Antique braided straw sewing stand, late 19th century.
Round lidded work basket worked in plaited straw, the sides with rows of straw rosettes over darker woven panels, the lid with a coiled centre and ring handle. Interior lined in pink with a ruched straw-plait border; the underside of the lid padded and buttoned as a pincushion. Raised on a straw-wrapped central column and three splayed legs with scroll and spiral brackets, joined by stretchers.
One loop missing from the lid handle. Fading and staining to the lining. Some losses and fraying to the straw, notably at the foot of one leg, where the wrapping has come away to show the wooden core and old tacks. Stands firmly.
28 in high, 13 in diameter / 71 x 33 cm
Antique braided straw sewing stand, late 19th century.
Round lidded work basket worked in plaited straw, the sides with rows of straw rosettes over darker woven panels, the lid with a coiled centre and ring handle. Interior lined in pink with a ruched straw-plait border; the underside of the lid padded and buttoned as a pincushion. Raised on a straw-wrapped central column and three splayed legs with scroll and spiral brackets, joined by stretchers.
One loop missing from the lid handle. Fading and staining to the lining. Some losses and fraying to the straw, notably at the foot of one leg, where the wrapping has come away to show the wooden core and old tacks. Stands firmly.
28 in high, 13 in diameter / 71 x 33 cm
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