1940s Leather Equestrian 'Feed Bag' by Enid Collins

This is a nice example of artist, Elizabeth Bensley's enamel work from the late 1940s displayed beautifully on a wooden box. Note that the box top does not stay open at an angle as t...

1947 studio pottery chicken pitcher / decorative object by ceramicist and former art professor, Emily Reinse. Flaxen-yellow glaze with drip-applied dar...

Vintage cobalt glazed studio pottery divided fish platter/tray made in the 1970s by Bennington Potters of Vermont (model #1807). Divided into three sections with incised floral decor...

Set of three hand-painted ceramic decorative bowls by Sicilian aristocrat turned artist, Giovanni De Simone. Painted in De Simone's signature vibrant colors of yellow, red, orange, a...

Traditional hand-braided wood decorative basket / storage basket, Spain, 1940s-1950s. Hand-crafted basket from Galicia, at the northern part of Spain. Wooden stripes beautifully wove...

Rustic Vintage Kitchen Molcajete Mexican Stone Bowl Chef's grinding dish Preowned original unrestored distressed condition. Hole in center. 2.75 h x 7.75...

Early Vintage Mattapoisett Basket, likely by Gladys Ellis, Mid 20th Century, a hand-crafted basket modeled after a Nantucket purse, having a flat oval "clamshell" lid hinged above an oval body, made of hand-stitched longleaf pine needles and raffia in braided and lace-like arrangements, with two braided raffia handles, a stitched hinge, and a silk lined interior, not signed. This is one of her very early baskets made before she started adding ivory tops and fixtures. The basket remains in strong original condition with no discernible breaks to the weave. There may have once been a loop closure at one point. Measures: 5-1/4 in H x 9 in L x 6-1/4 in W A local adaptation of a Nantucket basket first designed by Gladys Ellis (Mattapoisett: 1917 – 2011). The Mattapoisett basket is made in the shape and nature of a Nantucket basket, but uses southern yellow or longleaf pine needles and raffia coiled and sewn on a frame with a lace-like effect, often incorporating scrimshaw panels on the top and sides, sometimes as well as clasps and handle knobs...

Early Vintage Mattapoisett Basket, by Gladys Ellis, Mid 20th Century, a hand-crafted basket modeled after a Nantucket purse, having a round disk shape with open top, made of hand-sti...