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Rare antique retro vintage wooden basket / XXth century
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Rare antique wooden basket made of chestnut strips
Period: Early 20th century
Total height (with handle) 33 cm
Height (without handle) 19.5 cm
Width 21 cm
Length 37 cm
Very sturdy (also used to carry logs).
Lovingly cleaned, just a few stains and small cracks due to its age...
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Rare antique wooden basket in chestnut strips
Period: Early 20th
Total height (with handle) 33 cm
Height (without handle) 19.5 cm
Width 21 cm
Length 37 cm
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A rare foraging basket from southwest France with a very interesting history. The baskets were made entirely by hand and required hours of meticulous work. First, the branches of a young chestnut tree were picked in autumn and early winter. The wood was left to dry outdoors for some time to give the bark a slightly patinated appearance. To separate the bark from the wood, the branches were carefully baked in the domestic oven (these baskets were not made for commercial purposes, they were used by local workers as a means of exchange for other goods). The bark was then carefully separated from the wood into thin strips and woven to form the basket, still warm and supple.
Very few of these baskets were made exclusively by men (the work was considered too difficult for women) and used as gifts to family and friends or, as I said, in exchange for other necessities. It was a craft passed down from generation to generation as the family gathered around the fire during the long, cold winter months.
This art form lost popularity in 1925.
Folk art at its best, this basket is in perfect condition, totally free of insect infiltration.
Lovingly cleaned, with just a few spots of wear due to its age...
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Specifications
ConditionGoodColorsBeige, BrownMaterialWoodNumber of items1Height33 cmWidth37 cmDepth19 cmSigns of usageStains, Crack
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La Valette-du-Var, FranceOn Whoppah since March 2025 • 0 sales