed tones and a tightly constructed handwoven form.

The oval basket has an elongated shape that contrasts nicely with the round basket's symmetry.

Smaller basket measures - 13 diameter x 9 high with handle up it measures 14 high.

Dimensions: 30 × 30 × 37 cm Origin: Japan A beautifully handwoven Japanese bamboo basket from the early 20th century, traditionally used for ikebana flower arrangements.

A charming and highly decorative Austrian Secessionist basket dating to circa 1900, beautifully combining metalwork and glass in the refined artistic spirit of the Vienna Secession m...

Pictorial Pima Indian hand woven 1920's tightly woven and in stunning condition. made from hemp grass and devils grass. Vegetable Dyed pictorial Western figures.

French Majolica strawberries & cherries Basket signed Sarreguemines circa 1920.  

French Brass Bread Basket with Handle, Early 20th Century An elegant French brass bread basket from the early 20th century, distinguished by its graceful proportions and refined met...

An enormous French basket from the late 19th century, likely used in the vineyards for collecting and harvesting grapes, if not in a bakery or boulangerie setting for displaying bagu...

19th Century French Faience egg basket signed Desvres Fourmaintraux.

Northern Swedish small folk art basket made during the mid 1800s. The basket has the original paint.

Native American pictorial pima basket with geometric figural motif, having four figures, circa. 1920s.

Unique large Majolica bird & flowers basket centerpiece, circa 1880. Roses, blue and yellow flowers.

Napoleon III Gilt Brass Woven Oval Basket, France, 1870s 13" W × 10.5" D × 3" H Elegant and finely executed, this Napoleon III–period gilt brass oval basket, France, circa the 1870...

This lacquered carrying basket from the early 20th century is an exquisite example of Chinese basketry.

Majolica cobalt ground basket, England, 1870, polychrome enameled and molded with a double strap handle with bow over a circular basketweave ground with a band of raised flowers.

Austrian bronze & iron neoclassical trash can / wastepaper basket Austria, circa early 20th century Of oval form with a continuous trellis, garland and flowerhead motif.

Indonesian Yogya, Djokja Openwork Basket, Late 19th Century An openwork basket with elegant 8-sided scalloped edges, with four Kala heads, between a floral pattern and centered on t...

As found in France, a charming French wicker basket. This authentic basket would be useful on a French table for serving a baguette, bread or even rolls as well as in a kitchen as di...

Pair of Paris porcelain figural baskets, circa 1840.

Decorated with butterflies, insects and cherries on the interior, with a yellow ground basket weaved decoration on the exterior.

An oversize Japanese Ikebana Hanakago basket) handwoven with bamboo and rattan by Tokōsai (a bamboo artist active in the Kansai region circa late 19th Century) in the form of Tsuri-B...

Early 20th Century Giant Rye Floor Basket from France Massive 20th Century Rye Basket from rural France.

Early 20th century original blue painted handled basket in good condition. Found in the mid west.

19th century China woven grain storage basket. Decorative wood surround with iron grommets.

Although not signed, the basket by an anonymous artist is an impressive sight and embodies charming Mingei spirit.

While originally intended for practical use, these baskets are equally striking as decorative accents.

As found in France, a charming long French bread baguette wicker basket. This authentic basket would be useful on a French table for serving baguettes, bread or even rolls as well as...

First quarter 19th century, in the manner of Pierre-Philippe Thomire (French, 1751–1843), gilt bronze and marble, figural basket, possibly Nike, holding aloft a flared, reticulated b...

19th century China woven grain storage basket. Decorative wood surround.

19th century China woven grain storage basket. Decorative wood surround.

The basket combines several different weaving patterns, giving the otherwise humble agricultural form a surprisingly graphic quality.

A Chinese three-tier stacking wedding basket (tí lán), circa 1900–1930. Coopered wood stave construction with rattan bindings, finished in warm amber lacquer and decorated throughout...

First Period Worcester Porcelain Pine Cone Openwork Fruit Baskets, Pair Circa 1770–1775 This impressive and large pair of First Period Worcester porcelain openwork fruit baskets dat...

An exceptional, fine and impressive pair of antique Edwardian English sterling silver and glass serving preserve baskets; an addition to our silver cruet and condiments collection ...

This elegant tall Japanese ikebana basket dates to the 20th century and showcases the refined craftsmanship of traditional bamboo work.

The basket was made in irregular plaiting using Phoenix Tail Bamboo (Bambusa multiplex), a subspecies that grows in tropical.