20th Century French Wicker and Chestnut Basket, 1930s

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Large, vintage, wicker and rattan french bread basket, circa 1930's/1940's.

basket is made of wicker and rattan and has two, … Read more Large, vintage, wicker and rattan french bread basket, circa 1930's/1940's.

basket is made of wicker and rattan and has two, wonderful, flexible turned wood handles that rotate on each side (see photos.)

the base of the basket, is made of slatted chestnut wood.

these types of baskets were once used in french boulangeries, to display baguettes and other bread. These days, it can easily be used as originally intended, or to store/ display other items in any given space, or even be used as a piece of decor itself, depending on how and where one wishes to use it. The possibilities are endless.

the piece is in overall wonderful, very good, original and vintage condition with very light marks, signs of age and previous use commensurate with time, as well as a patina of time, on the overall structure, handles, wicker and slatted base (see photos.)
it has only been gently cleaned, with respect to its original patina of time.

all photos taken in outdoor natural light, so colors may vary, based upon brightness, reflections of stone, angles and perspective in which they are viewed. Last photo taken in direct sunlight under a cloudy sky, for perspective.

overall dimensions:
h: 26 cm (up to handles)
w: 66 cm (handle to handle)
d: 45 cm

basket dimensions:
h: 22 cm x w: 60 cm x d: 45 cm

inner dimensions:
height from slatted base: 20 cm
width of slatted base: 43 cm
depth of slatted base: 27.5 cm See less