{"product_id":"french-vintage-oyster-snail-gathering-basket-rustic-and-handmade","title":"French Vintage Oyster \/ Snail  Gathering Basket Rustic and Handmade","description":"\u003ch1 data-buy-box-listing-title=\"true\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"wt-line-height-tight wt-break-word wt-text-body-01\" style='text-align: center; margin: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: 1.5; letter-spacing: 0.16px; font-family: \"Graphik Webfont\", -apple-system, \"Helvetica Neue\", \"Droid Sans\", Arial, \"sans-serif\"; word-break: break-word !important; overflow-wrap: break-word !important;'\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\" color=\"#0039f3\"\u003eFrench Vintage Oyster Gathering Basket Rustic and Handmade\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003cp align=\"center\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\" face=\"Georgia\" color=\"#0080bc\"\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch1 class=\"wt-text-body-01 wt-text-left-xs wt-line-height-tight wt-break-word\" data-buy-box-listing-title=\"true\" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"listing-title-small\" aria-role=\"button\" aria-hidden=\"false\" style='font-family: \"Graphik Webfont\", -apple-system, \"Helvetica Neue\", \"Droid Sans\", Arial, sans-serif; text-align: center; margin: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 24px; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; word-break: break-word !important; overflow-wrap: break-word !important;'\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center; font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"name\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\" color=\"#2663a6\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center; font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"name\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\" color=\"#154494\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan style='font-family: \"Graphik Webfont\", -apple-system, \"Helvetica Neue\", \"Droid Sans\", Arial, \"sans-serif\"; letter-spacing: 0.16px; text-align: start; color: rgb(21, 68, 148); font-size: large;'\u003eRustic Handmade Antique French Oyster or Snail Gathering Basket\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cfont size=\"4\" color=\"#154494\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Graphik Webfont, -apple-system, Helvetica Neue, Droid Sans, Arial, sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 0.16px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan style='font-family: \"Graphik Webfont\", -apple-system, \"Helvetica Neue\", \"Droid Sans\", Arial, \"sans-serif\"; letter-spacing: 0.16px; text-align: start;'\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 0.16px;\"\u003ePurchased from a Brocante in Brittany France.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Graphik Webfont, -apple-system, Helvetica Neue, Droid Sans, Arial, sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 0.16px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan style='font-family: \"Graphik Webfont\", -apple-system, \"Helvetica Neue\", \"Droid Sans\", Arial, \"sans-serif\"; letter-spacing: 0.16px; text-align: start;'\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 0.16px;\"\u003eThis 'basket' an oystering basket. It is superbly handmade and truly charming by its rustic simplicity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 0.16px;\"\u003eTo my mind, in spite of its rustic utilitarian purpose it has grace, even elegance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 0.16px;\"\u003eWe see this trait in a variety of the old utilitarian objects of this region.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Graphik Webfont, -apple-system, Helvetica Neue, Droid Sans, Arial, sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 0.16px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan style='font-family: \"Graphik Webfont\", -apple-system, \"Helvetica Neue\", \"Droid Sans\", Arial, \"sans-serif\"; letter-spacing: 0.16px; text-align: start;'\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 0.16px;\"\u003eThis beautifully made shellfish (possibly for snails as well) gathering basket comes from the Brittany region of France.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 0.16px;\"\u003eThis coast is famous for its wonderful shellfish and this basket would have been used by local gatherers a long time ago...perhaps in about the 1930-40s or so we think.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 0.16px;\"\u003eThese old baskets have all but disappeared now, having been replaced by factory-made clones.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Graphik Webfont, -apple-system, Helvetica Neue, Droid Sans, Arial, sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 0.16px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan style='font-family: \"Graphik Webfont\", -apple-system, \"Helvetica Neue\", \"Droid Sans\", Arial, \"sans-serif\"; letter-spacing: 0.16px; text-align: start;'\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 0.16px;\"\u003eThis is a rare survivor of the original handmade type.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Graphik Webfont, -apple-system, Helvetica Neue, Droid Sans, Arial, sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 0.16px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan style='font-family: \"Graphik Webfont\", -apple-system, \"Helvetica Neue\", \"Droid Sans\", Arial, \"sans-serif\"; letter-spacing: 0.16px; text-align: start;'\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 0.16px;\"\u003eMade of wire this basket is light in weight but strong.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Graphik Webfont, -apple-system, Helvetica Neue, Droid Sans, Arial, sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 0.16px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan style='font-family: \"Graphik Webfont\", -apple-system, \"Helvetica Neue\", \"Droid Sans\", Arial, \"sans-serif\"; letter-spacing: 0.16px; text-align: start;'\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 0.16px;\"\u003eThis basket is in Truly Excellent Vintage Condition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Graphik Webfont, -apple-system, Helvetica Neue, Droid Sans, Arial, sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 0.16px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan style='font-family: \"Graphik Webfont\", -apple-system, \"Helvetica Neue\", \"Droid Sans\", Arial, \"sans-serif\"; letter-spacing: 0.16px; text-align: start;'\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 0.16px;\"\u003eThis oyster basket measures approx. 22 inches lengthwise, 13.5 inches across at the handle and 11.5 inches high.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Graphik Webfont, -apple-system, Helvetica Neue, Droid Sans, Arial, sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"letter-spacing: 0.16px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan style='font-family: \"Graphik Webfont\", -apple-system, \"Helvetica Neue\", \"Droid Sans\", Arial, \"sans-serif\"; 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