{"product_id":"french-wicker-market-basket-handle-20102620","title":"Vintage French Wicker Market Basket with Handle Farmhouse 20102620","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:24px;text-align:center;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:24px;text-align:center;\"\u003eFrench Wicker Market Basket\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA classic French wicker market basket -- the panier de marche -- woven in natural rattan with a generous oval body and a tall, tightly braided single handle. Pieces like this were a fixture of French daily life throughout the mid-to-late twentieth century, carried through open-air markets from Provence to Brittany to hold vegetables, baguettes and flowers. The construction is unmistakably handmade: vertical stakes rise from a flat woven base, bound at regular intervals by horizontal weavers, with a wide open-work pattern in the body that makes the basket feel light to carry even when full.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe proportions are well balanced and practical -- deep enough to hold a proper load, wide enough to lay long stems or a wrapped bouquet flat inside. The braided rope handle has a satisfying heft, and the sturdy border finish at the rim shows the care typical of French artisan basketry. At home, it works just as well on a farmhouse kitchen counter holding onions and garlic, on an entryway bench corralling scarves and gloves, or styled on a shelf as a warm piece of French country texture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition and patina consistent with age. Light wear to the border weave and a few minor splits in individual stakes visible on close inspection, fully in keeping with honest vintage use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApprox. 18.9 in wide x 12.6 in deep x 13.8 in high (48 x 32 x 35 cm), measured to the top of the basket body, not including the handle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e95% of my items are tariff-free to the US.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- fmf-shopify --\u003e","brand":"Fleamarketfrance","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58864249405784,"sku":"FMF-DV7STMV7","price":180.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/5776\/2392\/files\/86262e4b3d6bc71fec10492279f2b2dd.jpg?v=1792502621","url":"https:\/\/fleamarketfrance.com\/products\/french-wicker-market-basket-handle-20102620","provider":"Fleamarketfrance","version":"1.0","type":"link"}