Antique Handmade Wirework Planter Basket clever puzzle since auld lang syne

since auld lang syne

but this is an original oil painting

their faces veiled (I assume these women are nuns)

Nail measures 3 1/8" l x 15/16" across at head

5" diameter at the base

Antique Handmade Wirework Planter Basket clever puzzle since auld lang syneFor me this sort of antique wirework basket, all done by hand, is like a wonderful line drawing in three dimensionsand all those loops and twists make me think of Calders circus, too! Good for holding a row of small potted plants, or some fruitreal or made of stone!or whatever. One could also lay a narrow tray inside to create a flat surface. Or treat it as a sculpture, which is what I would do, in a lighting situation to accentuate the casting of