Especially Lovely Antique Diamond Shaped Twig Basket with Old String Mend vintage print There’s a split in the

There’s a split in the wood the eagle stands on to due shrinkage/expansion over time—otherwise excellent condition

done in a manner that reminds me of Italian pieta dura

5 1/4" d x 2 1/2" t and in excellent condition

I really really love the expression on the face of this baby--looking as though all at once confronting the world as a whole and the question of life's meaning / facing the void

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Especially Lovely Antique Diamond Shaped Twig Basket with Old String Mend vintage print There’s a split in theI don't always jump on an old folk art twig baskets they can be a bit unwieldy, and often a bit worse for the wear but I fell in love this one: just the right scale, and with the handle arching across the diamond shaped basket from corner to corner, lending a dynamism and lyricism to the whole thing. Perhaps best of all, a very old tightly wrapped string twine mend reinforcement to the center of the handle, lending extra tenderness and reading as dark