Nantucket “One Egg” Basket, by Sherwin Boyer, circa 1960
Nantucket “One Egg” Basket, by Sherwin Boyer, circa 1960
$1,050.00
Nantucket Petite Basket, by Sherwin Boyer, circa 1960, the tiny size referred to on-island as a “one egg” basket, a round open basket with carved swing handle, cane weave on oak staves, an signed with Boyer’s double stamp on the bottom.
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Nantucket Petite Basket, by Sherwin Boyer, circa 1960, the tiny size referred to on-island as a “one egg” basket, a round open basket with carved swing handle, cane weave on oak staves, an signed with Boyer’s double stamp on the bottom.
Excellent condition.
Sherwin Porter Boyer (1907-1964) 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 of Jose Reyes and Stephen Gibbs, he is regarded as one of the best basket makers of the period. Working in a little shop in back of a building on Federal Street across from St. Mary’s Church, his baskets were made with oak staves and carved oak handles attached with brass ears. He signed his work with a cruciform BOYER stamp, and a paper label inscribed 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.
Measures: 2 ½ in H x 2 ¾ in Diameter
