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Nantucket Basket Purse

Woven Rattan Basket Cross-Body Purse
Woven Rattan Basket Cross-Body Purse

Woven Rattan Basket Cross-Body Purse

Located in Nantucket, MA

A round rattan cross-body purse perfect for summer or tropical use. In the style of a Nantucket basket type purse but more modern.

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Late 20th Century Bohemian Decorative Baskets

Materials

Leather, Rattan

Woven Rattan Basket Cross-Body Purse
Woven Rattan Basket Cross-Body Purse

Woven Rattan Basket Cross-Body Purse

Located in Nantucket, MA

A round rattan cross-body purse perfect for summer or tropical use. In the style of a Nantucket basket type purse but more modern.

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Late 20th Century Bohemian Decorative Baskets

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Vintage Nantucket Basket Purse by Jose Formoso Reyes
Vintage Nantucket Basket Purse by Jose Formoso Reyes

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.

Category

20th Century American Folk Art Decorative Baskets

Materials

Ebony, Oak, Rattan

Unusual Round Covered Nantucket Basket Purse by Jose Formoso Reyes
Unusual Round Covered Nantucket Basket Purse by Jose Formoso Reyes

Unusual Round Covered Nantucket Basket Purse by Jose Formoso Reyes

By Jose Formoso Reyes

Located in Nantucket, MA

Rare large round form with sizable unembellished ebony top with great deep black color. Handle affixed to rattan-woven body by boldly turned knobs, with carved eye and turned peg for...

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Vintage 1960s American Folk Art Decorative Baskets

Materials

Rattan

Diminutive Nantucket "Cocktail Party Size" Basket Purse
Diminutive Nantucket "Cocktail Party Size" Basket Purse

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 island. This dainty basket features a burl maple overlaid carved and bent oak swing ...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Folk Art Decorative Baskets

Materials

Birdseye Maple, Burl, Oak, Rattan, Rosewood

Jose Formoso Reyes "Cocktail Purse" Nantucket Basket, circa 1950
Jose Formoso Reyes "Cocktail Purse" Nantucket Basket, circa 1950

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 (without using a mold), with hexagonal creel-shaped pine bottom and top plates, cane ...

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Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Decorative Baskets

Materials

Cane, Ebony

Vintage Antique Bone Nantucket "Ditty Purse"
Vintage Antique Bone Nantucket "Ditty Purse"

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...

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Vintage 1970s American Folk Art Decorative Baskets

Nantucket Round Purse by Jose Formoso Reyes, circa 1950
Nantucket Round Purse by Jose Formoso Reyes, circa 1950

Nantucket Round Purse by Jose Formoso Reyes, circa 1950

By Jose Formoso Reyes

Located in Nantucket, MA

Within a few years Jose adapted the traditional Lightship basket form to a purse by adding a lid and a swing handle, launching the modern era in the Nantucket basket saga.

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Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Decorative Baskets

Materials

Cane, Rattan, Pine

Nantucket Cocktail Purse by Jose Formoso Reyes, circa 1950
Nantucket Cocktail Purse by Jose Formoso Reyes, circa 1950

Nantucket Cocktail Purse by Jose Formoso Reyes, circa 1950

By Jose Formoso Reyes

Located in Nantucket, MA

Within a few years Jose adapted the traditional Lightship basket form to a purse by adding a lid and a swing handle, launching the modern era in the Nantucket basket saga.

Category

Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Decorative Baskets

Materials

Cane, Rattan, Pine

Vintage Jose Reyes Nantucket Purse with Rosewood Top, circa 1960
Vintage Jose Reyes Nantucket Purse with Rosewood Top, circa 1960

Vintage Jose Reyes Nantucket Purse with Rosewood Top, circa 1960

Located in Nantucket, MA

Within a few years Jose adapted the traditional Lightship basket form to a purse by adding a lid and a swing handle, launching the modern era in the Nantucket basket saga.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Folk Art Decorative Baskets

Materials

Cane, Rattan

Open Round Nantucket Lightship Basket by Sherwin Boyer
Open Round Nantucket Lightship Basket by Sherwin Boyer

Open Round Nantucket Lightship Basket by Sherwin Boyer

Located in Nantucket, MA

Sherwin Boyer was one of the first generation of Nantucket basket makers in the “purse” period, starting in the late 1940s and working up until his death in 1964.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Decorative Baskets

Open Round Nantucket Signed Lightship Basket, circa 1950
Open Round Nantucket Signed Lightship Basket, circa 1950

Open Round Nantucket Signed Lightship Basket, circa 1950

By Sherwin P. Boyer 1

Located in Nantucket, MA

Made with oak staves and carved oak handle that is attached with brass ears. The basket bears Boyers stamp on the bottom. Sherwin Boyer was one of the first generation of Nantucket ...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Decorative Baskets

Materials

Mahogany, Oak

Early Nantucket Creel Shaped Purse by Jose Formoso Reyes, circa 1950s
Early Nantucket Creel Shaped Purse by Jose Formoso Reyes, circa 1950s

Early Nantucket Creel Shaped Purse by Jose Formoso Reyes, circa 1950s

Located in Nantucket, MA

Within a few years Jose adapted the traditional Lightship basket form to a purse by adding a lid and a swing handle, launching the modern era in the Nantucket basket saga.

Category

Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Decorative Baskets

Materials

Cane, Rattan

Open Round Nantucket Lightship Basket with Original Paper Label
Open Round Nantucket Lightship Basket with Original Paper Label

Open Round Nantucket Lightship Basket with Original Paper Label

By Sherwin P. Boyer 1

Located in Nantucket, MA

Sherwin Boyer was one of the first generation of Nantucket basket makers in the “purse” period, starting in the late 1940s and working up until his death in 1964.

Category

Mid-20th Century North American Folk Art Decorative Baskets

Materials

Brass

Nantucket Purse with Painted Seascape on Top, by Barbara Grey, circa 1995
Nantucket Purse with Painted Seascape on Top, by Barbara Grey, circa 1995

Nantucket Purse with Painted Seascape on Top, by Barbara Grey, circa 1995

Located in Nantucket, MA

Vintage Nantucket Purse by Barbara Grey, circa 1995, a covered oval Nantucket basket, with cane weave on rattan staves, braided leather shoulder strap, turned bone peg, and having a ...

Category

1990s American Folk Art Decorative Baskets

Materials

Cane, Rattan, Wood

Vintage Nantucket Lightship Rattan Basket by Rev. Warren Bouton of Nantucket
Vintage Nantucket Lightship Rattan Basket by Rev. Warren Bouton of Nantucket

Vintage Nantucket Lightship Rattan Basket by Rev. Warren Bouton of Nantucket

Located in Downingtown, PA

Vintage covered Nantucket lightship rattan-woven handmade basket purse of oval-form with carved scrimshaw scallop-shell design to top on oval panel and scrimshaw turned peg for closu...

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Vintage 1980s American Country Nautical Objects

Materials

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Early Nantucket Friendship Basket by Jose Formosa Reyes
Early Nantucket Friendship Basket by Jose Formosa Reyes

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.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Primitives

Labeled Nantucket Lightship Basket by Sherwin Boyer, circa 1950
Labeled Nantucket Lightship Basket by Sherwin Boyer, circa 1950

Labeled Nantucket Lightship Basket by Sherwin Boyer, circa 1950

By Sherwin P. Boyer 1

Located in Nantucket, MA

Sherwin Boyer was one of the first generation of Nantucket basket makers in the “purse” period, starting in the late 1940s and working up until his death in 1964.

Category

Mid-20th Century American American Craftsman More Folk Art

Materials

Oak, Reed

Jose Formoso Reyes "Cocktail Purse" Nantucket Basket, circa 1950
Jose Formoso Reyes "Cocktail Purse" Nantucket Basket, circa 1950

Jose Formoso Reyes "Cocktail Purse" Nantucket Basket, circa 1950

By Jose Formoso Reyes

Located in Nantucket, MA

The fact that there is no whale ivory at all on this very early basket provides a rare opportunity to purchase a Nantucket purse that can be exported with ease.

Category

Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Decorative Baskets

Materials

Cane, Ebony

Nantucket Purse by Jose Formoso Reyes, circa 1950
Nantucket Purse by Jose Formoso Reyes, circa 1950

Nantucket Purse by Jose Formoso Reyes, circa 1950

By Jose Formoso Reyes

Located in Nantucket, MA

Within a few years Jose adapted the traditional Lightship basket form to a purse by adding a lid and a swing handle, launching the modern era in the Nantucket basket saga.

Category

Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Decorative Baskets

Materials

Cane, Pine

Sherwin Boyer Nantucket "One Egg" Basket, circa 1960
Sherwin Boyer Nantucket "One Egg" Basket, circa 1960

Sherwin Boyer Nantucket "One Egg" Basket, circa 1960

Located in Nantucket, MA

Sherwin Porter Boyer (1907-1964) was one of the first generation of Nantucket basket makers in the “purse” period, starting in the late 1940s and working up until his death in 1964.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Decorative Baskets

Materials

Cane

Nantucket "One Egg" Basket by Sherwin Boyer, circa 1960s
Nantucket "One Egg" Basket by Sherwin Boyer, circa 1960s

Nantucket "One Egg" Basket by Sherwin Boyer, circa 1960s

Located in Nantucket, MA

Measures: 2-1/2 in H x 3 in Diameter With handle up:4-1/2 in H Sherwin Porter Boyer (1907-1964) was one of the first generation of Nantucket basket makers in the “purse” period, ...

Category

Vintage 1960s American Folk Art Decorative Baskets

Materials

Cane, Wood

Large 20th Century Susan Chase Ottison Nantucket Lightship Purse
Large 20th Century Susan Chase Ottison Nantucket Lightship Purse

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 female whale (cow) and two calves. Signed and dated on bottom "Susan Chase Ottison 1998 ...

Category

Late 20th Century American Folk Art Decorative Baskets

Materials

Rattan

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Nantucket Basket Purse For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal nantucket basket purse for your home. Each nantucket basket purse for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using natural fiber, cane and wood. There are many kinds of the nantucket basket purse you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A nantucket basket purse, designed in the folk art style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made nantucket basket purse has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Sherwin P. Boyer and Jose Formoso Reyes are consistently popular.

How Much is a Nantucket Basket Purse?

The average selling price for a nantucket basket purse at 1stDibs is $3,125, while they’re typically $900 on the low end and $5,600 for the highest priced.

A Close Look at Folk-art Furniture

Folk art is a genre of art that shares the creator’s traditions, offering not just an artistic display but an opportunity to learn about a culture. Antique, new and vintage folk art typically reflects a heritage or location. It can include utilitarian objects and handmade art as diverse as weather vanes, duck decoys, portraiture and paintings, carnival art and quilts.

Quilts are a quintessential part of American folk art but their roots are international, with quilting dating back to Ancient Egypt. The practice spread to Europe and was especially prominent in the Middle Ages, with one of the oldest surviving examples being the Tristan quilt made in Sicily in the 14th century. They were made as bedcovers and clothing, including as a layer for knights to wear beneath their armor. Native American folk art includes functional objects reflecting their heritage, such as baskets, textiles and wooden pieces.

Elsewhere, the vast range of work associated with Mexican folk art includes masks made by Mexican craftspeople for traditional celebrations and ceremonial dances. Mexican masks are part of the country’s folk-art traditions that go back thousands of years and play a role in festivals and theater.

Works in the folk art tradition are valuable because of the skills involved, like weaving, hand-carving wood and even stonework. Many folk artists are self-taught, while some train as apprentices within their community. By using available materials and taking a personal approach to their creations, artists ensure each piece is unique and conveys a story.

During the Great Depression, artistic materials in America were hard to come by, so artisans used discarded wood from cigar boxes and shipping crates to make highly stylized, notched pieces — most often picture frames and boxes — that are today sought after by collectors. This folk art style is called tramp art and was popular from roughly 1870 until the 1940s.

Folk art brings vibrant culture and traditions into your home. Browse an extensive collection of antique, new and vintage folk art on 1stDibs.

Finding the Right Decorative-baskets for You

Antique and vintage decorative baskets can lend unique charm to any room. And basketmaking is hardly a lost art.

Evidence of basket weaving dates back tens of thousands of years, with one of the most intact examples found in the Judean Desert from the Neolithic period. Historically, baskets have mainly served utilitarian needs — to carry food, store materials and even hold water — but they could also be ornamental objects or have ceremonial or religious purposes.

Native American baskets come from a tradition steeped in generations of skill. There are new and made-to-order baskets from artisans who put their own spin on the ancient art as well as 21st-century pre-owned decorative baskets to complement any furniture style or design preference.

A metal basket or brass basket can match a modern or industrial-style home and add some contrasting rusticity. Wooden baskets, wicker baskets and natural-fiber baskets can easily harmonize with boho chic and cottagecore interiors.

Ceramic baskets are part of the pottery tradition, a craft with a deep heritage in human history. Ceramics are popular in decor again, and the personalization of handmade craftsmanship has served as a sort of anti-Internet to screen-weary decorators. Depending on a ceramic basket’s style, it can fit in with a more formal, cottage, Asian or Southwestern interior theme.

Browse 1stDibs for a wide selection of decorative baskets to fit any design need.