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Lot 98 : PAIR OF NANTUCKET BASKETS, MITCHELL RAY

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PAIR OF NANTUCKET BASKETS, MITCHELL RAY
early 20th c., Mitchell Ray (Nantucket, MA, 1870-1956)
round-form, shaped handles, 12.5"h (not incl. handles); 14"diam.
paper label on bottom of one:
I was made in Nantucket,/I'm strong and I'm stout,/Don't lose me or burn me,/And I'll never wear out./ MADE BY MITCHELL RAY,/Nantucket, Mass.
The estate of Brewster Doggett, Wiscasset, Maine.
One with some loss in rim cross-lashing, caning in fine condition.
The other with some breaks in caning, one break in rim cross-lashing.

Estimate: $700 - $900
Realized: $1,400 - Excluding Buyer's Premium


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