19th Century American Oak Splint Basket

A large 19th century American splint oak gathering basket with one long bent-oak handle, a double banded rim, and a large belly. Found in New England.

A beautiful 19th century American oak splint gathering basket with a bentwood handle and a double-banded rim. Gathering baskets like this were used to gather fruits, vegetables, flow...

A massive late 19th century American oak splint basket with a double-banded rim and likely used for storing wool in a barn. We've been collecting basket for years, and we've never se...

A fantastic sculptural 19th century grain mortar of one piece of wood with a wonderful patina that glows! Would be an incredible waste paper basket in a powder room or office. Could ...

A wonderful early 20th century hand-woven oak splint gathering basket with a single bent oak handle, a double banded rim, and a lovely wonky shape. Found in Wisconsin.

A wonderful large 19th century oak splint nut gathering basket from the American South, with a fantastic weathered patina and beautiful sculptural form. We use it in the shop with a ...

Pitcher ‘cantaros’ from Calanda, Aragon-Zaragoza area of Spain. A rare piece from a Private collection, circa 1890. Other examples can be seen in the Museo de Zaragoza. With gorgeou...

Pitcher ‘cantaros’ from Calanda, Aragon-Zaragoza area of Spain. A rare piece from a Private collection, circa 1890. Other examples can be seen in the Museo de Zaragoza. With gorgeou...

The skill and knowledge that was needed to make this beautiful 19th century French barbotine jardiniere is significant. Each of the gros relief flowers was painstakingly formed and painted by hand. Barbotine products are a mixture of Kaolin clay and water and in the case of the attached flowers, they are manipulated into paper-thin fineness. Once the flowers were colored, they were affixed to the side of the jardiniere, glazed, and fired. Any miscalculation during the firing process would result in a restart, negating months of hard work. It is difficult to find an intact barbotine with gros relief flowers due to the fragility. The jardiniere has been painted using gradient colors, with black at the top and golden brown at the molded base. In between those hues is a mottled black and brown background that extends up to the curled volute handles. Blue, pink, yellow, and orange gros relief flowers with attached greenery have been applied over the speckled area. Our barbotine jardiniere with gros relief flowers can be used as originally intended, as a small indoor planter...

French polished copper fish kettle with lid, 19th century.

Pitcher ‘cantaros’ from Calanda, Aragon-Zaragoza area of Spain. A rare piece from a Private collection, circa 1890. Other examples can be seen in the Museo de Zaragoza. With gorgeous original patina, this jar features the characteristic charcoal-colored hand streaking typical of 18th and 19th century pottery from Calanda, as well as Classic sun symbols...

French polished copper fish kettle or planter with iron handles, 19th century.