RARE MID to LATE 19TH CENTURY AMERICAN FOLK ART ANTIQUE NEW ENGLAND PRIMITIVE WOVEN, SPLINT BLACK ASH WOODEN EGG BASKET, with ATTACHED, WRAPPED HANDLE, WOVEN BLACK ASH VINE UPPER SILL & FLAT BASKET BASEPLATE, featuring ALL ORIGINAL SURFACES, NATURALLY AGED WOOD PATINA & DARKENED, NUT BROWN ANTIQUE COLOR & DRY, MATTE FINISH
[Pictured eggs not included]
(Circa 1855-1885)
Mid to late 19th century American folk art, New England primitive antique hand woven, splint black ash, handled gathering baskets, with woven ash vine
DIMENSIONS:
7 1⁄4" full Height (including handle) 3" (without handle)
9 1⁄2" (one side) x 8 3⁄4" (opposite side) in Diameter (not perfectly round) x 13" in overall Length (including handle)
Length
Weight: 3.8 oz.
DESCRIPTION:
For sale is this very unusual and particularly scarce, mid to late 19th century American folk art New England primitive antique woven splint black ash, sloped sidewalls and baseplate, with a braided black ash vine upper rim, wrapped side handle gathering hand basket for the collection of eggs, herbs and vegetables from the garden. It has absolutely, 100% untouched and unaltered surfaces. The basket was only gently dusted with a soft, fine red sable haired brush to remove years of dust and sediment that had built up on the basket's surfaces. The hand basket hasn't been previously lacquered or varnished and has a naturally aged, nut brown patina and all original surfaces and antique, dry and matte finish. The handle's ingeniously attached to the sloped sidewall of the rear of the basket, with extended black ash vines, that provide structural stability and which are threaded into the black ash woven, wooden flat stock, which make up the basket's sidewalls and baseplate. A rare and extraordinary early American primitive basket. Very rare.
CONDITION:
Very Good to Excellent overall antique condition.