11-01-200811-02-2008
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2431Boston
November 1, 2008 03:00 PMCalender
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Nantucket Friendship Basket Purse

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$2,015$1,700
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2431Location: BostonDate / Time: November 01, 2008 3:00PM

Description:

Nantucket Friendship Basket Purse, Nantucket, Massachusetts, dated 1965, oval woven cane purse with hinged lid centered with an oval ivory plaque ornamented with incised sailboat and figures, carved swing handle, ivory latch peg and handle pegs, the base inscribed "MADE IN NANTUCKET JOSE FORMOSO REYES 1965," and with an outline of the island, (ivory latch peg detached),ht. 5 1/4, dia. 9 1/2 in.
Estimate $600-800

Keywords

Nantucket, Massachusetts