SOLD FOR $24,000
***This item will appear in our August 5th Addendum***
Nest of Seven Rowland Folger (1803-1883) Nantucket Baskets, mid 19th century, round form and dark patina, double wrapped rim, arched swing handle fastened to a cut metal ear, all stenciled “R. Folger Maker Nantucket, Mass.”
Smallest Height 4 in. Diameter 6 in.
Largest Height 8 ½ in. Diameter 12 ½ in.

Provenance: Sold Rafael Osona Auctions, August 3rd 2002, lot 176; Sara Jo Kobacker Collection, Nantucket, MA

Note: “Rowland Folger as a shop keeper and basket maker who sold and repaired useful objects, operating from a shop near his famous father’s dwelling in town. He lived his whole life on Nantucket.” Stuart M. Frank, “The Real R. Folger, Maker of Nantucket Baskets,” Antiques & the Arts Weekly, March 23, 2015.