Antique Handmade Wirework Planter Basket antique lock and key 6 3/4" x 4 3/8"

6 3/4" x 4 3/8" x 7/8" and in good condition

since the beaver is of course the best wood carver of all

all of which this one definitely is

There are a couple of light bends/creases--one at lower left

This striking and wonderfully earthy studio pottery vase feels as much a sculptural object as a functional vessel

Antique Handmade Wirework Planter Basket antique lock and key 6 3/4" x 4 3/8"For me this sort of antique wirework basket, all done by hand, is like a wonderful line drawing in three dimensionsand all those loops and twists make me think of Calders circus, too! Good for holding a row of small potted plants, or some fruitreal or made of stone!or whatever. One could also lay a narrow tray inside to create a flat surface. Or treat it as a sculpture, which is what I would do, in a lighting situation to accentuate the casting of