Description:
Nantucket Basket, R. Folger, Nantucket, late 19th century, round basket with carved hardwood swing handle and faceted ear, the interior turned wooden base stenciled "R. FOLGER/MAKER/NANTUCKET/MASS.," (losses),ht. to rim 3 3/4, to top of upright handle 7 1/4, dia. 6 in.
Provenance: The basket is accompanied by corrospondence with Martha R. Lawrence, author of the book Lightship Baskets of Nantucket (self-published, 1990). The basket is pictured pp. 42, 78-79, and commented about on p. 73, paragraph three. The corrospondence identifies the basketmaker, comparing it with one at the Heritage Plantation in Sandwich, Massachusetts, having the same stenciled signature, but theirs with "Dawes/1868" inscribed on the bottom, which helped to date this lot.
Estimate $300-500
There are several losses to the cane weavers on the sides of the basket, the weavers are also sun bleached.
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