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Antiques! => Antique Questions Forum => Topic started by: Georgiamae on August 14, 2014, 05:52:40 AM
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Hi all!
I have found a wine jug basket. Can you please tell me more about this with approximate date and value? I love this and would love to know more about it!
Thanks in advance!!
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Looks to be made of bamboo or a similar cane !! Why do you call it a basket ?? A basket would have a way to put things in and take them out,,does this ?? I didn`t see a door of any type !!
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Mart, they used to weave these around the jugs. Can't tell from the photo if in fact this one had been woven around one (and it broke)nor was just made as a novelty piece.
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I know KC,, that's why I asked about the basket theory !! I have never seen one used like that !! I have seen bird cages similarly made but the staves look too far apart for that !! Thought maybe this was something different !!
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The only reason I called it basket because I couldn't think what else to call the material. It very well could be cane. The bottom has two removable wood pins and the bottom is removable. So it does come apart. I am just clueless on this!
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Oh !! That explains it !! Can you take a pic of the pins on the bottom so we can see how it is removed ?? And can you take a pic of the top from above it ?? I mean looking down into the top !!
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Here are a couple of other pictures. Thanks so much for your help!!
I am also attaching another picture in another post.
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Here is one more...
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Now that is unusual !! so it was either made for a different use or converted from a jug basket for another use !!