Description: Some MCM Wicker Baskets (others NOT) Variety of Rattan Gullah Sweetgrass etc NM Funky Christmas / Everyday Funky These items, and others like them, come from my father-in-law's estate. We have an entire weaving and yarn shop inventory to sell that was filled to the brim. These baskets were mostly in the winding room. We think some of them were made by his sister, who had a TON of basketweaving books. The rest are obviously not handmade, and we will highlight that. Also, the pictures move around on different sites, so we are attempting to describe them accurately so you can be sure which is which. Also, we are NOT familiar with basketry. I'm working on vibes here, or what I can find on the web. Please bear with us. And if you do know what a certain kind of basket is called, we'd appreciate knowing too :) Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE These were found in various places in the shop. Please see below for specific information. Funky Christmas / Everyday Funky These items, and others like them, come from my father-in-law's estate. We have an entire weaving and yarn shop inventory to sell that was filled to the brim. 1) MCM Large Wicker Bent Wood Rattan Magazine Rack – There is a very similar one just like this on Etsy, but more rounded. Ours may have been made by his Aunt, and if not, it is still handmade and therefore has flaws. Definitely ‘real’! It is also the largest one we found. 15” long x 13” wide x 17 ½ tall. Great condition. Leans a tad bit to the right, but still solid on the ground (won’t tip over). We mentioned handmade, right? They are one-of-a-kinds, not prefabricated by machine. : ) $30 2) Garden Décor – Vintage Rectangle Wood Slat Basket with Handle – Seems to also be handmade. Has a stiff black hard bent wood slat as a handle (I see dark green, go figure). Wide open basket bottom reminds me of being used at a garden party, or to carry around small garden tools. 18” long x 12 ½” wide x 4 ¼” tall at base or 10” at handle. Also found comparables on Etsy. $20 3) Waste basket – Solid Vintage Wicker is sturdy as can be. This was buried in dust. Cleaned up amazingly! 13” diameter at the lip. 16” diameter at the ears. 11” diameter at the base. 11” high! We think this is also handmade and also vintage. $20 4) Gullah Sweetgrass S-handle Twist Basket – We had never seen anything like this before and are pretty sure it is VINTAGE. It’s a soft basket, not like a wicker, and looks handmade. The upper part of the basket diameter is 11” with a base diameter of 7”. The basket is 10 1//2” high. $30 5) Bread Basket – This smallish rectangle is handmade as evidenced by being slightly lopsided. Oddly, it doesn’t look bad IRL but my pics make it look more noticeable. It is 12” L x 9 ½” W by 3” H. Excellent condition. $5. 6) Church Plate Basket – OK, not really a church collection plate, but it seriously reminded me of the ones that were in my family church when I was growing up. I even searched for church plates and there weren’t any like this. Sigh. I suppose it could work for rolls. Very solidly constructed but we feel this is NOT handmade. Size is 11” upper basket edge diameter which goes to 13” if you count the ears. The base diameter is 8”. It is 4” tall. $5 7) Roll Basket – We found similar baskets on eBay very much like this. According to them, this is MCM Round Brown Tan Threads. What I think that means is the individual ‘threads’ are individual straw-ish pieces that form each section of the pattern. Please zoom in and see for yourself. While this is vintage, and probably handmade, it does have a sticker on the bottom saying ‘Made in Philippines”. Also, we don’t know the purpose of the teal-ish straw or plastic piece. Maybe just more decoration? Perfect for rolls. Size is 9” across the top diameter and 7” diameter on the bottom. $5 8) Wine Basket – This VINTAGE wine holder can also be hung in your kitchen as a decoration. We think this was from around since the late 1960s, but please don’t hold us to it. We are not sure if this is handmade, but think it is. The correct color from the pictures is the first one, and we have no idea why the others came out so washed out. Length is 12 ¼” x 5” width x 9” tall. The base is 7” long x 4” wide. One small piece of rattan broke at the back edge. It can easily be glued down. $17 9) Auntie Em – We called this adorable, small, wood slat basket with moveable handle the Auntie Em because we thought that if it had a lid, Toto could fit in it. And being near the Holidays, and with red and green slats, would make a cute carrying case for a stuffed ‘Toto’ too. It is 9” L by 7” W x 9” H. This is NOT handmade. $5 10) Bath and Body Works – NOT handmade and NOT vintage. Still cute and it appears that the metal sign is some sort of giant paperclip and can be removed and recycled. I’m a chicken and NOT doing it. Otherwise the only use for this would be for little soaps in the bathroom. Size is 6 ¼” L x 6 ¼” W x 9 ¼” H. $3 11) Mini 6 Bead Basket – We cannot prove this, but where we found it, and the years of dust make us pretty sure this is MCM. Also convincing us are the irregularities in the making of it, the fading of the red wicker decorative edging and the beads too. This is VERY small. 6” L x 4 ½” W x 7” H. The base is 5 ½” x 3 ½”. Finally, while this does say ‘Made in China” we’d like to point out MCM Occupied Japan. This basket is some piece of history. $20 PLEASE request an invoice. There is too much difference between the largest and the smallest basket. We will rebox into the smallest box possible and lower the shipping as much as possible for you! There is only one basket that ways almost 4 lbs!. Please go over every picture, carefully. We have old eyes and may have missed something, and would feel better if you knew exactly what you are purchasing. If you see something and you want a super-close up, we would be happy to send it to you. We are attempting to figure out how to lower buyer costs for shipping. We think Ground Advantage does that, according to eBay forums. We are also under the impression that the more we sell with Ground Advantage, the lower the cost will be that we can pass on to the buyer. So far we have sold 2 Ground Advantage, so can't claim that is true, but the discount on the first was 10 cents and the second label was lowered from the original price eBay quoted me and the client was refunded an extra $1.61. Sigh. Either way, we ONLY CHARGE for the actual cost of selling and will return any extra money, whatever that is, when we buy the label. We are humbly requesting any feedback you can give us when you see your shipping options. Is there a lesser priced choice you see? We will gladly change to any shipping method you want so we can get you any savings possible. As noted below, we ALWAYS return any extra costs other than the actual shipping costs printed by the postage meter. We truly appreciate any information you can give us. We do FREE LOCAL PICKUP all the time. Ebay just changed their policy that it has to be greater than 5 miles. WTH! We don’t care if you live across the street; if you can come get it, it is yours and any shipping $ will be credited! Ebay has fixed our shipping and has enabled invoices on our account. If you request an invoice, we will figure out the combined shipping and send the invoice to you for payment. If any of our items are in various multiple carts, it is eBay’s policy to consider the sale goes to whoever pays for it first. We just wanted to point that out because we are not a business selling 100’s if the same item. We have very few duplicates. Sorry! PLEASE NOTE: For absolutely no reason, eBay keeps changing the formatting on multiple listings which makes pictures un-viewable. We are asking, if you see one of our listings with missing pictures and blank spaces, please shoot us a note that tells us, so we can 1) send pictures to you via message if you want them and/or 2) go back into the listing and fix it AGAIN. There are many complaints about this from sellers. Apparently, eBay does not care to fix the problem. So a tiny message would really help, like ‘no pics’ or ‘pics messed up’. Please, be kind, and let us know if there is a problem. Thank you in advance :) Please NOTE: Old books are heavy books. Safe shipping may move them into the next postal category. Sorry! Also, please NOTE: Almost every book has a smudge somewhere. We mention it if we see it, but please assume we missed something. PLEASE NOTE: Because eBay is composed of soulless, bloodsucking monsters, and because it is forcing us to use an ISBN number for a book that DOES NOT have an ISBN number, and even when it DOES have an ISBN, still won’t let us use it, so we use one of a random book. Our book is pre-ISBN numbers. The Library of Congress number is not in the book. The LOC does not hyphenate when you put the number in to verify. Fake ISBN number is 9781014236289. Correct ISBN number is non-existent. We put in whichever one the system will take. Sorry! Please NOTE: We live in Michigan and it is winter. Even in the summer, we still have darker pictures because of how the house is placed on the lot. We have the Lake Effect almost every day – massive cloud cover. We are doing the best we can with interior lighting for the pictures. Please consider searching golem451, in the upper right corner of this page, to see what other items we have that are priced to move, and to see if you might want to buy something to add to your collection while saving $$$ on shipping. Many vintage children's books or coloring books already listed and many, many more coming soon! Thank you for your consideration. Note: We are running out of estate books and will be slowly changing over to their other possessions – some serious, some MCM, some just funky, or kitschy. Others are Depression era. Some will be brand new items, still in their packaging, and others will be more mainstream books (from one of the Grandma’s) or some of our personal books or collectables, as we are not leaving this mess to our kids. We hope you will have fun and stay with us. Shipping – All books are shipped on Mondays, Wednesdays and Friday on the first day possible after payment is received around 8 to 9 AM. They are shipped by Media Mail in heavy brown paper, similar to a grocery paper bag unless stipulated differently in the listing. All wrapping and shipping materials are recycled from the cardboard to bubble wrap to 50 year old envelopes. Our packages are ugly, but are very carefully wrapped to arrive safely. We always combine shipping and refund the extra cost if you buy multiple items. Free local pick up! Please help us recycle these lovingly cared for curios in an environmentally friendly manner.
Price: 3 USD
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
End Time: 2024-12-24T21:15:29.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Size: Mini Small Medium Large Extra Large
Color: Brown
Material: Rattan, Sweetgrass, Wicker
Item Length: Various Length
California Prop 65 Warning: None
Brand: Some handmade, rest machined
Mounting: Free Standing, Hanging
Personalize: No
Type: Basket variety
Assembly Required: No
Item Height: Various heights
Style: Vintage/Retro
Original/Reproduction: Original
Features: Durable, Hanging, Heavy Duty, Non-Lidded, With Handles
Country/Region of Manufacture: Unknown
Item Width: Various widths
Handmade: Yes
Available Variations
Color: Waste Basket
Price: 20 USD
Available Quantity: 1
Quantity Sold: 0
Color: Bread Basket
Price: 5 USD
Available Quantity: 1
Quantity Sold: 0
Color: Roll Basket
Price: 5 USD
Available Quantity: 1
Quantity Sold: 0
Color: Wine Basket
Price: 17 USD
Available Quantity: 1
Quantity Sold: 0
Color: Auntie Em
Price: 5 USD
Available Quantity: 1
Quantity Sold: 0
Color: Bath & Body Works
Price: 3 USD
Available Quantity: 1
Quantity Sold: 0
Color: Mini 6 Bead Basket
Price: 20 USD
Available Quantity: 1
Quantity Sold: 0
Color: MCM Rattan Bent Wood Magazine Rack
Price: 30 USD
Available Quantity: 1
Quantity Sold: 0
Color: Garden Decor
Price: 20 USD
Available Quantity: 1
Quantity Sold: 0
Color: Church Plate Basket
Price: 5 USD
Available Quantity: 1
Quantity Sold: 0
Color: Gullah Sweetgrass S-handle Twist Basket
Price: 30 USD
Available Quantity: 1
Quantity Sold: 0
