8" Round Lightship Basket by Sherwin Boyer
SKU: *527
$1,750.00Price
Nantucket Lightship basket in excellent condition made with oak staves, rim and handle. The handle is attached to brass ears and the base is made of mahogany with four incised conectric line.
Original paper label is on the bottom: Made by Sherwin Porter Boyer (1907-1964) basket bears Boyers stamp and jelly label that reads: "I was made on Nantucket Island am strong and stout don't lose or burn me I'll never wear out Made by S.P. Boyer."
Sherwin Boyer was one of the first generation of Nantucket basket makers in the “purse” period, starting in the late 1940s and working up until his death in 1964. A contemporary to Jose Reyes, Boyer is regarded as one of the best basket makers of the period.
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