Incredibly Constructed Victorian Leather and Woven Wicker Sewing Basket with Brass Hardware wooden cat marked on both sides

marked on both sides

in black and blue against bright white and covering nearly every inch of it

If ever there were a tramp art cross that seemed to express unwavering faith

A fabulous gift for the young and emerging athlete

Incredibly Constructed Victorian Leather and Woven Wicker Sewing Basket with Brass Hardware wooden cat marked on both sidesI think the construction on this antique sewing basket c. 1887, based on one other example I've found out there with a registration sticker still attached is just amazing, making it feel like the Gucci of baskets! With leather wrapped bentwood around the two sides where they meet the center section, brass hardware and handle for carrying, fat strips of raffia straw braided and woven through a wicker structure, and a flat wooden bottom. The overall