ANTIQUE VICTORIAN FLORAL GESSO BARBOLA WICKER VASE 1900 This is a wonderful and shapely, small antique Victorian, hand-woven gesso / barbola wicker vase. Whimsical spiral-turned design with original gesso. The gesso retains its beautiful and original pastel colors. Wood bottom. This vase is in excellent original condition, except for one small piece of gesso missing in the back and the original paint on the vase has some very minor wear. Circa 1900.
***Quoted from EBay’s Reviews & Guides: "Antique Barbola Gesso Baskets are not only a beautiful addition to your home, they are quite scarce and therefore highly sought after by collectors!" and "…antique pieces almost always have surface cracks, as well as some missing bits here and there. This is perfectly acceptable and does not affect value much, as long as not too much of the ornamentation is missing."
Circa: 1900
Condition: Excellent Condition
Size: Height - 4 ½” Diameter of Bottom - 3 ½” Diameter of Top - 4 ½”
 

Rare Oriental Style Victorian Wicker Hanging Flower/ Fern Basket This is a rare shapely Victorian antique wicker hanging flower/ fern basket with an Oriental style. Wood bottom. Old yellow and black paint with original hanging chains. Circa 1890's.
Circa: 1890's
Condition: Excellent
Size: Height-13 1/2" - Opening- 9 1/4" - Inside Height- 7 1/2" Height w/ chains 40 1/2"
 

Rare Antique Wicker Hanging Flower/ Fern Basket w/Original Metal Liner This is a rare antique wicker hanging basket with elaborate decorative latticework banding. Nice reed hanging loops. Original hanging chains.
Circa: 1910
Condition: Excellent
Size: Height of Basket-9 3/4" Opening-8" Height Inside-7 1/4" Height w/Chains-23"
 

Ornate and Rare Antique Wicker and Gesso Basket This is a rare and ornate antique Victorian wicker basket that is decorated with elaborate gesso flowers in dazzling original colors. Shades of gold and bronze are used throughout this fantastic wicker and gesso basket. This hard to find antique basket is in excellent original condition with a wonderful old patina. Circa 1900.
***Quoted from EBay’s Reviews & Guides: "Antique Barbola Gesso Baskets are not only a beautiful addition to your home, they are quite scarce and therefore highly sought after by collectors!" and "…antique pieces almost always have surface cracks, as well as some missing bits here and there. This is perfectly acceptable and does not affect value much, as long as not too much of the ornamentation is missing."
Circa: 1900
Condition: Excellent Condition
Size: Height- 12" Diameter-16"
 

Rare Antique Victorian Wicker Trumpet Vase w/ Ornate Applied Gesso This is a rare antique Victorian wicker trumpet vase with ornate applied gesso throughout. The entire piece is decorated with elaborate intricate detail work. There are very interesting weave pattern changes along with swagged garlands of ribbons, roses, leaves and tassles. There is a glass insert to hold flowers. This beautiful tall Victorian wicker trumpet vase is heavy and substantial. It is in excellent original condition with old gold paint. Circa 1890's.
***Quoted from EBay’s Reviews & Guides: "Antique Barbola Gesso Baskets are not only a beautiful addition to your home, they are quite scarce and therefore highly sought after by collectors!" and "…antique pieces almost always have surface cracks, as well as some missing bits here and there. This is perfectly acceptable and does not affect value much, as long as not too much of the ornamentation is missing."
Circa: 1890's
Condition: Excellent
Size: Height-42" Diameter of Top-14"
 

Rare, Shapely, & Ornate Antique Victorian Wicker Vase w/ Decorative Gesso Swags of Flowers, Ribbons, & Roses This is a very rare and ornate antique Victorian wicker vase that has been highly decorated with swags of ribbons and roses. The vase is tall, shapely, heavy, and very substantial. This piece is in excellent original condition except for a few small pieces of gesso missing on one side. Wonderful original finish. This is a museum quality piece. Circa 1890's.
***Quoted from EBay’s Reviews & Guides: "Antique Barbola Gesso Baskets are not only a beautiful addition to your home, they are quite scarce and therefore highly sought after by collectors!" and "…antique pieces almost always have surface cracks, as well as some missing bits here and there. This is perfectly acceptable and does not affect value much, as long as not too much of the ornamentation is missing."
Condition: Excellent Condition
Size: Height- 34" Diameter of Top- 12 1/2"
 

Rare Antique Victorian Wicker Basket Decorated w/ Gesso Ribbons, Tasslesk, & Flowers This is a very rare antique Victorian wicker basket with applied decorative gesso flowers with fancy gesso ribbons and tassles. The basket is large, heavy and very substantial. It is shapely with excellent reed inner support system with a wood bottom. The top and bottom edges are cane wrapped. The weaving is done in a decorative 2 strand pattern. The tassles are on all 4 corners and at the top they each have a decorative gesso rosette and there is detailed gesso cording under the top edge, connecting the rosettes and tassles. The decorative gesso roses and leaves are applied in a circular shape on all 4 sides adorned by large gesso ribbons.
There is extremely minor loss of gesso here and there. There is a painted over label on the bottom. This is an extremely rare and exceptional Victorian wicker basket. Circa 1900.
***Quoted from EBay’s Reviews & Guides: "Antique Barbola Gesso Baskets are not only a beautiful addition to your home, they are quite scarce and therefore highly sought after by collectors!" and "…antique pieces almost always have surface cracks, as well as some missing bits here and there. This is perfectly acceptable and does not affect value much, as long as not too much of the ornamentation is missing."
Circa: 1900
Condition: Excellent Condition
Size: Height-14 1/2" 11" X 11"
 

Lg Fancy Antique Victorian Wicker Tray Decorated w/ Floral Gesso / Barbola Swags This is a rare antique Victorian wicker tray that is highly decorated with swags of gesso flowers with a beautifully gesso decorated top edge and tray handles. The bottom edge is decorated with gadrooning. The print is original to the piece and is under glass. It has some slight discoloration evident in the photos. The tray retains the original gold paint with some paint loss and age appropriate wear. This piece is in excellent origiional condition. The bottom is nice old worn floral tapestry fabric over wood. Circa 1890's.

***Quoted from EBay’s Reviews & Guides: "Antique Barbola Gesso Baskets are not only a beautiful addition to your home, they are quite scarce and therefore highly sought after by collectors!" and "…antique pieces almost always have surface cracks, as well as some missing bits here and there. This is perfectly acceptable and does not affect value much, as long as not too much of the ornamentation is missing."
Circa: 1890's
Condition: Excellent Condition
Size: 23 1/4" X 15 3/4"
 

Natural Stick Wicker Basket This stick wicker basket retains its original green and red decorative cane wrappings. Old original finish. Circa 1920's. Height-12" Diameter of top-13 1/4"
Diameter of bottom-10 1/4"
Condition: Excellent
 

Natural Victorian Wicker Wood Basket Woven basket,cane wrapped handle and legs ending in brass caps. Original natural finish. Heywood Bros. Co. label.
Circa 1880's.
Condition: Excellent
Manufacturer: Heywood Bros. and Co.  

Art Deco Wicker Wood Basket Decorative cane wrapped handle. Tight weaving throughout framed by braiding with diamond designs. Wood bottom. Turned wood ball feet. Circa 1920's.
Height to handle-18" 21 1/4" X 13"
Condition: Excellent
 

Fancy Victorian Wicker Wood Basket Shapely top with elaborate curlicue designs and arched cane-wrapped handle. Finely woven sides, wood bottom framed by braiding, ending in fancy twist-wrapped ball feet and brass caps. Heywood Brothers and Wakefield Company label. Circa 1890’s. Height 21 ½” Width 21” Depth 14”
Circa: 1890's
Condition: Excellent
Manufacturer: Heywood Bros. & Wakefield Co.