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Early Two-Egg Buttocks Basket
Good miniature splint baskets are uncommon. Good painted splint baskets are scarce. But good,
painted, miniature, splint baskets are genuinely rare—especially in a fully developed buttocks form. Probably made between 1880 and 1920, this is one of the best miniature baskets I’ve ever seen. Black ash splint, with one miniscule break, soft dry green paint, 22 ribs, very tightly woven. 2¾” to the rim, 4½” to the top of the handle, 4¼” wide and 5” long. The handle shows finger wear, each of the buttocks shows high point wear, and inside the basket an ancient stain at one end suggests that unlike most miniatures this basket saw practical use. It doesn’t get much better than this.
$2,200
