Round Chinese Market Basket, c. 1900

During the 18th century, Europeans provided an eager market for Chinese export porcelain, especially the colorful and fanciful ware known as “famille rose.” Named for a palette of opaque overglaze enamels that favored roses and pinks, famille rose porcelain ware was crafted with the same technical virtuosity as imperial porcelain but designed for Western tastes. This famille rose bowl...

Basket making is an ancient and humble craft, but in the hands of a skilled weaver a simple willow basket can become a truly beautiful work of art. Th...

Centuries ago, a woven reed fisherman’s basket such as this would have been common in rural China as an everyday item, used until it became worn through. This hand-woven example rema...

Centuries ago, a woven reed fisherman’s basket such as this would have been common in rural China as an everyday item, used until it became worn through. This hand-woven example rema...

Centuries ago, a woven reed fisherman’s basket such as this would have been common in rural China as an everyday item, used until it became worn through. This hand-woven example rema...

Centuries ago, a woven reed fisherman’s basket such as this would have been common in rural China as an everyday item, used until it became worn through. This hand-woven example rema...

A fine and impressive antique Chinese Export Silver swing handled basket; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection. This fine antique Chinese Export Silver (CES) basket has an oval shaped form onto an oval swept foot. The body of this silver basket is embellished with fine and impressive pierced and embossed decoration depicting two iconic Chinese dragons amidst clouds. The decoration to the body incorporates a circular vacant cartouche to either end. The shaped border has embossed scroll and floral ornamentation to the rim. This Chinese silver basket retains the original wirework style swing handle. The concaved central well of this basket is plain and unembellished. The impressive swept foot of this basket is encircled with a band of pierced decorated floral motifs. Condition This antique Chinese basket...

A cool mid-20th century American industrial wire basket with a white plastic coating. Perfect for your fruit on the counter top of your Mid-Century Mod...

Property of a palm beach lady An American handled silver basket, Gorham Mfg. Co., Providence, RI, circa 1917 with scrolled basket weave and braided borders, the sides plain and c...

Dimensions: height 8.5 cm / width 20.5 cm / depth 17 cm.

A fine hand-carved wooden fruit basket. Very unique, functional basket for displaying your favorite fruits. Beautifully and intricately hand carved out of solid walnut. not an easy task, and makes a wonderful trivet or a hot plate while in the flat position. To transform it into a basket, simply pull up one side of the outer handle and the wood will expand upward with it. Intended as a decorative piece, great for holding fruit or candies (with a cloth napkin...

This is a rare and beautiful porcelain basket made by Worcester circa 1765 in their 1st or "Dr Wall" period. These baskets were used for dinners or desserts to serve fruit or bread. The basket is decorated in the famous "blue scale" ground with very fine Japanese Kakiemon...