Saturday, March 19, 2011
RANOM 341 OBJECT
Fine RARE Antique MINIATURE Melon EGG BASKET, OLD PAINT-$571
Even though this is very likely the finest example of the form I’ve discovered over the last five decades, I am a little bit conflicted about it. According to family in whose hands it remained for a generation, it was made in or near Martin County, Indiana. HOWEVER; with its ribbed construction, “x” bound rim at the handle and the overall quality of the craftsmanship, it looks more like a Pennsylvania basket to me. I’ll let the basket buffs fight that one out.
