Early Round Nantucket Lightship Basket

    10” Open Round Nantucket Lightship Basket
    with oak staves, rim and bold shaped swing
    handle with big oak ears that are continuous 
    down to the base. The base is made of cherry    
    with the interior having multiple concentric  
    turnings, while the exterior has illegible word
    written in ink, Unknown maker, c. 1880