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Lot 1204

Two Southern Green Painted Split Oak Baskets

Estimate: $500 - $700

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
19th/early 20th century, attributed to the Shelton Sisters, Forsythe County, North Carolina, egg basket, old dry green painted surface, woven oak splits on bentwood frame, 10-1/2 x 13 in.; attributed Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, old dry green painted surface, oak splits, bent wood handle, 10 x 11-1/2 in. , Provenance: Estate of James Frank Dennis, High Point, North Carolina

Condition

NC basket with scattered broken splits and losses especially at handles, abrasions and discoloration to bottom, VA basket with wear to bottom, scattered breaks and losses around rim