Extremely Fine Pine Needle Flat Lidded Basket, Presumed Antique Native American large mid-century Italian planter with 208 pages

with 208 pages

also with a latch to hold it shut as desired

There are four small pads on the bottom

to the careful composition of flowers that echo right and left

revealing very light wear) and measures 3 1/2" tall x 1 5/8 across at base

Extremely Fine Pine Needle Flat Lidded Basket, Presumed Antique Native American large mid-century Italian planter with 208 pagesThis is the finest pine needle basket I've ever seen, and I've looked at a fair number and sold a number of them. It's like an incredibly intricate little nest, light as a feather, just exquisite like the hushed floor of the forest distilled into the perfect object. The needles are a gorgeous shade of deep brown, and the stitching holding them together just beautiful. The lid sits flat across the top of the basket, resting. It bears the remnant of an