French Wicker Market Basket Vintage Rattan Shopping Handle 0711265

French Wicker Market Basket

A well-proportioned French wicker market basket -- the panier de marche -- hand-woven from slender rattan withies into a sturdy oval form with a generous single handle. Baskets of this type were everyday companions in French households from the postwar decades onward, carried to the weekly marche for vegetables, bread and cheese, then hung on a hook in the kitchen between errands. The warm honey-brown tone and closely packed weave speak to a confident, practiced hand.

The arched handle is formed from a thick bundle of rattan strands twisted together and firmly lashed at each base, giving a comfortable grip and a visually satisfying silhouette. The rim is finished with a plaited border that adds both strength and a pleasing decorative detail. Useful today as a shopping basket, a fireside log holder, a bread or fruit display on a farmhouse kitchen counter, or a prop in a styled interior vignette.

Condition and patina consistent with age. The interior base shows evidence of old repairs where the weave was re-worked -- visible in the photos -- and a few wicker ends are slightly raised along the lower sides; the structure is intact and the basket holds its shape well.

Approx. 19.3 in long x 13.0 in wide x 12.2 in tall (49 x 33 x 31 cm), handle height included in the tall measurement.

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