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Oval Basket, signed Mitchell Ray, Nantucket, Massachusetts, early 20th century.
18 November 2022, 10:00 EST
Skinner Marlborough, MassachusettsSold for US$255 inc. premium
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Oval Basket,
signed Mitchell Ray, Nantucket, Massachusetts, early 20th century.
Cane-weave basket with carved swing-handle on copper ears, single wrapped rim, and wooden bottom inscribed "Made by / Mitchell Ray / Nantucket / Mass." in black ink, (slight warping and splitting on rim, water spots and loss of finish on handle), 15cm wide, 12cm deep, 15cm high (6 3/4in wide, 5 1/8in deep, 6in high).
Cane-weave basket with carved swing-handle on copper ears, single wrapped rim, and wooden bottom inscribed "Made by / Mitchell Ray / Nantucket / Mass." in black ink, (slight warping and splitting on rim, water spots and loss of finish on handle), 15cm wide, 12cm deep, 15cm high (6 3/4in wide, 5 1/8in deep, 6in high).
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Provenance
Yankee Smuggler Antiques, Keene, New Hampshire, 2007.



