SOLD Very Unusual Antique Sailor Made Macrame Basket (Ikebana-esque Form) Japanese lacquer and fear the huge charm

and fear the huge charm and presence of this large antique mug with gold lettering will not fully come across--but if not I'll be glad to keep this one for myself

giving the whole thing a sort of miraculous precariousness

and fun to have around

I found it along with her wedding certificate from 1851

with some age but I'm really not sure how old or who made her

SOLD Very Unusual Antique Sailor Made Macrame Basket (Ikebana-esque Form) Japanese lacquer and fear the huge charmI'm a big fan of old sailor made baskets in part because I really love the idea of men at sea sitting around doing macrame in their spare time, making gifts to bring home to their sweethearts. (Akin to spruce gum boxes, scrimshaw, etc.) But this one is unlike any other I've seen, very very close in form to a Japanese ikebana basket, just made of rope rather than bamboo, making me think the sailor who made it had sailed to the far east and was