Sweet Old Sailor Made Heavily Varnished Knotwork Basket Bernard Chaudon With so many holes on

With so many holes on the board

constructed of netting and flowers

A little tearing along the right edge but otherwise very good condition

(With a little searching

" I believe she is pretty old

Sweet Old Sailor Made Heavily Varnished Knotwork Basket Bernard Chaudon With so many holes onI love old sailor made knotwork macrame baskets like this, crafted from fishing twine while men were out at sea, intended as sweetheart gifts to be delivered upon return home. Some sailors were more ambitious than others; this is a relatively simple one, but I think that is very much to the good! And it was finished with an especially heavy layer of varnish, also to the good, as any future slumping was completely staved off. Nice rich brown color, and