American & Southern Auction | October 16, 2024
Wed, Oct 16, 2024 10:00AM EDT
Lot 562
Rare MESDA Documented North Carolina Tooled Leather Key Basket
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
circa 1850, unknown maker, in tooled decoration of pinwheels, 7-3/4 x 9-1/8 x 4 in.; with period key, 7 x 1-1/2 in.
Provenance: descended in the Hamlin family of Roxboro, North Carolina; Frank L. Horton, Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Laster's Fine Art & Antiques, Winston-Salem, North Carolina (accompanied by copy of receipt dated July 7, 2021 for $2,000); A North Carolina Private Collection
Note: This basket is pictured in the article Key Baskets by R. Lewis Wright in the Journal of Early Southern Decorative Arts, May 1982, Volume VIII, Number 1, fig. 1 pg. 50.
MESDA Research File S-10331, see: https://mesda.org/item/object/basket-key/3739/
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descended in the Hamlin family of Roxboro, North Carolina; Frank L. Horton, Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Laster's Fine Art & Antiques, Winston-Salem, North Carolina (accompanied by copy of receipt dated July 7, 2021 for $2,000); A North Carolina Private Collection
crackling, creasing, and wear to leather, some cracks to rim, small tear to leather at handle, slight separation at seams, surface dirt/accretion
