A few examples of appraisal values for
CENTURY BASKET

• FINE SEWING BASKET WITH COLLECTION OF
  FINE SEWING BASKET WITH COLLECTION OF PINcushions and sewing accessories ca. mid 19th century basket & Victorian era cushions; fancy rye straw oval loaf shaped table basket with zig-zag reticulate woven band, 13 3/4"x 9"x 3 3/4", Condition: basket is well used, some damage to binding of tight wrapped coiled rye straw; includes: three turned handle egg shaped darners, embroidered synch top bag for bees wax, two tomato shaped pin cushions, three various heart shaped cushions (one Native type with beadwork), large faux painted velvet apple shaped cushion, one shell cap girl in bonnet cushion with painted face, two embroidered pin pillows (one Amish type with crocheted border, one log shaped pin pillow and one round pin pillow, Condition: good
• FINE RETICULATED RYE STRAW TABLE BASKET
  FINE RETICULATED RYE STRAW TABLE BASKET WITHpapier mache fruit ca. early-mid 19th century basket, 20th century fruit; fancy coiled rye straw oval table basket with tight coiled rye straw that has willow wood splint wrap, single coil foot and two coil rim above zig-zag reticulate open weave accent, 13 1/2"x 9 1/4"x 4 1/4", Condition: good with minimal breaking on one end of basket; includes papier mache and paint decorative fruit that includes apple, lemon, mushroom, pepper, large bean, onion, etc., Condition: as-is, some spots of peeling paper
• TWO VARIOUS PENNSYLVANIA 19TH CENTURY
  TWO VARIOUS PENNSYLVANIA 19TH CENTURY BASKETS.Two Various Pennsylvania 19th Century Baskets. 1st: Oak splint egg or berry basket, 7-1/4"w. 2nd: Rye straw coil basket with hanging loop. 13-1/2" diam. Condition: : Good with minor wear and losses. Condition: Condition: : Good with minor wear and losses.
• NANTUCKET BASKET FIRST QUARTER OF THE
  NANTUCKET BASKET FIRST QUARTER OF THE 20TH CENTURY BASKET HEIGHT 4”. DIAMETER 5.5”.NANTUCKET BASKET, First Quarter of the 20th Century, Round, with swing handle. Unsigned. Dimensions: Basket height 4". Diameter 5.5".
• WILLIAM D. APPLETON NANTUCKET BASKET
  WILLIAM D. APPLETON NANTUCKET BASKET EARLY 20TH CENTURY BASKET HEIGHT 5.5”. DIAMETER 7”.WILLIAM D. APPLETON NANTUCKET BASKET, Early 20th Century, Round, with swing handle. Turned base. Partial label. Dimensions: Basket height 5.5". Diameter 7".
• LARGE NANTUCKET BASKET 19TH CENTURY
  LARGE NANTUCKET BASKET 19TH CENTURY BASKET HEIGHT 8”. DIAMETER 11”.LARGE NANTUCKET BASKET, 19th Century, Round, with swing handle. Turned base. No apparent signature. Dimensions: Basket height 8". Diameter 11".
• NANTUCKET BASKET BY SAMUEL COLMAN 19TH
  NANTUCKET BASKET BY SAMUEL COLMAN 19TH CENTURY BASKET HEIGHT 4”. DIAMETER 7.5”.NANTUCKET BASKET BY SAMUEL COLMAN, 19th Century, Round, with swing handle. Turned base. Signed on base in pencil. Dimensions: Basket height 4". Diameter 7.5".
• SHERWIN BOYER NANTUCKET BASKET NANTUCKET,
  SHERWIN BOYER NANTUCKET BASKET NANTUCKET, MASSACHUSETTS, FIRST HALF OF THE 20TH CENTURY BASKET HEIGHT 3.25". DIAMETER 5.25".SHERWIN BOYER NANTUCKET BASKET, Nantucket, Massachusetts, First Half of the 20th Century, Round, with swing handle. Base plate's interior with incised concentric rings. Paper label on underside "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". Rich patina. Dimensions: Basket height 3.25". Diameter 5.25". Provenance: Notes:Sherwin Boyer (1907-1964) was a contemporary of basketmakers Jose Reyes and Steven Gibbs. His shop was on Federal Street.
• NANTUCKET BASKET ATTRIBUTED TO FERDINAND
  NANTUCKET BASKET ATTRIBUTED TO FERDINAND SYLVARO NANTUCKET, MASSACHUSETTS, EARLY 20TH CENTURY BASKET HEIGHT 9”. DIAMETER 12”.NANTUCKET BASKET ATTRIBUTED TO FERDINAND SYLVARO, Nantucket, Massachusetts, Early 20th Century, Round, with swing handle. Base inscribed with three concentric circles, indicative of Sylvaro. Dimensions: Basket height 9". Diameter 12".
• DAVIS HALL NANTUCKET LIGHTSHIP BASKET
  DAVIS HALL NANTUCKET LIGHTSHIP BASKET NANTUCKET, MASSACHUSETTS, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY BASKET HEIGHT 5". LENGTH 12".DAVIS HALL NANTUCKET LIGHTSHIP BASKET, Nantucket, Massachusetts, Late 19th/Early 20th Century, Oval, with shaped oak swing handle ending in "lollipop" forms. Printed label on underside "Made by Davis Hall, Nantucket Mass". Dimensions: Basket height 5". Length 12". Provenance: Notes:Davis Hall (1828-1906) was born in Hanson, Massachusetts and moved with his family to Nantucket sometime in the 1840s. He sailed aboard clipper ships and worked the lifeboats in the late 1840s and 1850s, and joined the Union Army in 1862. Following the war he joined the crew of the South Shoal Lightship and cultivated his basket weaving. He is credited with developing the oval form for Nantucket baskets and also the double-ended "Davis Lifeboat".
• WILLIAM D. APPLETON NANTUCKET LIGHTSHIP
  WILLIAM D. APPLETON NANTUCKET LIGHTSHIP BASKET NANTUCKET, MASSACHUSETTS, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY BASKET HEIGHT 3". DIAMETER 6.5".WILLIAM D. APPLETON NANTUCKET LIGHTSHIP BASKET, Nantucket, Massachusetts, Late 19th/Early 20th Century, Round, with swing handle. As typical in Appleton baskets, the inner part of handle where it meets the rim is carved into an elongated, pointed teardrop, and the outer part is chamfered. Base inscribed with four concentric circles, spaced in a bull's-eye pattern. Printed label on underside "Lightship Basket Made by William D. Appleton, Nantucket, Mass.". Dark patina. Dimensions: Basket height 3". Diameter 6.5". Provenance: Notes:William "Billy" D. Appleton (1851-1918) served on at least one whaling voyage, aboard the "Martha Wrightington of Nantucket, before becoming a crewman aboard the New South Shoal lightship, where he began weaving baskets. Continuing to produce baskets even after his lightship post ended, he made his last one sometime around 1910.
• NANTUCKET LIGHTSHIP BASKET ATTRIBUTED
  NANTUCKET LIGHTSHIP BASKET ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM D. APPLETON NANTUCKET, MASSACHUSETTS, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY BASKET HEIGHT 3". DIAMETER 6.25".NANTUCKET LIGHTSHIP BASKET ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM D. APPLETON, Nantucket, Massachusetts, Late 19th/Early 20th Century, Round, with swing handle. The inner part of handle where it meets the rim is roughly carved into an elongated, pointed teardrop, a characteristic of Appleton baskets. Base inscribed with two concentric circles. Unmarked. Dimensions: Basket height 3". Diameter 6.25". Provenance: Notes:William "Billy" D. Appleton (1851-1918) served on at least one whaling voyage, aboard the "Martha Wrightington of Nantucket, before becoming a crewman aboard the New South Shoal lightship, where he began weaving baskets. Continuing to produce baskets even after his lightship post ended, he made his last one sometime around 1910.
• OVAL RETICULATED PANBONE WORK BASKET
  OVAL RETICULATED PANBONE WORK BASKET MID-19TH CENTURY BASKET HEIGHT 3.5". TOTAL HEIGHT WITH HANDLE RAISED 9". LENGTH 9.75". WIDTH 7".OVAL RETICULATED PANBONE WORK BASKET, Mid-19th Century, Sides with a band of encircled six-pointed stars above a diamond pattern. Pine base. Replacement swing handle, probably from the Late 19th Century. Dimensions: Basket height 3.5". Total height with handle raised 9". Length 9.75". Width 7". Provenance: The Collection of Ian R. MacKenzie.
• NANTUCKET BASKET PURSE BY BOBBY AND
  NANTUCKET BASKET PURSE BY BOBBY AND KAREN MARKS OSTERVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS, 20TH CENTURY BASKET HEIGHT 6.5". WIDTH 10.5".NANTUCKET BASKET PURSE BY BOBBY AND KAREN MARKS, Osterville, Massachusetts, 20th Century, Oval, with swing handle. Two scallop shells mounted to top of hinged lid. Signed on underside "B. & K. Marks". Dimensions: Basket height 6.5". Width 10.5". Provenance: The Estate of Sandra L. Moran of Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts.
• NANTUCKET BASKET LATE 19TH CENTURY BASKET
  NANTUCKET BASKET LATE 19TH CENTURY BASKET HEIGHT 6.25". DIAMETER 11.25".NANTUCKET BASKET, Late 19th Century, Round, with swing handle. Turned base. No apparent signature. Dimensions: Basket height 6.25". Diameter 11.25". Provenance: The Estate of Sandra L. Moran of Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts.
• BRASS-BOUND WOODEN WASTE BASKET WITH
  BRASS-BOUND WOODEN WASTE BASKET WITH FOUR UMBRELLAS AND A CANE 20TH CENTURY BASKET HEIGHT 14.5”. DIAMETER 13.25”. CANE LENGTH 35.75”.BRASS-BOUND WOODEN WASTE BASKET WITH FOUR UMBRELLAS AND A CANE, 20th Century, Basket with brass lion-form handles at sides. Dimensions: Basket height 14.5". Diameter 13.25". Cane length 35.75". Provenance: Property of a direct descendant of Thomas Jefferson, the contents of the Brick House at Coolidge Point, Manchester by the Sea, Massachusetts.
• SMALL ROUND NANTUCKET BASKET ATTRIBUTED
  SMALL ROUND NANTUCKET BASKET ATTRIBUTED TO MITCHELL RAY LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY BASKET HEIGHT 2.5". DIAMETER 6.25".SMALL ROUND NANTUCKET BASKET ATTRIBUTED TO MITCHELL RAY, Late 19th/Early 20th Century, Swing handle. Turned walnut base. Dimensions: Basket height 2.5". Diameter 6.25". Provenance: The Estate of Sandra L. Moran of Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts.Notes:Clinton Mitchell "Mitchy" Ray (1877-1956) learned to make Nantucket baskets from his grandfather, Charles B. Ray, also a noted maker.
• WICKER SEWING BASKET & IMPLEMENTS Early
  WICKER SEWING BASKET & IMPLEMENTS Early 20th century basket, includes pin cushion, needles, buttons, thread, and other implements.
• Painted-metal and crystal seven-light
  Painted-metal and crystal seven-light chandelier early 20th century basket style design with draped prisms and tiered lower section. H36'' Dia.19'' Provenance: Charlotte North Carolina private collection. Back    Inquiry      Previous Item   Next Item © Charlton Hall Auctions.  Images descriptions and condition reports used on this site are original copyright material and are not to be reproduced without permission. For further information telephone 803.779.5678     © 2012 CHARLTON HALL GALLERIES INC.
• Pair Japanese bronze hand warmers 19th
  Pair Japanese bronze hand warmers 19th century basketweave-pierced cover on ovoid canister with double swing handles. H12 1/2'' (2pcs) Provenance: Palm Springs California private collection. Good original condition patina with good age.
• TWO AMERICAN INDIAN ITEMS. Small early
  TWO AMERICAN INDIAN ITEMS. Small early 20th century basket probably New England and possibly Pequot. Wrapped handle and stamped decoration. 3.5''h. 8''l. 7''w. And a double-pocket beaded match safe probably Iroquois dated 1898 in blue glass beads. 6.5''h. Handle on basket is loose. Red has faded to soft pink on matchsafe.
• SEYMYEM KAZAKOV RUSSIAN SILVER BASKET:
  SEYMYEM KAZAKOV RUSSIAN SILVER BASKET: Early 20th century basket with articulated handle by Swymywn Kazakov, Moscow. 84 zolotnik mark. Engraved geometric decoration. 2 3/8'' x 4 1/8''. Approx. 4.4 troy oz.
• Michael O'Shaughnessy American, 20th
  Michael O'Shaughnessy American, 20th Century Basket of White Squash
  Estimate: $300  - $500
• After Elya Peker 20th Century Basket
  After Elya Peker 20th Century Basket of Flowers, 1982
  Estimate: $700  - $900
• American School 19th/20th Century Basket
  American School 19th/20th Century Basket of Pansies
  Estimate: $600  - $800