
Wicker & Rattan
Rare Barlow Nantucket Lightship Basket Purse with Scrimshaw Whaling Scene
Editor's Note
"A rare vintage Barlow Nantucket lightship basket purse with a hand-etched scrimshaw whaling-ship medallion set into a walnut lid — the true island heirloom, the kind of piece you find once at a Sconset estate sale and pass down to a daughter."
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