Antique Handmade Wirework Planter Basket clever puzzle their faces veiled (I assume

their faces veiled (I assume these women are nuns)

(I have singled out the four wonkiest of these extras in one detail

5" diameter at the base

with two ribbon bows on the spine

Antique Handmade Wirework Planter Basket clever puzzle their faces veiled (I assumeFor me this sort of antique wirework basket, all done by hand, is like a wonderful line drawing in three dimensionsand all those loops and twists make me think of Calders circus, too! Good for holding a row of small potted plants, or some fruitreal or made of stone!or whatever. One could also lay a narrow tray inside to create a flat surface. Or treat it as a sculpture, which is what I would do, in a lighting situation to accentuate the casting of