Wicker fruit bowl on foot – hand-woven rattan, vintage

Rattan footed fruit bowl – hand-woven rattan, vintage

A large, hand-woven footed fruit bowl in rattan, also known as a wicker fruit basket, pedestal bowl or compote. The round, flat top with raised rim rests on a tapering stem and a broad, flared foot. The whole piece is woven in a spiral with narrow strips of split rattan around a rattan core, in the fine, dense technique characteristic of basketry from Indonesia (Lombok). The top rim is finished with a woven herringbone edge, the foot with a twisted edge. The rattan has a warm, honey-brown colour with darker accents.

Why we chose this piece

This is craftsmanship of the finer kind: tight, regular and sturdy, with a beautiful spiral in the centre of the top. The shape is simple and timeless, and the bowl is large enough for a whole harvest of fruit, loaves of bread or a still life of pumpkins and pomegranates.

Style and interior

This bowl suits a rustic, boho, Japandi or wabi-sabi interior, but also looks beautiful on an old oak table or a sleek modern sideboard. Lovely with natural linen, pottery and wood, and on the kitchen table, the buffet or as a centrepiece on a long dining table.

Dimensions: diameter 43 cm, height 19 cm
Material: hand-woven rattan
Style: artisan basketry in Lombok style
Period: vintage, last quarter of the 20th century
Origin: Indonesia (Lombok)
Quantity: 1
Condition: good vintage condition. The weave is sturdy and regular, with no broken or loose strands; the rims of the top and foot are intact. The rattan has a beautiful, even patina with light signs of use and here and there some colour variation in the strips, as is natural for hand-woven natural material. The bowl stands stable on its foot.

Price:
€ 65

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