A few examples of appraisal values for
NANTUCKET LIGHTSHIP BASKETS

• Nantucket lightship basket early
  Nantucket lightship basket early 20th c. 6" h. 8 3/4" w. ?
• Nantucket lightship basket by
  Nantucket lightship basket by Ferdinand Sylvaro 4 1/2" h. 10" dia. together with a basket purse by Jack Nichols and a miniature basket. ?
• Contemporary Nantucket lightship
  Contemporary Nantucket lightship basket 6 1/2" h. ?
• A NANTUCKET LIGHTSHIP BASKETA
  A NANTUCKET LIGHTSHIP BASKETA Nantucket lightship basket, Late 20th/early 21st Century With artist's monogram "B" to wood base The handwoven rattan and cane basket with oval body and swing handle, finished with carved bone knobs and toggle Handle up: 8.5" H x 9" W x 6.25" D Dimensions: Handle up: 8.5" H x 9" W x 6.25" D
• Vintage Nantucket Lightship
  Vintage Nantucket Lightship Basketmold woven rounded form with swing handle stave construction with tight well-woven cane body raised on circular wooden base plate.12.5 x 10 in.One cane break near handle attachment.Private collection Richmond VA
• CUSTOM NANTUCKET LIGHTSHIP BASKET
  CUSTOM NANTUCKET LIGHTSHIP BASKET 1970s, woven in the traditional style with swing handle, faux ivory plaque to the top and underside of the cover, both inscribed "Edith Cannon".
• NANTUCKET LIGHTSHIP HARVEST BASKET,
  NANTUCKET LIGHTSHIP HARVEST BASKET, CIRCA 1890Nantucket Lightship Harvest Basket, circa 1890, a strong and sturdy round form with rattan weavers, cut tin ears attached to a shaped swing handle, 2 interior carved concentric circles. This basket nests inside and made by the same hand as the next lot. Height 8 in. Diameter 11 ½ in. Condition: Items may have wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Please contact the gallery for further details prior to bidding. Any condition statement given as a courtesy should not be treated as fact.
• NANTUCKET LIGHTSHIP BASKET, CIRCA
  NANTUCKET LIGHTSHIP BASKET, CIRCA 1860-1870Nantucket Lightship Basket , circa 1860-1870 , round open swing hand with carved wood ears extending almost down to the base plate, supporting a swing handle. Height 5 ½ in. Diameter 8 in. Provenance: Estate of Patrick Robinson, 1869 Condition: Items may have wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Please contact the gallery for further details prior to bidding. Any condition statement given as a courtesy should not be treated as fact.
• NANTUCKET LIGHTSHIP BASKET PURSE
  NANTUCKET LIGHTSHIP BASKET PURSE Dated 1964; by Whaler's Craft, tightly woven basket with soft honey color, with applied seagull decoration on lid, having swing handle, Whaler's Craft makers mark on lid interior, 8 in. H., 9 1/2 in. W., 7 in. D.
• ANTIQUE NANTUCKET LIGHTSHIP BASKET.
  ANTIQUE NANTUCKET LIGHTSHIP BASKET. Ca. 1900 small, well-made lightship basket, with a wood swing handle and metal hinges. 8”H handle up x 7.75” dia.
• Contemporary Nantucket lightship
  Contemporary Nantucket lightship basket with a bone whale appliqué 6 1/2" h. ?
• Martin Brown Nantucket Basket New
  Martin Brown Nantucket Basket New England, 20th century, finely woven lightship basket with bentwood handle, top with walnut plaque with whale in relief, cherry base signed "Martin Brown", 11 in. including handle,
• NANTUCKET LIGHTSHIP BASKETNantucket
  NANTUCKET LIGHTSHIP BASKETNantucket lightship basket, 4 1/2" h., 8 1/4" w. Competitive in-house shipping is available for this lot. Condition: Very good condition. No apparent damages or repairs.
• NANTUCKET LIGHTSHIP BASKET Finely
  NANTUCKET LIGHTSHIP BASKET Finely Crafted Vintage Basket, with shaped swing handle, turned wooden base, unmarked, 5" high (handle down), 10 1/2" diam. Three small splint breaks; rim wrap loss area.
• NANTUCKET LIGHTSHIP BASKETA late
  NANTUCKET LIGHTSHIP BASKETA late 19th century Nantucket Lightship basket. Small round woven basket with a turned wooden base and bentwood swing handle. Wear and some damage, small losses. 6 1/2" diameter x 6 1/2" high overall. Estimate $300-500 Condition: Wear and some damage, small losses.
• NANTUCKET BASKET BY WILLIAM &
  NANTUCKET BASKET BY WILLIAM & JEANNE REIS Nantucket Lightship Basket by Artisan William Reis (1910-1990) and his wife, Jeanne, with carved swing handle, brass ears, and turned wooden base, double wrapped rim, signed on base in block letters 'Made by Wm. + J. Reis, 1975, Nantucket Island', 13" high (handle down),19 1/2" high (handle up), 10 3/4" diam. Rim crack.
• Nantucket Lightship Basket late
  Nantucket Lightship Basket late 19th/early 20th century, circular with wrapped rim, turned wooden base with old illegible paper label, 9 in. including handle,
• NANTUCKET LIGHTSHIP BASKETA late
  NANTUCKET LIGHTSHIP BASKETA late 19th century Nantucket Lightship basket. Round, finely woven basket with a turned wooden base and bentwood swing handle. Wear and some damage, small losses. 9 3/4" diameter x 10" high overall. Estimate $600-800 Condition: Wear and some damage, small losses.
• NANTUCKET LIGHTSHIP HARVEST BASKET,
  NANTUCKET LIGHTSHIP HARVEST BASKET, CIRCA 1890Nantucket Lightship Harvest Basket, circa 1890, strong and stout round form with rattan weavers, cut tin ears attached to shaped hickory swing handle, 2 interior carved concentric circles. Height 9 in. Diameter 13 in. Condition: Items may have wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Please contact the gallery for further details prior to bidding. Any condition statement given as a courtesy should not be treated as fact.
• NANTUCKET LIGHTSHIP BASKET, CIRCA
  NANTUCKET LIGHTSHIP BASKET, CIRCA 1900Nantucket Lightship Basket, circa 1900, round form with arched swing handle, scribed interior cherry base. Height 4 in. Diameter 7 ½ in. Condition: Items may have wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Please contact the gallery for further details prior to bidding. Any condition statement given as a courtesy should not be treated as fact.
• NANTUCKET LIGHTSHIP BASKETA late
  NANTUCKET LIGHTSHIP BASKETA late 19th century Nantucket Lightship basket. Round woven basket with a turned wooden base and bentwood swing handle. Wear and some damage, small losses. 9 3/4" diameter x 13" high overall. Estimate $600-800 Condition: Wear and some damage, small losses.
• 3 NANTUCKET LIGHTSHIP BASKETS -
  3 NANTUCKET LIGHTSHIP BASKETS - LANDFORSLot of 3 fine Nantucket Lightship baskets all signed Marion Landfors from 1996/97 including 15.5 x 12 inch oval basket; 1.2.5 x 5.5 basket; and a 6.5 in wide round basket. Mint condition with some tags.
• ANTIQUE NANTUCKET BASKETMid 19th
  ANTIQUE NANTUCKET BASKETMid 19th century Nantucket small lightship basket, finely woven with brass stays and swing handle. 5.5 in dia x 4.25 inches high, not including handle.
• FOUR SMALL BASKETSFour small
  FOUR SMALL BASKETSFour small baskets , to include a Nantucket lightship example, 4" h., 6 1/2" w. Competitive in-house shipping is available for this lot. Condition: Square base - small loss to banded rim.
• TWO NANTUCKET LIGHTSHIP BASKETS The
  TWO NANTUCKET LIGHTSHIP BASKETS The larger has a whale applied on the cover plaque (7 x 9 1/2 in.), and the smaller features a scallop shell (4 1/2 x 6 in.) stamped on the underside with a B in a circle.
• LARGE NANTUCKET LIGHTSHIP SEWING
  LARGE NANTUCKET LIGHTSHIP SEWING BASKET, CIRCA 1900Large Nantucket Lightship Sewing Basket , circa 1900, 2 heart carved handles, double wrapped rim, chamfered staves rising from a multi-turned and scribed cherry base. Height 6 ½ in. Diameter 13 in. Condition: Items may have wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Please contact the gallery for further details prior to bidding. Any condition statement given as a courtesy should not be treated as fact.
• TWO NANTUCKET LIGHTSHIP BASKETS,
  TWO NANTUCKET LIGHTSHIP BASKETS, EARLY 20TH C.Two Nantucket lightship baskets, early 20th c., with swing handles, 8 1/4" h., 13 1/2" dia. and 6 1/2" h., 8 1/2" dia. Competitive in-house shipping is available for this lot. Condition: Both with losses to wraps around rim. Smallest - damage to handle and slightly off kilter. Largest - small surface loss to handle.
• NANTUCKET LIGHTSHIP BASKET, WILLIAM
  NANTUCKET LIGHTSHIP BASKET, WILLIAM B. APPLETON, LATE 19TH/ EARLY 20TH C., STRAIGHT SIDES WITH BENTWOOD SWING HANDLE HELD BY BRASS E...Nantucket Lightship basket, William B. Appleton, late 19th/ early 20th C., straight sides with bentwood swing handle held by brass ears, varnished, paper label verso, very light expected wear, basket with handle lowered: 5 1/4" h. x 11" diam.
• Nantucket lightship basket, in
  Nantucket lightship basket, in wicker and wood, signed on underside John. H. Kittila III. 11”L Condition: very good CT Transfer Fee $10
• NANTUCKET LIGHTSHIP BASKET WITH
  NANTUCKET LIGHTSHIP BASKET WITH CARVED EBONY WHALE FINIALNantucket Lightship Basket with Carved Ebony Whale Finial, signed on bottom, José Formoso Reyes, made in Nantucket; height including handle: 12 in. Provenance: Property of a Beacon Hill Lady. Condition: Condition: over all good condition; no breaks, cracks or damages; it is well used so weaving has a patina; handle well attached and hinges are in good condition
• NANTUCKET LIGHTSHIP BASKET MITCHELL
  NANTUCKET LIGHTSHIP BASKET MITCHELL RAY Labeled the oval body with oak swing handle; 12 3/4 x 14 1/2 x 11 1/2 in.
• NANTUCKET LIGHTSHIP BASKET,
  NANTUCKET LIGHTSHIP BASKET, MID-19TH C. SWINGhandle, remnants of old label on bottom. Rich old patina. 8 1/2" high with handle. 7" diameter. In fine original condition, nearly flawless.
• NANTUCKET BASKET PURSE BY PETER
  NANTUCKET BASKET PURSE BY PETER B. JAMES Hand Crafted Oval Lightship Basket Purse, with whale figure mounted on malacca lid panel, lid interior plaque marked "Vann Thomson", bentwood swing handle, figured maple base panel with copper penny affixed to interior, signed "Made by Peter B. James, 6/28/05" on exterior, 5 1/4" high, 8 1/2" x 6 1/4". Good condition.
• DATED NANTUCKET LIGHTSHIP BASKET BY
  DATED NANTUCKET LIGHTSHIP BASKET BY MICHAEL KANE WITH RELATED BOOK The basket of finely woven rattan, its bail handle fastened by ivory mounts, the lid secured with a pin and fitted with an oval wooden plaque hosting a carved sperm whale, the basket's wooden base is stamped "MADE BY / MIKE KANE / 1976 / NANTUCKET ISLAND" on the underside and is fitted with a 1976 Lincoln cent on the interior. With the basket is the following reference book: Seeler, Katherine and Edgar. Nantucket Lightship Baskets (Nantucket: Deermouse Press, 1972), 117 pages, small quarto (10-1/4 in.), pictorial cloth boards. Owner initialed and dated on front flysheet.
• ANTIQUE OPEN DOUBLE HANDLE OVAL
  ANTIQUE OPEN DOUBLE HANDLE OVAL NANTUCKET LIGHTSHIP BAS...Antique Open Double Handle Oval Nantucket Lightship Basket , 19th century, unique form, hoop handles of a later date, carved script initials on the base S.R. Height 5 in. Width 14.5 in. Depth 10 in. Condition: Items may have wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Please contact the gallery for further details prior to bidding. Any condition statement given as a courtesy should not be treated as fact.
• NANTUCKET LIGHTSHIP-STYLE BASKET
  NANTUCKET LIGHTSHIP-STYLE BASKET EARLY 20TH CENTURY HEIGHT 5.5”. DIAMETER APPROX. 7.75”.NANTUCKET LIGHTSHIP-STYLE BASKET, Early 20th Century, Traces of a label on underside. Dimensions: Height 5.5". Diameter approx. 7.75".