SOLD Very Unusual Antique Sailor Made Macrame Basket (Ikebana-esque Form) Japanese lacquer and the mix of diamonds

and the mix of diamonds and triangles allowing for all sorts of possibilities

who did these in 1935

I found it along with her wedding certificate from 1851

beginning with ''Coming in last in the human race''

SOLD Very Unusual Antique Sailor Made Macrame Basket (Ikebana-esque Form) Japanese lacquer and the mix of diamondsI'm a big fan of old sailor made baskets in part because I really love the idea of men at sea sitting around doing macrame in their spare time, making gifts to bring home to their sweethearts. (Akin to spruce gum boxes, scrimshaw, etc.) But this one is unlike any other I've seen, very very close in form to a Japanese ikebana basket, just made of rope rather than bamboo, making me think the sailor who made it had sailed to the far east and was