SOLD Very Unusual Antique Sailor Made Macrame Basket (Ikebana-esque Form) gold birds Detail photos provide a good

Detail photos provide a good sense

especially pronounced on the interior of the basket where their original saturation is preserved

sturdy and sound

Rare and excellent

This bright orange operable Tonka shoveler

SOLD Very Unusual Antique Sailor Made Macrame Basket (Ikebana-esque Form) gold birds Detail photos provide a goodI'm a big fan of old sailor made baskets in part because I really love the idea of men at sea sitting around doing macrame in their spare time, making gifts to bring home to their sweethearts. (Akin to spruce gum boxes, scrimshaw, etc.) But this one is unlike any other I've seen, very very close in form to a Japanese ikebana basket, just made of rope rather than bamboo, making me think the sailor who made it had sailed to the far east and was