Woven Cane Nantucket Basket Purse

Description:

Woven Cane Nantucket Basket Purse, made by Jose Formoso Reyes, Nantucket, Massachusetts, probably third quarter 20th century, indistinctly signed by the maker on the base, ht. with handle down 7, dia. 11 in.

Note: Jose Reyes was the first Nantucket basketmaker to make a woman's purse, around 1948.
Estimate $2,500-3,500

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