Nantucket Basket

Description:

Nantucket Basket, made by Ferdinand Sylvaro, Nantucket, Massachusetts, 1944, round form with swing handle, decorated with three bands of darker caning, inscribed paper label and pyrographic inscription "Patricia Bright Jan. 22, '44 Nantucket Lightship Basket From P.B. & B.S. Heywood & Sylvaro," (a couple of breaks),ht. 13 1/2, dia. 10 5/8 in.
Estimate $800-1,200

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