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Large Oval Nantucket Lightship Basket, 19th Century

$1,850List Price

Antique 1870s American Folk Art Decorative Baskets

Materials

Rattan, Wood

19th Century Nantucket Lightship Half Bushel Basket

$3,600

H 10 in Dm 13.25 in

19th Century Nantucket Lightship Basket by Capt. Thomas James, circa 1870

Located in Nantucket, MA

19th Century Nantucket Lightship Basket by Capt. Thomas James (1811 - 1885), circa 1870, a round open swing-handled basket having cane weave on rattan staves with beveled edges, pine...

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Antique 1870s American Folk Art Decorative Baskets

Materials

Cane, Rattan

19th Century Nantucket Lightship Basket by Capt. Thomas James, circa 1870

$2,400

H 3.38 in Dm 7.75 in

Very Early Nantucket Lightship Basket, circa 1860

Located in Nantucket, MA

Very Early Nantucket lightship basket, circa 1860, an oval open basket with wide splint staves, split wood rim, cane weave, solid birch bottom plate, and sha...

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Antique 1860s American Folk Art Decorative Baskets

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Cane, Wood

Very Early Nantucket Lightship Basket, circa 1860

$2,400

H 7 in W 10.75 in D 9 in

Antique Charles Ray Nantucket Lightship Basket

Located in Sandwich, MA

Antique Nantucket Lightship Basket, attributed to Charles Ray (1798-1884) circa 1870. Swing handled small open round cane woven basket with...

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Antique Late 19th Century American Decorative Baskets

Materials

Cane, Rattan, Wood

Antique Charles Ray Nantucket Lightship Basket

$3,450

H 3.5 in Dm 4.88 in

Rare 19th Century Covered Nantucket Basket

Located in Sandwich, MA

Rare antique covered round swing handled Nantucket basket attributed to Charles B Ray circa 1880. Covered 19th C. Nantucket baskets seldom come to ma...

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Antique Late 18th Century American Decorative Baskets

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Cane, Rattan

Rare 19th Century Covered Nantucket Basket

$24,000

H 6.25 in Dm 8.75 in

Antique Nantucket Lightship Basket with Wide Rim

Located in Sandwich, MA

Rare form antique Nantucket Lightship Basket with wide rim. Measures a large 14-1/2" diameter and just a 4" height giving it an open flare design. Two small finger size handles add t...

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Early 20th Century American Decorative Baskets

Materials

Cane, Rattan, Wood

Antique Nantucket Lightship Basket with Wide Rim

$4,500

H 4 in Dm 14.5 in

Antique Covered Nantucket Lightship Basket by A.D. Williams

Located in Sandwich, MA

Rare antique covered Nantucket Lightship basket by A.D. Williams (1867-1927) circa 1900. Covered Nantucket Lightship baskets are some of the rarest examples and highly sought after by collectors. This one was made on an 10-1/2" diameter mold. Features a turned lid knob, brass hinge, ears, and shaped swing handle. Fantastic dark patina as you would expect from a 100+ year old basket...

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Antique Early 1900s American Decorative Baskets

Materials

Cane, Rattan, Wood

Antique Covered Nantucket Lightship Basket by A.D. Williams

$21,000

H 9.75 in Dm 12 in

19th Century Large Oval Papago Indian Basket

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This fine papago Indian weaving basket isin good condition with minor wear on the top trim area in two spots. See pics. This is quite unusual the oval shape.

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Antique Late 19th Century American Adirondack Decorative Baskets

Materials

Hemp

19th Century Large Oval Papago Indian Basket

$1,036 Sale Price

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H 5 in W 14.5 in D 10 in

Davis Hall Nantucket South Shoal Lightship Hand Woven Basket, circa 1870s

Located in Studio City, CA

A wonderful and quite rare and hard to find nantucket lightship basket by Davis Hall, (1828-1906). Hall's baskets are prized by collectors of lightship baskets worldwide. This basket is made with his traditional swing handle and rounded lollipop connecting two ends. Hall cultivated his basket-making skill on the South shoal lightship after the American Civil War...

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Antique Late 19th Century American Folk Art Decorative Baskets

Materials

Wood, Cane, Rattan

Davis Hall Nantucket South Shoal Lightship Hand Woven Basket, circa 1870s

$2,375

H 9.5 in Dm 8 in

Nantucket lightship basket attributed to Mitchy Ray, 1900-50

By Clinton Mitchell "Mitchy" Ray 1

Located in Kenilworth, IL

Large vintage Nantucket lightship 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 ...

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20th Century American Decorative Baskets

Materials

Brass

Nantucket lightship basket attributed to Mitchy Ray, 1900-50

$1,500

H 9 in Dm 13 in

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Signed 19th Century Nantucket Lightship Basket by Rowland Folger

By Rowland Folger

Located in Nantucket, MA

7 ½” open round Nantucket lightship basket with brass ears , “R Folger Maker Nantucket, Mass” is stenciled on the interior bottom, circa 1875 Rowland Folger (1803-1883).

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Antique Late 19th Century American Folk Art Decorative Baskets

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Brass

Signed 19th Century Nantucket Lightship Basket by Rowland Folger

$4,500

Open Round Nantucket Lightship Basket by Sherwin Boyer

By Sherwin P. Boyer 1

Located in Nantucket, MA

With a dark rich patina. Made with oak staves, handle and a mahogany base. In excellent condition. Attributed to Sherwin Porter Boyer (1907-1964). Measures: 6”.

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Mid-20th Century North American Folk Art Decorative Baskets

Materials

Brass

Open Round Nantucket Lightship Basket by Sherwin Boyer

$1,950

Nantucket Lightship Basket, Made by Davis Hall on the South Shoal Lightship

Located in Nantucket, MA

Oval Nantucket lightship basket with shaped oak swing handle ending in carved round “lollipop” ends and brass ears. Remnants of the original paper label remains on the bottom. Made...

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Antique Late 19th Century North American Folk Art Nautical Objects

Materials

Cane, Rattan, Oak

Nantucket Lightship Basket, Made by Davis Hall on the South Shoal Lightship

$3,500

Open Round Nantucket Lightship Basket with Original Paper Label

By Sherwin P. Boyer 1

Located in Nantucket, MA

Made with oak staves, handle, mahogany base and attached brass ears, in excellent condition. The poem on the label reads” I was made in Nantucket, I’m strong and stout. Don’t lose me or burn me and I’ll never wear out", which was a poem handed down by Mitchy Ray. Made by Sherwin Porter Boyer, (1907-1964). 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. A contemporary to Jose Reyes...

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Mid-20th Century North American Folk Art Decorative Baskets

Materials

Brass

Open Round Nantucket Lightship Basket with Original Paper Label

$2,850

Nest of Three 19th Century Signed Nantucket Lightship Baskets

By Rowland Folger

Located in Nantucket, MA

Nest of three Nantucket lightship baskets, the swing handles, staves and the ears ( which attach the handle to the basket) are all carved from oak. The bottoms are made from pine and each are stenciled with the maker's mark, "R Folger Maker Nantucket Mass." Rowland Folger (1803-1883) is considered one of Nantucket's first makers of lightship baskets. His baskets are very durable and were definitely used as utilitarian.These three baskets were discovered in an attic, where they were living for the last 90 years...

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Antique Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Nautical Objects

Materials

Brass

Nest of Three 19th Century Signed Nantucket Lightship Baskets

$14,500

Open Round Nantucket Lightship Basket, Attributed to Geo Washington Ray

Located in Nantucket, MA

A small Nantucket lightship gathering basket with sturdy wooden ears, and a convex interior bottom with thee concentric lines typical of a George Washington Ray (1814-1891) made b...

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