European Decorative Baskets

French Low Profile Roped Planter Basket with Tin Insert Very versatile vessel that can be used indoors or outdoors on a covered outside porch. Wonderful patina on this vintage piec...

Antique Meissen braided porcelain basket with handles. Hand-painted flowers and golden border. Late 19th century. Measures: 22.5 x 16.5 x 7.5 cm. In excellent condition. Stamp...

Senza Fine is a square basket designed by Gaetano Pesce for Meritalia in 2010. Known for his experimental approach to form and material, Pesce created this piece with his signature p...

Handmade industrial leather tool caddy with wooden bottom. This chic industrial form is had made from thick oiled leather, with a wooden base. This would be great as a drinks carrie...

Article: magazine holder stand element Origin: France Age: 1950s This original vintage Bauhaus style magazine holder stand was produced in the 1950s in France. It is made of...

Enameled metal plate designed by Mathieu Matégot. Manufactured by Artimeta (Netherlands), circa 1950. In good original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina. Mathieu Matégot, (1910-2001) was a Hungarian and French designer and material artist. He was one of the most renowned French designers of the 1950s. Born and educated in Budapest, he moved to France in the early 1930s, where he worked as a window dresser and women’s clothing...

Danish modern catch-all or fruit bowl handwoven basket.

English Majolica basket with mottled green basketweave, a cobalt blue handle, and lavender interior, ca. 1875, Measures: W 6 x H 4 x D 1.5 inches For 30 years we have been among th...

Produced in France, circa 1880, this impressive silver plated jardiniere has elements of Greek mythology, making it Neoclassical style. On each side of the jardiniere is a mascaron o...

Brown Westhead Moore and Co Majolica basket which features flowers on the four corners, basketweave style sides and the handle modelled in the for...

A George III sterling silver cake basket made by William Plummer in London, 1786. The basket is of Classic oval form with bead borders and an engraved pierced gallery and foot. Ther...

19th century mahogany cheese cradle from England with a sleigh shaped dish over a square base. The edges end gracefully in a scroll shape and molded edges.

Rare bin from the square in front of the Eiffel Tower. This real eye-catcher made of high-quality materials such as metal and brass top with the Eiffel tower logo. This bin is one of the few that come from the square around the Eiffel tower. This conversation piece can still be used perfectly as a rubbish bin...

Hallmarked in London in 1778 by William Plummer, this delightful, George III, Antique sterling silver basket, features engraved and pierced decoration, and bead borders. The basket m...

Place this large, colorful antique stand at your front door or in your mudroom to collect umbrellas, canes or other accessories. Created in England, circa 1930, the dark green iron b...

Decorate a wall or a cabinet top full of flowers with this antique basket. Crafted in Normandy or Burgundy circa 1920, the large grape basket dresse...

Beautiful Italian rattan and golden brass basket in the style of Gabriella Crespi, around 1960's. Good condition, a very nice piece of organic furniture...

In excellent condition, ready to adorn your table. This refined sterling silver piece is a creation of the renowned Buccellati house, celebrated for its intricate work with precious ...

We are proud to offer a rare example of a mid-20th Century French money couriers leather and brass carrying bag. Made from a high quality dark tan leather, brass text riveted (Courie...

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

This fine pair of large late 19th century Russian baskets or hampers made in mahogany, brass inlaid panels with fabric and embroidered taping trim come from the estate of Mrs. John Gutfreund. Made in an open work manner with solid mahogany ribs that have then been inset with brass trim panels that are interspersed with flat roundels. The open work ribs are then filled from the back with a fine broad cloth creating a closed container...

Opaline bowl with gilt bronze mounting, 19th century, Napoleon III period. A Napoleon III period cup, 19th century, in two-coloured opaline, gilt brass mount. H: 31cm, W: 40cm, D: ...

Article: umbrella stand Origin: Italy Age: 1950s Design and Producer: Li Puma, Florence in Italy This original vintage Hollywood Regency umbrella stand was produced in th...

Two pairs of maiolica baskets Antonio Ferretti Manufacture Lodi, circa 1770-1790 Maiolica polychrome decorated “a piccolo fuoco” (third fire). Measures: A) Height 3.54 x 6.69 x 9.84 in (9 x 17 x 25 cm); B) Height 3.93 x 7.48 x 11.02 in (10 x 19 x 28 cm). Total weight 4.85 lb (2.200 kg) State of conservation: A) One of the smaller baskets has some areas of restoration, the other slight chipping from use; B) One of the larger baskets is intact and the other shows a clearly glued break. The mold with which the baskets were forged simulates a wicker weave. The two larger works have high, vertical walls, with branch-shaped handles penetrating the weave. The painted decorations, small polychrome flowers applied only externally, highlight the points where the weaves intersect. The decision to leave the center of the basket devoid of decoration is highly unusual, but given the size and complexity of the shape, as well as the quality of the enamel, it is possible to hypothesize that it represents a precise choice in manufacturing or for a particular client. The two smaller baskets have small, twisted handles and, on the outside, reproduce more decisively the characteristic wicker weave, obtained through thin molded lines. The interior exhibits a rich, typical decoration of naturalistic flowers: a bunch centered around a main flower and secondary stems accompanied by small “semis”. The exterior of these works is also adorned with small little flowers where the weaves intersect. The size and morphological characteristics of the baskets confirm their attribution to the Lodi factory of Antonio Ferretti between 1770 and 1790, during its most successful period; by this point his original reworking of the "Strasbourg" decoration, known as "old Lodi", had achieved great fame even outside Italy. This decorative choice represented a strong point of the Lodi factory, which established itself thanks to the vivid nature of the colors made possible by the introduction of a new technique perfected by Paul Hannong in Strasbourg and which Antonio Ferretti introduced in Italy. This production process, called “piccolo fuoco” (third fire), allowed the use of a greater number of colors than in the past; in particular, the purple of Cassius, a red made from gold chloride, was introduced. Its use allowed for many more tones and shades, from pink to purple. The Ferretti family had started their maiolica manufacturing business in Lodi in 1725. The forefather Simpliciano had started the business by purchasing an ancient furnace in 1725 and, indeed, we have evidence of the full activity of the furnaces from April of the same year (Novasconi-Ferrari-Corvi, 1964, p. 26 n. 4). Simpliciano had started a production of excellence also thanks to the ownership of clay quarries in Stradella, not far from Pavia. The production was so successful that in 1726 a decree of the Turin Chamber came to prohibit the importation of foreign ceramics, especially from Lodi, to protect internal production (G. Lise, La ceramica a Lodi, Lodi 1981, p. 59). In its initial stages, the manufacture produced maolicas painted with the “a gran fuoco” (double fire) technique, often in turquoise monochrome, with ornamentation derived from compositional modules in vogue in Rouen in France. This was also thanks to the collaboration of painters like Giorgio Giacinto Rossetti, who placed his name on the best specimens next to the initials of the factory. In 1748 Simpliciano made his will (Gelmini, 1995, p. 30) appointing his son Giuseppe Antonio (known as Antonio) as universal heir. After 1750, when Simpliciano passed away, Antonio was directly involved in the maiolica factory, increasing its fortunes and achieving a reputation on a European level. Particularly important was the aforementioned introduction in 1760 of the innovative “a piccolo fuoco” (third fire) processing, which, expanding the ornamental repertoire with Saxon-inspired floral themes, could commercially compete with the German porcelains that had one of its most renowned offerings in the naturalistic Deutsche Blumen. Antonio Ferretti understood and promoted this technique and this decoration, proposing it in a fresher and more corrective version, less linked to botanical tables...

Baskets made using a weaving technique. Strips and bands of leather follow each other and bind together to shape the object. Available in the round (large and small), rectangular a...

A unique pair of monumental brass bound mahogany Irish Georgian style turf or peat buckets with shell motifs. The fitted brass liners makes them especially...

French Faience Handled Server Platter HB Quimper Circa 1940.

René Lalique "Ondines" bowl made in 1921 in molded clear glass with blue patina. Molded signature. Perfect condition. Félix Marcilhac, René Lalique - Catalogue Raisonné de ...

A very patinated Leather waste bin / can that is cleverly disguised as having leather bound Books. The piece is wonderful and lined with a decorative paper. We are not certain of t...

Baskets made using a weaving technique. Strips and bands of leather follow each other and bind together to shape the object. Available in the round (large and small), rectangular...

A European drum-shaped storage container with lid top from the early 20th century. This antique storage vessel from Europe stands approximately 29.25" tall and was originally used fo...

French Art Deco modernist fruit bowl, ca.1920. Modernism era. In Macassar wood and chromed metal.

This Italian vintage set of decorative lidded bowls in the shape of pineapple will brighten your table. Stylish Mid-century Modern ice bucket and sugar bowl or candy box clad in a naturalistic silvered metal finish, manufactured in 1970 circa in the style of Mauro Manetti, Florence. The largest container is an ice bucket, so useful for ice cubes and even ice cream or sorbet, the cold is guaranteed by the internal removable tin liner, frozen for a long time as the lid sits tight on the bucket. The smaller pineapple, fitted with a removable blue glass vase can be used as a decorative candy box, sugar bowl or ashtray or trinket case...

Rectangular wicker basket. It has a firm base in interwoven straw with a reinforced structure at the edges, revealing careful craftsmanship. The high, wide, one-piece handle is inser...

A stunning antique French woven bronze basket with handprinted porcelain plaque centre. Beautifully and delicately constructed, this basket is a perfect a...

Beautiful Italian rattan and golden brass basket in the style of Gabriella Crespi, around 1960's. Good condition, a very nice piece of organic furniture...

This large art glass basket or centerpiece is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from Murano Italy and date to approximately 1965 and done in the Mid-Century style. The base o...

Place this colorful antique stand in a powder room. Crafted in France circa 1960 and oval in shape, the metal basket dressed with lion head side handles and pierced rim at the top, i...

This beautiful French style doré bronze pierced basket is intricately decorated with roses and swag throughout. Monogrammed M on one side and at the top of the handle. Original curved glass insert. Perfect for wedding flowers...

Description: Cushions Color: Mauve Size: 50 x 50cm Material: Linen

Continental, likely English. A George III circa 1800 peat, turf, coal or kindling bucket of oval mouth form and confirming body mounted with brass straps. A handle is affixed (note:...

Beautiful Italian rattan and golden brass basket in the style of Gabriella Crespi, around 1960's. Good condition, a very nice piece of organic furniture. Measurements : total height...

Description: Cushions Color: Orange Size: 50 x 50cm Material: Linen

Fine group of three Swedish 19th and early 20th century folk art baskets, the first with polychrome decoration on a coiled willow body and having barley twist handle, the second with blue and red paint with floral decoration on a reeded body, the last of cylindrical form and having a woven snowflake pattern. Although priced as a collection, we would be willing to separate them. Size listed is for handled coiled basket...

English Wicker (1930s) natural wicker picnic basket with fitted interior. (bottles, cups, plates, etc.).   

Beautiful Italian rattan and golden brass basket in the style of Gabriella Crespi, around 1960's. Good condition, a very nice piece of organic furniture...

Colourful ceramic Art Deco round bowl by Faïenceries et Emaux de Longwy made around 1950. This turquoise blue bowl features beautiful fl...

“Gino’s never at home. He spends all his time mending things in homes around his village. Everyone knows Gino, and even if sometimes they’d like to spend a little time with him, without his tools and his jobs to get on with, he dashes off and disappears, like the sun and the moon.” Gino is a tidy inspired by the tool bags...

Description: Cushions Color: Mauve Size: 30 x 50cm Material: Linen

A large, beautiful, and rare 19th century neoclassical reticulated Meissen centerpiece with open filigree, rams heads, flaming finial, and love bir...

Unique Italian Catch All or Fruit stand with raised iron legs and woven wicker basket Perfect centerpiece for fruit and to put in hallway to catch keys / mail etc.

Grape hottes were used at French vineyards during the late 19th and early 20th centuries by workers when harvesting grapes. Our wide-mouthed hotte would have been used in the 1800’s ...

Step back in time with this authentic Early 19th Century Copper Bucket, a testament to enduring craftsmanship and vintage charm. Each inch of its weathered surface tells a story of y...

Hand Carved Wood Basket Decorative Object Wagon Toy Antique Centerpiece LA CA . A beautiful Hand Carved wood 19th century Bibelot Wagon farm style has a wonderful aged patina . The w...

A beautifully made French brass woven wall pocket - one of our favourite pieces.

Campo & Graffi Magazine Rack in Wicker and Black Enameled Iron Wonderful sculptural shape with wicker split handle Italy 1960's

This is a Royal Crown Derby porcelain basket hand painted with bright red, black, white & 22 carat gold. It is depicting a large flower in the center against a gilt foliage black bac...

"Brad, Gordon, Tony & Chuck" are leather baskets with handles, designed by Claude Bouchard and manufactured by Oscar Maschera. Genuine Italian leather vegetable tanned. Colors combin...

Hand Pierced Sterling Silver Centerpiece. Impressive jatte, handcrafted in Milan - Italy in the artisan workshop of the silversmith Malagola. The shape of the body is modelled, edged...

Hand woven basket or serving tray made in Finland during the 1950-60s. Hand made from cane. Very good vintage condition with few signs of age related wear and patina. Dimensions: W....