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Nantucket Lightship Basket
Nantucket Lightship Basket
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Nantucket Lightship Basket

Capt. Andrew Jackson Sandsbury (b. 1830)

Nantucket, MA, c. 1880

An open oval basket with the top opening measuring fourteen by nine inches. Most likely woven at sea aboard the Nantucket New South Shoal Lightship #1 on which Sandsbury was a captain. The basket displays a slightly carved handle attached with a brass rivet and a copper burr, a finely riveted brass handle ear, slightly bevel-edged staves and an inside baseboard carved with a smooth edge.

Original condition with fine patina with one missing weaver.
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Nantucket Lightship Basket

Estimate $1,000 - $2,000
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Starting Price $500
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