Folk Art Decorative Baskets

Beautiful chicken wire made Basket, circa 1930s. Made of wire and wooden handles. Found at an estate sale in Vienna, Austria. Nice addition to any Country Kitchen. Size given in meas...

Set of two Swedish Root Basket from 19th-20th century Made from pine and spruce roots, these are very strong yet lightweight, with a beautiful pattern on the bottom. Height: 12-14....

Vintage or antique oversized gathering basket features traditional rib or buttocks shape with the bent wood ring rim and handle. The plaited splints are carefully interwoven to carry...

Vintage bamboo Ikebana basket features tall cylindrical shape with prominent rounded handle. The basket is woven of thin round bamboo strips that are secured with light brown fiber, ...

On offer is an antique, hand-woven American utilitarian gathering basket, dating from the late 19th century to the early 20th century (circa 1880–1930). The high handle combined with...

Vintage knitting basket with lid and braided strap handle is strikingly similar to the one in Ethnographic department collection of the Peabody...

Vintage Vietnamese Backpack Basket. A woven form starting with a square bamboo base tapering up to an open round sturdy mouth with a a smooth interior surface, specifically used in t...

Large natural wooden laundry basket. This basket is made from bent wood and is a strong ans sturdy piece.

A six-sided woven sweet grass decorative basket in brown, with bright green and pink decorative design. This basket is created from tightly woven sweet grass. Sweet Grass holds deep ...

Unusually large 19th century French folk art storage basket. coiled construction with straw and bark. Ca 1890 France.

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 ...

This amazing 19thc original white painted basket over a mustard painted surface is in great form with minor breaks in the bottom corners.Very unusual form and surface.

There are objects that were made to be used, and then there are objects that, somewhere along the way, become keepers of stories. This extraordinary oak splint basket by Kentucky folk artist Elizabeth Worley belongs firmly to the latter. Hand-woven in the tradition of Appalachian basketry, its graceful form speaks to generations of makers who understood that necessity and beauty were never separate things. But it is the handle that reveals its true character: a 19th century iron horse...

Large antique root basket from northern Sweden. The basket is woven with birch root around the 1880s and is unusually large. Good vintage condition with some minor marks and traces o...

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”.    

Northern Swedish small folk art basket made during the mid 1800s. The basket has the original paint. Handmade from tree roots that are braided. Good antique condition consistent with...

This rustic, wooden container is an early 20th century rice measure, used to portion out servings of dry rice and other grains. In keeping with the larger rice measures used at marke...

Vintage woven Morikago basket features shallow open basket shape with wide rim. The wider bamboo strips that form the complex pattern on the bottom of the basket and divide into 4 th...

Small antique French basket hand made .

Large Early 20th Century Asian Hand-Woven Winnowing Basket – Folk Art Wall Sculpture This large early 20th century hand-woven winnowing basket is a striking example of traditional A...

Vintage bamboo Ikebana basket features tall cylindrical shape with prominent rounded handle. The basket is woven of thin round bamboo strips that are secured with burned or tinted b...

Vintage Chinoiserie style large lidded storage basket features a cylindrical body, done in complex weave with pronounced rib structure, creating a sturdy base for the applied decor....

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...

Vintage or antique gathering basket features traditional rib or buttocks shape with the bent wooden ring rim and handle. The plaited splints a...

so WHIMSICAL, this lovely owl themed umbrella stand is made of woven wicker and decorated with carved wood trim and face. Balsa wood makes up its feathers AND glass eyes. This is D...

Old Hickory Birch Park Old Apple basket. Wonderful construction. The rim is a solid branch of bent old hickory. The base of the basket also has a bent branch of old hickory which bot...

Large African wall-hanging basket, Circa 1970. This large decorative basket comes from Africa, purchased by one of my clients during a trip to Ethiopia in the 70s. It is made of han...

The vintage basket features square base and rounded top. The top is reinforced with bent bamboo, wrapped and braided with splints; two carved wooden legs are attached to the wooden ...

A charming green pressed glass hen-on-nest covered candy dish, designed in the classic Depression Glass style. The piece features a figural hen lid resting on a basket-form base, with richly molded details throughout, including feathered wings, textured tail, raised body patterning, and a woven basket-style lower section. The bright green glass gives the piece a cheerful decorative presence and captures light beautifully, creating the nostalgic look associated with traditional American pressed glass kitchen and table objects. This piece is best described as a Depression-style decorative glass dish rather than confirmed antique Depression Glass...

This exquisite vintage rattan bird basket is a masterful example of the "Shanghai weave" technique, highly prized by collectors of mid-century global handicrafts. Expertly hand-woven...

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...

Vintage or antique oversized basket in a traditional spale shape features a bent wood ring rim with handles on each side. The basket is formed of a split oak with graphic weave patte...

A historically old basket used for sowing crops is a unique and practical object. Imagining such a basket, large and oblong with handles on both sides and ...

A charming cranberry frosted glass hen-on-nest covered dish, designed in the beloved figural hen form long associated with American domestic glassware. The piece features a sculptural hen lid resting over a small oval nest-form base, with molded feather, wing, tail, and basket-texture details that give the object a sweet, nostalgic presence. The soft cranberry-pink frosted finish gives the glass a warm, matte glow, somewhere between rose, mauve, and coffee-cranberry tones depending on the light. Its small scale makes it especially appealing as a salt cellar, small covered dish, trinket box, vanity piece, candy dish, or decorative accent for a kitchen shelf, breakfast table, bedside table, or cabinet display. Hen-on-nest dishes have a long history in American and European domestic interiors, where they were used for everything from salts and sweets to small keepsakes. This example is best described as a vintage-style decorative glass piece rather than confirmed antique Depression Glass...

Vintage Chinese style fisherman or grain basket features the traditional shape with rounded sides and flat wooden rim wrapped with wicker. The strong, flexible wicker or willow stri...

Vintage hand-woven ikebana or display basket features rounded shape with demilune front, and straight back; the form is convenient for hanging the basket on the wall or displaying it...

Vintage bamboo Ikebana basket features an elongated, flattened form with prominent rounded handle. The basket is woven of thin round bamboo strips that are secured with transparent ...

Large vintage basket features hand-woven split bamboo tribal decor with multiple bands of abstract motifs. The large-scale basket is constructed with a bamboo and wood structured bas...

Vintage woven picnic basket with solid lid on hinge and handles This basket is a classic shape and texture and would be a great "cottagecore" addition to many rooms. Unique storage for dog toys...

Vintage or antique decorative storage basket features traditional weaving technique with soft rims on the body and the lid. The hand-crafted basket is formed to resemble an apple whe...

A collection of four 19th-century Swedish baskets in varying sizes, handcrafted from woven splints of split willow and other native woods. Originally used for berry picking, harvesti...

A large round woven natural fiber basket in green. Handmade in Mexico by local artisans, this beauty will be fantastic hanging on a wall in a grouping of other baskets, or on a table...

Pair of octagonal trays or flat baskets features the octagonal form with traditional Folk Art style complex pattern and reinforced sides, constructed of wider, sturdy split bamboo st...

Handwoven African basket made from natural plant fibers, featuring a tightly constructed structure and bold geometric patterning. The surface is composed of dyed reeds in rich tones ...

Gorgeous antique American folk art wood bucket with lid painted green and with cow figurines collage.

Vintage traditional multi-tiered basket consists of two baskets that are connected by a woven flat panel; structural stays and handle make the basket sturdy and allow it to stand by ...

An octagonal decorative wooden tramp art basket. Created from popsicle sticks, this basket is lightweight, perfect for holding remotes or other odds and en...

American Folk Art metal basket of beaded fruit, Basket early 20th Century, fruit 1940s-60s. The dramatic early 20th Century metal openwork basket cont...

Swedish 19th century woven pine basket circa 1890. Beautiful rustic made pine basket using strips of pine fixed into a pine frame. Complete with original lid. Beautiful original pai...

Vintage hand-woven ikebana basket features rounded shape with asymmetrical rim; the form is convenient for displaying it on a shelf, fireplace mantel, or a table. A prominent handle...

This lacquered carrying basket from the early 20th century is an exquisite example of Chinese basketry. Impressive in scale and detail, the basket is expertly woven of thin bamboo st...

Early 20th century large Burmese lacquered bamboo tray handcrafted red Thai lacquered rattan footed stand. This Thai features a drum shape circular tray top sitting above a body rhythmically accented with spindle motifs, the ensemble resting on a confirming plinth. Burmese (Myanmar) lacquer ware has a long tradition dating back to the 13th century. Lacquer in Burma is called “Thitsi” meaning the sap of a Thitsi Tree (Melanhorrea Usitata). Typically, bamboo and wood are used as a frame or base in making lacquer work. This table tray stand called a “Dang lan”. This stand is constructed with woven bamboo that is then applied with many layers of lacquer. Black lacquered frame covered with red lacquer. A large high quality handcrafted wooden elevated tray...

A decorative "Porcupine" woven wood basket with a handle. Dimensions: 15.5" Wide 12.5" Deep 15" Tall.   

Large antique handmade wicker market Boulangerie basket.

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...

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...

Collection of vintage Swedish handwoven straw Christmas ornaments. The tradition of using straw for Christmas decorations has deep roots in Swedish culture, dating back to ancient ...

Antique and extremely rare Nantucket "double lollipop" basket, circa 1900, a shallow oval swing handled basket with carved wooden staves, handle and bottom plate, and cane weave. The...

English brown wicker dog kennel or pet carrier (circa 1900-1910), rare large-scale and in good condition. Forged iron door and latch loop. Door openi...

19Thc Early hiney basket collection, All in very good condition.These were from a collection in Pennsylvania. Measurements are as follows - Large basket - 13.5d x 14h x 16w Medium ...