Antique English Wicker Fishing Creel Basket with Leather Latch

An antique wicker fishing creel basket, sourced in France and likely English in origin. This piece has a dark woven body, rounded lidded form, intact bent cane or willow-style handles, original metal hardware, and a worn leather front latch.

Traditionally associated with fishing, creel baskets also belong to a broader history of utilitarian basketry, used for carrying, gathering, market use, and practical storage around the home. Today, this piece works beautifully as decorative storage, styled on a shelf, beneath a console, in an entryway, or layered into an English country or French country vignette.

The basket is a strong decorative size and is in good condition for its age.

Details:

• Origin: Sourced in France, likely English in origin

• Type: Antique wicker fishing creel basket

• Material: Woven wicker, likely willow or cane, with leather latch and metal hardware

• Size: 8.75” tall x 13.5” wide x 8.5” deep

• Handles: Intact bent cane or willow-style handles

• Hardware: Front and back hardware attached and functional

• Estimated age: Early-to-mid 20th century, circa 1920s-1950s

Condition:

Good antique condition. Please note the leather latch is delicate. Hardware and handles are attached, intact, and in working order. Sold as is, in found condition. Please look at photos carefully.