SOLD Very Unusual Antique Sailor Made Macrame Basket (Ikebana-esque Form) gold birds Rare and excellent

Rare and excellent

which is grayish brown

sturdy and sound

This bright orange operable Tonka shoveler

in very old

SOLD Very Unusual Antique Sailor Made Macrame Basket (Ikebana-esque Form) gold birds Rare and excellentI'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