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Tunbridge Ware Sewing Basket with Cubework c1875
Tunbridge Ware Sewing Basket with Cubework c1875

Tunbridge Ware Sewing Basket with Cubework c1875

By Tunbridge Ware

Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB

Heading : Tunbridge ware sewing basket with cubework design Date : c1875 Period : Victoria Origin : Tunbridge Wells, Kent Decoration : Central perspective cubework design with ge...

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1870s British Victorian Antique Sewing Basket

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Wood

Tunbridge Ware Sewing Basket by Edmund Nye c1860
Tunbridge Ware Sewing Basket by Edmund Nye c1860

Tunbridge Ware Sewing Basket by Edmund Nye c1860

By Tunbridge Ware

Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB

Heading : Tunbridge ware sewing basket by Edmund Nye c1860 Date : c1860 Period : Victoria Origin : Tunbridge Wells, Kent Decoration : Central mosaic of a butterly with penwork de...

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1860s British Victorian Antique Sewing Basket

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Wood

Italian Sewing Basket with Splay Legs
Italian Sewing Basket with Splay Legs

Italian Sewing Basket with Splay Legs

Located in Atlanta, GA

Early 20th Century Italian wicker basket in a saucer shape with a leather-and-brass hinged lid that opens to a storage cavity historically used for sewing supplies.

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Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Sewing Basket

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Brass

Antique Round Lidded Painted Wicker Sewing Basket with Red & Green Decoration
Antique Round Lidded Painted Wicker Sewing Basket with Red & Green Decoration

Antique Round Lidded Painted Wicker Sewing Basket with Red & Green Decoration

Located in Oklahoma City, OK

The interior is clean and structurally sound, making this basket both a decorative and functional antique. Lidded baskets of this quality were historically used for sewing, documents...

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Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Sewing Basket

Materials

Brass

Antique Georgian Mahogany Lamp / Work Table With Removable Sewing Basket
Antique Georgian Mahogany Lamp / Work Table With Removable Sewing Basket

Antique Georgian Mahogany Lamp / Work Table With Removable Sewing Basket

Located in Suffolk, GB

The hinged top opens to reveal a removable work tray and beneath the table sits the original fabric work basket which can easily be removed if preferred. Originally these tables were...

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19th Century English Georgian Antique Sewing Basket

Materials

Mahogany

William IV Rosewood and Mahogany Sewing / Side Table
William IV Rosewood and Mahogany Sewing / Side Table

William IV Rosewood and Mahogany Sewing / Side Table

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

William IV rosewood and mahogany side / sewing table, circa 1840. With a mahogany top with rounded corners, a rosewood drawer, a fabric U shaped sewing basket that pulls out, a finel...

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1840s English William IV Antique Sewing Basket

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Textile, Mahogany, Rosewood

Early 20th Century Wicker Sewing Stand
Early 20th Century Wicker Sewing Stand

Early 20th Century Wicker Sewing Stand

Located in Miami Beach, FL

Early 20th century, the open sewing basket has a woven lattice gallery bottom shelf and woven wicker with twisted wicker encircling the legs as they wind down from the upper work bas...

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Early 20th Century American Antique Sewing Basket

Materials

Wicker

19th Century Victorian Bamboo Side Table with Rattan Basket, Antique
19th Century Victorian Bamboo Side Table with Rattan Basket, Antique

19th Century Victorian Bamboo Side Table with Rattan Basket, Antique

Located in Winter Park, FL

A 19th century English bamboo side table with woven rattan sewing basket and lower shelf. Hinged top has an inset brown and green transferware porcelain plaque and opens to a red sil...

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19th Century English Victorian Antique Sewing Basket

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Brass

Italian antique sewing stand with wood basket and fabric lining, 1800s
Italian antique sewing stand with wood basket and fabric lining, 1800s

Italian antique sewing stand with wood basket and fabric lining, 1800s

Located in MIlano, IT

Italian antique sewing stand with wood basket and fabric lining, 1800s Wooden and cotton yarn stand or sewing stand.

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Early 1800s Italian Antique Sewing Basket

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Small 19th Century Rosewood End Table on Carved Tripod Base with Marquetry
Small 19th Century Rosewood End Table on Carved Tripod Base with Marquetry

Small 19th Century Rosewood End Table on Carved Tripod Base with Marquetry

Located in INTERLAKEN, NY

Lift-top opens to lidded compartments with access to pleated-silk sewing basket. France, circa 1850. Measures: 16 1/2" long x 12" deep x 24 1/2" high.

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Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Sewing Basket

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Satinwood

Late 19th Century Cairn Terrier Puppies, Dog Portrait
Late 19th Century Cairn Terrier Puppies, Dog Portrait

Late 19th Century Cairn Terrier Puppies, Dog Portrait

By Katherine L Fitz

Located in Soquel, CA

Charming 19th-century painting of two Cairn Terrier puppies playing in sewing basket by Katherine L. Fitz (American, 19th Century).

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Late 19th Century American Impressionist Antique Sewing Basket

Materials

Cardboard, Oil

Early 20th Century Original Painted Sea Grass Side Table
Early 20th Century Original Painted Sea Grass Side Table

Early 20th Century Original Painted Sea Grass Side Table

Located in Los Angeles, CA

It looks like it was used as a sewing basket stand. Fantastic side table on a patio or covered outdoor porch.

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Early 20th Century American Country Antique Sewing Basket

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Seagrass

Antique Ceylonese Porcupine Quill Box
Antique Ceylonese Porcupine Quill Box

Antique Ceylonese Porcupine Quill Box

Located in London, GB

Ceylonese ebony and porcupine quill boxes were mainly produced in southern Ceylon for the European market during the second half of the 19th Century, imitating traditional forms such...

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Late 19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Antique Sewing Basket

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Ebony

1920s Hand-Crafted, Painted and Decorated Tripod Firkin or Sewing Bucket
1920s Hand-Crafted, Painted and Decorated Tripod Firkin or Sewing Bucket

1920s Hand-Crafted, Painted and Decorated Tripod Firkin or Sewing Bucket

Located in Germantown, MD

A 1920s hand-crafted, hand painted and Decorated Tripod Firkin or Sewing Bucket with handle. Newer paint job with flowers.  

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Early 20th Century American Edwardian Antique Sewing Basket

Materials

Wood, Paint

Wonderful Antique English Penwork Sewing Box / Basket c.1820
Wonderful Antique English Penwork Sewing Box / Basket c.1820

Wonderful Antique English Penwork Sewing Box / Basket c.1820

Located in Bath, GB

An absolutely charming Regency sewing box in the form of a basket with it's original bentwood folding swing handle.

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1810s English Regency Antique Sewing Basket

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Wood, Bentwood

A Rare Antique 14K Yellow Gold Thimble with Intricate Engraving
A Rare Antique 14K Yellow Gold Thimble with Intricate Engraving

A Rare Antique 14K Yellow Gold Thimble with Intricate Engraving

Located in New York, NY

The material ensures durability—making it as practical in a sewing basket today as it was in its era of origin.

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Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Sewing Basket

Materials

Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold

George III Satinwood Sewing Table
George III Satinwood Sewing Table

George III Satinwood Sewing Table

By Thomas Sheraton

Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire

Fine George III Sheraton Period satinwood sewing table; fitted top drawer, two candle slides and an ink drawer at the side; the back with a folding flap and an additional wooden hook...

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1780s English Sheraton Antique Sewing Basket

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Satinwood

19th Century genre oil painting of an elderly woman in a cottage
19th Century genre oil painting of an elderly woman in a cottage

19th Century genre oil painting of an elderly woman in a cottage

By Haynes King

Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire

She is posed wearing glasses with a white cap on her head and a red shawl around her shoulders. To the left, a sewing basket and knitting can be seen on top of a small table covered ...

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19th Century Victorian Antique Sewing Basket

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Oil, Panel

Irish Antique Regency Burr Yew Drop-Leaf Work or Sewing Table, 19th Century
Irish Antique Regency Burr Yew Drop-Leaf Work or Sewing Table, 19th Century

Irish Antique Regency Burr Yew Drop-Leaf Work or Sewing Table, 19th Century

Located in Glasgow, GB

With a frieze drawer above the pull-out sewing or storage basket, the basket is constructed from timber with a fabric cover to the outside.

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1820s Irish Regency Antique Sewing Basket

Materials

Brass

Circa 1860-80 English Renaissance Revival Games Table
Circa 1860-80 English Renaissance Revival Games Table

Circa 1860-80 English Renaissance Revival Games Table

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

Amboyna with ebony & boxwood inlays. Brass beaded edge. Sewing work basket drawer. Swivel top unfolds to reveal multiple games surfaces inlaid into ebony - all of exotic woods - ches...

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Late 19th Century English Renaissance Revival Antique Sewing Basket

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Brass

Flowers in a glass, resting on a book
Flowers in a glass, resting on a book

Flowers in a glass, resting on a book

Located in BELEYMAS, FR

With his near contemporary Anne Vallayer-Coster (1744-1818), he produced works from the early 1770s onward with a distinctly "Marie Antoinette" spirit, almost pastoral, perhaps even ...

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1780s French School Antique Sewing Basket

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Gouache, Vellum

19th Century European Oil on Canvas "My Grandfather the Tailor"
19th Century European Oil on Canvas "My Grandfather the Tailor"

19th Century European Oil on Canvas "My Grandfather the Tailor"

Located in Chicago, IL

The work is highly detailed, with various objects surrounding the figures and embellishing the scene. There is a basket of sewing items like a nøstepinne with wound yard and other ba...

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19th Century Slovenian Other Antique Sewing Basket

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Paint

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Wicker Elaborate Sewing Basket
Wicker Elaborate Sewing Basket

Wicker Elaborate Sewing Basket

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H 35 in W 20 in D 17 in

Wicker Elaborate Sewing Basket

Located in Long Island, NY

A natural wicker sewing basket, in an elaborate design, original and never painted.

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19th Century American Victorian Antique Sewing Basket

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Wicker

Antique Sewing Basket with shaped Sycamore Handle
Antique Sewing Basket with shaped Sycamore Handle

Antique Sewing Basket with shaped Sycamore Handle

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

Antique sewing basket with shaped sycamore carry handle. On the top of the box is a naive penwork rural scene similar to Kilarney Ware.

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19th Century Great Britain (UK) Victorian Antique Sewing Basket

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Mahogany, Sycamore, Yew

A 19th Century Woven Sewing Basket
A 19th Century Woven Sewing Basket

A 19th Century Woven Sewing Basket

Located in Westport, CT

Exceptional condition. Perfect for the lady that sews or knit.

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19th Century Chinese Antique Sewing Basket

MAHOGAMY WORK TABLE

MAHOGAMY WORK TABLE

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H 28.75 in W 20.5 in D 15 in

MAHOGAMY WORK TABLE

Located in Chicago, IL

A LATE 18TH OR EARLY 19TH CENTURY, ANTIQUE ENGLISH, SHERATON MAHOGANY WORK TABLE, WITH ONE DRAWER ABOVE A SEWING BASKET, STANDING ON TURNED LEGS WITH BRASS CUP CASTORS CIRCA 1800

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18th Century and Earlier English Antique Sewing Basket

Fine Sheraton Mahogany Sewing Table, Probably New York
Fine Sheraton Mahogany Sewing Table, Probably New York

Fine Sheraton Mahogany Sewing Table, Probably New York

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H 30.25 in W 24.75 in D 16.75 in

Fine Sheraton Mahogany Sewing Table, Probably New York

Located in Providence, RI

We have reupholstered the sewing basket in an appropriate silk fabric.

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19th Century American Sheraton Antique Sewing Basket

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Mahogany, Silk

English Regency Rosewood One Drawer Drop-Leaf Side Table Delicate Turned Legs
English Regency Rosewood One Drawer Drop-Leaf Side Table Delicate Turned Legs

English Regency Rosewood One Drawer Drop-Leaf Side Table Delicate Turned Legs

Located in Wells, ME

English Regency period rosewood one drawer drop-leaf side table with delicate turned, tapered legs. The sewing basket that originally hung below the drawer has been removed and repla...

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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Sewing Basket

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Rosewood

Classical Mahogany Three-Drawer Work Table, Probably New York, circa 1830
Classical Mahogany Three-Drawer Work Table, Probably New York, circa 1830

Classical Mahogany Three-Drawer Work Table, Probably New York, circa 1830

Located in Providence, RI

The top drawer has a writing tablet; middle drawer is sectioned, and the bottom drawer has a removable sewing basket. Most of the time, one finds these work tables with many parts mi...

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19th Century American American Classical Antique Sewing Basket

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Mahogany

American Federal Period Mahogany Dropleaf Worktable with Downswept Legs Paw Feet
American Federal Period Mahogany Dropleaf Worktable with Downswept Legs Paw Feet

American Federal Period Mahogany Dropleaf Worktable with Downswept Legs Paw Feet

Located in Wells, ME

A stylized curved cradle supports the upper case. This versatile sewing table has one drawer with the original dividers for sewing gear and a frame which can lock in place which form...

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Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Sewing Basket

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Mahogany

Federal/ Sheraton Mahogany Inlaid Games Table, New England, circa 1810
Federal/ Sheraton Mahogany Inlaid Games Table, New England, circa 1810

Federal/ Sheraton Mahogany Inlaid Games Table, New England, circa 1810

Located in Providence, RI

Not only does it have a sewing basket, which can be removed if desired, but it also has a sliding top which converts to a checkerboard/chessboard, and reveals a backgammon board when...

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1810s Federal Antique Sewing Basket

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Mahogany

Antique Sewing Basket
Antique Sewing Basket

Antique Sewing Basket

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H 33 in W 17.5 in D 14 in

Antique Sewing Basket

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Two-tiered antique rattan sewing basket with handle.

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Early 20th Century Antique Sewing Basket

Fantastic 19thc Rare Folky Sewing Basket From New England
Fantastic 19thc Rare Folky Sewing Basket From New England

Fantastic 19thc Rare Folky Sewing Basket From New England

Located in Los Angeles, CA

It could have also been used as a sewing basket as the patterns in the wood are quilted patterns.

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19th Century American Folk Art Antique Sewing Basket

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Boxwood

Extraordinary Passamaquoddy (Maine) Native American Sewing Basket, Dated 1891
Extraordinary Passamaquoddy (Maine) Native American Sewing Basket, Dated 1891

Extraordinary Passamaquoddy (Maine) Native American Sewing Basket, Dated 1891

Located in York County, PA

PASSAMAQUODDY(MAINE) NATIVE AMERICAN SEWING BASKET WITH AN EXTRAORDINARILY EXUBERANT DESIGN,DATED 1891 WITH A PENCILED INSCRIPTION: This is perhaps the most elaborate American India...

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1890s American Native American Antique Sewing Basket

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Wood

Labeled Nantucket Lightship Sewing Basket Made by Ferdinand Sylvaro, 1935
Labeled Nantucket Lightship Sewing Basket Made by Ferdinand Sylvaro, 1935

Labeled Nantucket Lightship Sewing Basket Made by Ferdinand Sylvaro, 1935

By Ferdinand Sylvaro

Located in Nantucket, MA

9" Diameter Sewing basket with carved Oak heart shape handles and staves.

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Early 20th Century American American Craftsman Antique Sewing Basket

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Oak, Reed

Shallow Round Nantucket Lightship Sewing Basket with Original Label
Shallow Round Nantucket Lightship Sewing Basket with Original Label

Shallow Round Nantucket Lightship Sewing Basket with Original Label

Located in Nantucket, MA

Mint condition with oak bail style handles, with mahogany base which has incised rings and a brass button. The exterior bottom retains the original paper jelly label and the origin...

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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Sewing Basket

Shallow Round Nantucket Lightship Sewing Basket with Original Label
Shallow Round Nantucket Lightship Sewing Basket with Original Label

Shallow Round Nantucket Lightship Sewing Basket with Original Label

By Frederick Chadwick

Located in Nantucket, MA

Mint condition with oak bail style handles, with mahogany base which has incised rings and a brass button. The exterior bottom retains the original paper jelly label and the origin...

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Early 20th Century North American Folk Art Antique Sewing Basket

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Rattan, Mahogany, Pine

NEW ENGLAND SWING HANDLE BASKET WITH A WOOD BOTTOM
NEW ENGLAND SWING HANDLE BASKET WITH A WOOD BOTTOM

NEW ENGLAND SWING HANDLE BASKET WITH A WOOD BOTTOM

Located in Los Angeles, CA

WONDERFUL NEW ENGLAND SWING HANDLE SEWING BASKET WITH NATURAL OLD PATINA AND A WOOD BOTTOM.EARLY NAIL CONSTRUCTION TO THE BENT WOOD HANDLE.WONDERFUL FORM AND HARD TO FIND BASKET.GRE...

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19th Century American Folk Art Antique Sewing Basket

19THC PATRIOTIC  BASKET , MADE FROM FLAG MATERIAL
19THC PATRIOTIC  BASKET , MADE FROM FLAG MATERIAL

19THC PATRIOTIC BASKET , MADE FROM FLAG MATERIAL

Located in Los Angeles, CA

19THC SEWING BASKET MADE FROM FLAG MATERIAL,COVERING A SLATED WOOD LIGHT WEIGHT BASKET,GREAT CONDITION ,WITH MINOR WEAR AROUND THE BOTTOM OF THE BASKET FABRIC- FABRIC COVERED FRUIT P...

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19th Century American Antique Sewing Basket

Finely Woven Chinese Sewing Box, c. 1875
Finely Woven Chinese Sewing Box, c. 1875

Finely Woven Chinese Sewing Box, c. 1875

Located in Chicago, IL

Delicate gold brushwork decorates the lid, hand-painted atop lacquered wood with a woman sewing in her private quarters, her own sewing basket resting on the table.

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Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Sewing Basket

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Bamboo

Lady with Knitting Basket, signed Grundman, dated 1760
Lady with Knitting Basket, signed Grundman, dated 1760

Lady with Knitting Basket, signed Grundman, dated 1760

Located in Greding, DE

Lady with Knitting Basket, signed Grundman, dated 1760 Painting in oil on wood depicting a seated young lady in a green silk dress with parrot and sewing basket in an architectural s...

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1760s Baroque Antique Sewing Basket

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Oil, Wood

Round Biedermeier Sewing Table, Walnut, Ebonized Legs, South Germany circa 1825
Round Biedermeier Sewing Table, Walnut, Ebonized Legs, South Germany circa 1825

Round Biedermeier Sewing Table, Walnut, Ebonized Legs, South Germany circa 1825

Located in Regensburg, DE

Intermediate tableau in the middle with visible traces of a former sewing basket. Restored condition, hand-polished shellac.

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1820s German Biedermeier Antique Sewing Basket

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Iron

English Regency Kingswood Bouillotte Inlaid Games Table with Paw Casters, C 1780
English Regency Kingswood Bouillotte Inlaid Games Table with Paw Casters, C 1780

English Regency Kingswood Bouillotte Inlaid Games Table with Paw Casters, C 1780

Located in Charleston, SC

English Regency Kings wood leather top pierced brass gallery bouillotte games table with flanking hinged oval side compartments, interior sliding silk sewing basket, corner floral me...

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1780s English Regency Antique Sewing Basket

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Brass

A Fine Early 19th Century Rosewood Work Table
A Fine Early 19th Century Rosewood Work Table

A Fine Early 19th Century Rosewood Work Table

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H 31 in W 21.5 in D 17.5 in

A Fine Early 19th Century Rosewood Work Table

Located in Atlanta, GA

A fine Early 19th century rosewood work table with cross-banding and boxwood string inlay through out, with shaped drop leaves, 2 sliding drawers and a sewing basket below that is no...

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19th Century English Antique Sewing Basket

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Rosewood

Early 19th Century William IV Rosewood Chess Top Sewing Table
Early 19th Century William IV Rosewood Chess Top Sewing Table

Early 19th Century William IV Rosewood Chess Top Sewing Table

Located in Suffolk, GB

Quality early 19th century antique freestanding William IV rosewood chess top sewing table having a quality rosewood inlaid chess top, one long drawer to the frieze, pretty sliding s...

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Early 19th Century English William IV Antique Sewing Basket

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Other

Fine Anglo-Indian Basket-Form Sewing Box, circa 1870
Fine Anglo-Indian Basket-Form Sewing Box, circa 1870

Fine Anglo-Indian Basket-Form Sewing Box, circa 1870

Located in Doylestown, PA

Fine Anglo-Indian (Vizagapatam) sandalwood, horn, and bone/ivory basket form sewing box, circa 1870.

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19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Sewing Basket

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Horn

English Regency Mahogany and Satinwood Sewing Stand with Silk Basket C1890
English Regency Mahogany and Satinwood Sewing Stand with Silk Basket C1890

English Regency Mahogany and Satinwood Sewing Stand with Silk Basket C1890

Located in Swedesboro, NJ

This is a superb and rare form of English sewing table with brass bound mahogany and satinwood on the inside.

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Early 1900s English Regency Antique Sewing Basket

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Mahogany

Antique Sheraton Flame Mahogany Two-Drawer Drop-Leaf Sewing Stand & Basket C1830
Antique Sheraton Flame Mahogany Two-Drawer Drop-Leaf Sewing Stand & Basket C1830

Antique Sheraton Flame Mahogany Two-Drawer Drop-Leaf Sewing Stand & Basket C1830

Located in Big Flats, NY

Antique Sheraton Flame Mahogany Two-Drawer Drop-Leaf Sewing Stand with Basket & Rope Twist Legs C1830 Measures - 27.25"h x 16"w x 29.5"d This sewing stand, dating to circa 1830, is c...

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Early 19th Century Sheraton Antique Sewing Basket

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Mahogany

Collection of Whimsical Antique Wood Tape Measures
Collection of Whimsical Antique Wood Tape Measures

Collection of Whimsical Antique Wood Tape Measures

Located in Atlanta, GA

It is difficult to imagine in our world of plentiful gadgets that at one time, a tape measure was a rare and expensive commodity to the everyday sewing basket. Their accuracy was imp...

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Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Sewing Basket

English Adams Paint Decorated Mahogany and Brass Trimmed Sewing Stand circa 1840
English Adams Paint Decorated Mahogany and Brass Trimmed Sewing Stand circa 1840

English Adams Paint Decorated Mahogany and Brass Trimmed Sewing Stand circa 1840

Located in Swedesboro, NJ

This is a gorgeous and rare Adams paint decorated sewing stand with its original basket and show with all of the compartments some of which have missing lides.

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1840s English Adam Style Antique Sewing Basket

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Mahogany

19th Century Burr Walnut Games Table
19th Century Burr Walnut Games Table

19th Century Burr Walnut Games Table

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H 28.75 in W 23 in D 17 in

19th Century Burr Walnut Games Table

Located in Martlesham, GB

19th century burr walnut games / work table, the burr walnut top swivelling round and folding out to reveal two game boards, chess and backgammon, a drawer below which pulls out to r...

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1860s British Early Victorian Antique Sewing Basket

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Walnut

Early 20th Century Shaker Sewing Basket
Early 20th Century Shaker Sewing Basket

Early 20th Century Shaker Sewing Basket

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H 3.75 in W 9.19 in D 6.19 in

Early 20th Century Shaker Sewing Basket

By Shakers

Located in Nantucket, MA

Early 20th Century Shaker Sewing Basket from the Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village in New Gloucester, Maine.

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Early 20th Century American Shaker Antique Sewing Basket

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Silk, Poplar

Open, Swing-Handle, Nantucket Lightship Sewing Basket
Open, Swing-Handle, Nantucket Lightship Sewing Basket

Open, Swing-Handle, Nantucket Lightship Sewing Basket

Located in York County, PA

Open, swing-handle, Nantucket Lightship sewing basket, Made by Ferdinant Sylvaro (1868-1952) and signed, circa 1925: This beautiful Nantucket basket, with great patina and in exqu...

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1920s American Antique Sewing Basket

19th Century Chinese Export Black and Gold Lacquer Sewing Table
19th Century Chinese Export Black and Gold Lacquer Sewing Table

19th Century Chinese Export Black and Gold Lacquer Sewing Table

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

Gilt decorated throughout with foliage and Chinese figures, the hinged rectangular top with a reverse decorated panel opens to reveal a fitted interior housing numerous drawers, lidd...

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Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Sewing Basket

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Lacquer

Mid 19th Century Watercolour - Portrait of Jane
Mid 19th Century Watercolour - Portrait of Jane

Mid 19th Century Watercolour - Portrait of Jane

Located in Corsham, GB

A wonderful 19th century portrait of a young woman with her sewing basket. Inscribed by a later hand to the reverse 'My great, great aunt Jane. painted by Miss Givens 18(6?)

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Mid-19th Century Antique Sewing Basket

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Watercolor

American Hand Painted Sugar Bucket Sewing Box with Genre Scene
American Hand Painted Sugar Bucket Sewing Box with Genre Scene

American Hand Painted Sugar Bucket Sewing Box with Genre Scene

Located in Queens, NY

American Country banded wooden sugar bucket sewing box painted black with a blue fabric lined interior with pockets and a hand-painted genre scene of a woman watering plants on top l...

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19th Century American Country Antique Sewing Basket

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Fabric, Wood

19th Century genre landscape oil painting of women sewing next to a window
19th Century genre landscape oil painting of women sewing next to a window

19th Century genre landscape oil painting of women sewing next to a window

Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire

A young woman, wearing a blue dress and red head scarf, is depicted sitting on a chair sewing a piece of white cloth. A sewing basket and cotton reel can be seen on a gate leg table ...

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19th Century Victorian Antique Sewing Basket

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Canvas, Oil

English Regency Lyre Base Sewing Table with Basket, circa 1820
English Regency Lyre Base Sewing Table with Basket, circa 1820

English Regency Lyre Base Sewing Table with Basket, circa 1820

Located in INTERLAKEN, NY

English Regency sewing table with marquetry, circa 1820. A fine example in Cuban mahogany with satinwood inlays whose hinged-top opens to access pleated silk basket with lyre pedesta...

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19th Century English Regency Antique Sewing Basket

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Mahogany

Lovers By Candlelight by Philippe Mercier, Oil on Canvas, Old Master
Lovers By Candlelight by Philippe Mercier, Oil on Canvas, Old Master

Lovers By Candlelight by Philippe Mercier, Oil on Canvas, Old Master

Located in Stockholm, SE

The girl, wearing a bonnet with lace and a simple, striped dress, has fallen asleep in the midst of work by her sewing basket. The boy, dressed in a reddish-brown coat and with brown...

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18th Century Old Masters Antique Sewing Basket

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Canvas, Oil

Papermache Sewing Basket
Papermache Sewing Basket

Papermache Sewing Basket

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H 10 in W 22 in D 16 in

Papermache Sewing Basket

Located in San Francisco, CA

Antique Chinese country papermache sewing basket with handpainted motifs of goldfish and shrimp for prosperity.

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Early 20th Century Chinese Folk Art Antique Sewing Basket

Handpainted Papermache Sewing Basket
Handpainted Papermache Sewing Basket

Handpainted Papermache Sewing Basket

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H 10 in W 22 in D 16 in

Handpainted Papermache Sewing Basket

Located in San Francisco, CA

Antique Chinese country papermache sewing basket with handpainted motifs of goldfish and shrimp for prosperity.

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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Sewing Basket

Papermache Sewing Basket
Papermache Sewing Basket

Papermache Sewing Basket

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H 9 in W 26 in D 15 in

Papermache Sewing Basket

Located in San Francisco, CA

Vintage Chinese country papermache sewing basket.

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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Sewing Basket

Penwork Sewing Basket
Penwork Sewing Basket

Penwork Sewing Basket

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H 4.25 in W 6.5 in D 6 in

Penwork Sewing Basket

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

Stunning Penwork sewing basket featuring vibrant green chinoiserie figures in a garden and repeating floral designs on each face of the box.

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19th Century British Antique Sewing Basket

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Wood

Early 19th Century Regency Period Chinoiserie Sewing Basket
Early 19th Century Regency Period Chinoiserie Sewing Basket

Early 19th Century Regency Period Chinoiserie Sewing Basket

Located in Bradford on Avon, GB

This small fitted sewing basket has a wonderfully shaped handle with naive painted garden scene on the lid.

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1810s English Antique Sewing Basket

Early Tunbridge Sewing Basket
Early Tunbridge Sewing Basket

Early Tunbridge Sewing Basket

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H 2.5 in W 6.5 in D 4.75 in

Early Tunbridge Sewing Basket

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

Early antique tunbridge Sewing Basket decorated with floral patterns with bold lines of black and green,the top decorated with sea shells.

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Early 19th Century Great Britain (UK) Regency Antique Sewing Basket

Tunbridge Ware Sewing Basket
Tunbridge Ware Sewing Basket

Tunbridge Ware Sewing Basket

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H 2 in W 9 in D 6.5 in

Tunbridge Ware Sewing Basket

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

Early tunbridge Ware Sewing Basket with a rare view of Brighton, its decorated with painted floral patterns and bold black Lines.

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Early 19th Century Great Britain (UK) Antique Sewing Basket

19th Century Regency Period Penwork Sewing Basket
19th Century Regency Period Penwork Sewing Basket

19th Century Regency Period Penwork Sewing Basket

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H 4.73 in W 9.26 in D 6.23 in

19th Century Regency Period Penwork Sewing Basket

Located in Bradford on Avon, GB

The sewing basket is decorated with a garden scene of a young man trying to woo a young lady with her chaperone.

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1810s English Regency Antique Sewing Basket

Exquisite George III Sycamore and Rosewood Sewing Basket
Exquisite George III Sycamore and Rosewood Sewing Basket

Exquisite George III Sycamore and Rosewood Sewing Basket

Located in Windsor, Berkshire

An exquisite George III sycamore and rosewood sewing basket. This wonderful sewing box dates back to circa 1810, it’s beautifully inlaid with burr yew and harewood, what makes it di...

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Early 19th Century English Antique Sewing Basket

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Sycamore

Regency Period Mahogany Pembroke Work Table with a Sewing Basket
Regency Period Mahogany Pembroke Work Table with a Sewing Basket

Regency Period Mahogany Pembroke Work Table with a Sewing Basket

Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire

The beautifully figured timbers matching left and right hand to the top sections. A suspended sewing basket to the lower section between the well turned and reeded supports.

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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Sewing Basket

Antique Victorian Ebonized, Burr Walnut, Sewing Basket, Scotland 1870, H126
Antique Victorian Ebonized, Burr Walnut, Sewing Basket, Scotland 1870, H126

Antique Victorian Ebonized, Burr Walnut, Sewing Basket, Scotland 1870, H126

Located in Vancouver, BC

Antique Victorian ebonized, burr walnut, Sewing basket, Scotland 1870, H126 Scotland, 1870 Solid walnut and veneer Original finish The rectangular top with rounded corners Ebonized ...

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1870s Scottish Victorian Antique Sewing Basket

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Walnut

Regency Period Japanned Polychromed Sewing Basket
Regency Period Japanned Polychromed Sewing Basket

Regency Period Japanned Polychromed Sewing Basket

Located in Bradford on Avon, GB

The sewing box is decorated with chinoiserie figures.

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1810s English Regency Antique Sewing Basket

Tunbridge Ware Sewing Box
Tunbridge Ware Sewing Box

Tunbridge Ware Sewing Box

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H 7 in W 5 in D 5 in

Tunbridge Ware Sewing Box

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

Early antique tunbridge sewing basket decorated with floral patterns with bold lines of black and green.

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19th Century British Antique Sewing Basket

Early Tunbridge Ware Basket
Early Tunbridge Ware Basket

Early Tunbridge Ware Basket

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H 5 in W 8 in D 6.25 in

Early Tunbridge Ware Basket

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

Early Tunbridge ware sewing basket, with green and black patterned borders, continuing along the handle.

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19th Century British Antique Sewing Basket

French Sewing Box
French Sewing Box

French Sewing Box

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H 4.75 in W 10.75 in D 5 in

French Sewing Box

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

Wonderfully shaped Sewing basket veneered in stunning rosewood with ornate symmetrical maple inlays.

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19th Century French Antique Sewing Basket

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Maple, Rosewood

Miniature Early Tunbridge Ware Sewing Box
Miniature Early Tunbridge Ware Sewing Box

Miniature Early Tunbridge Ware Sewing Box

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

Early antique tunbridge sewing basket decorated with a naive painting of a house.

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19th Century British George III Antique Sewing Basket

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Wood

Penwork Sewing Box
Penwork Sewing Box

Penwork Sewing Box

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H 5 in W 9.5 in D 6.5 in

Penwork Sewing Box

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

This Antique Sewing basket comes complete with working lock and tasselled key.

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19th Century British Antique Sewing Basket

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Brass

Biedemier Style Birdseye Maple End Tables
Biedemier Style Birdseye Maple End Tables

Biedemier Style Birdseye Maple End Tables

Located in Stamford, CT

Pair Biedemier style birdseye maple end tables with painted sewing baskets

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19th Century Austrian Antique Sewing Basket

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Wood

French Antique Rattan Woven Stand Basket
French Antique Rattan Woven Stand Basket

French Antique Rattan Woven Stand Basket

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H 37 in W 19.5 in D 19 in

French Antique Rattan Woven Stand Basket

Located in Coral Gables, FL

French Antique Rattan Woven Sewing Basket. What the French call a "travailleuse", these baskets were used to keep a lady's sewing or knitting supplies together for her evening past ...

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19th Century French Antique Sewing Basket

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Bamboo

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Antique Sewing Basket For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic antique sewing basket available at 1stDibs. An antique sewing basket — often made from wood, mahogany and natural fiber — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without an antique sewing basket — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Each antique sewing basket bearing Regency, Folk Art or Victorian hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one antique sewing basket that is appealing in its simplicity, but Ferdinand Sylvaro, Shakers and Tunbridge Ware produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Antique Sewing Basket?

Prices for an antique sewing basket can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $280 and can go as high as $7,500, while the average can fetch as much as $1,250.