Discovery
Description:
Round Nantucket Basket, Sherman P. Boyer, Nantucket, Massachusetts, 20th century, with carved wooden swing handle and turned base, with label reading: "I was made/on Nantucket Island/I am strong and stout/don't lose or burn me/I'll never wear out/made by S.P. Boyer," ht. 5, dia. 6 1/2 in.
Estimate $300-500
scratching to the base medallion
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