Exceedingly Rare Labeled Oliver C. Coffin Miniature Nantucket Basket, last quarter of the 19^th century, round form with carved and shaped swing handle on cut brass ears; cane woven chamfered ribs rising from a conforming wood base bearing a printed paper label: “Manufactured by Oliver C. Coffin formerly of South Shoal Lightship”; three concentric circles on interior plate.
Height 3 ½ in. Diameter 4 ¾ in.

Nantucket Double Handle Bushel Basket, attributed to Andrew J. Sandsbury (1830-1902), circa 1870, the basket has a pair of carved oak handles with heart shaped finger grips and the handles extend through the oak rim and are woven into the basket below.
Height to rim 12 ½ in. Height to top of handle 14 in. Diameter 21 ¼ in.