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THBTwo Fine River Cane Double Weave Baskets
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Asheville, NC 28802
United States
Based in Asheville, North Carolina, Brunk Auctions has been conducting sales of fine and decorative arts for over 30 years. Auctions are held in our North Carolina sale room but attracts a global audience. Founded by Robert Brunk in 1983, the auctions became well known for their integrity and profes...Read more
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About Auction
LiveFeb 18, 2025
Our Mountains, Plains, and Pueblos auction opens with Black Forest, Lodge, and Adirondack furniture and decorative arts from a unique mountain home in Linville, North Carolina. Pueblo pottery follows, featuring an important monumental Zia Dough Bowl; Native American highlights include painted parfleches, beadwork, a Lakota Ledger Drawing, Cherokee Double Weave and other baskets, trading post textiles, a monumental Kwakiutl carving; fine art by E. I. Couse, Jack Swanson and others; a significant group of Western bronzes by Harry Jackson and others; silver and turquoise jewelry, and much more. Brunk Auctions support@brunkauctions.com
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- Lot Description
20th century, the largest a double weave rectangular market type basket, circa 1960, possibly by Eva Wolfe (Qualla Boundary, 1922-2004), 6-1/2 x 14-1/2 x 9 in.; together with a circa 1960-65 attributed to Eva Wolfe double weave trinket basket, 4-1/2 x 9 x 8-3/4 in.
Provenance: Collection of Carole Wahler, Knoxville, Tennessee
Note: This lot is accompanied by Data Collection Sheets from the McClung Museum "Rethinking Cherokee Basketry Project", for each of the baskets. Each sheet refers to Eva Wolfe as possibly maker, and includes dye information et al. The baskets were not included in a related exhibition in 1990-91, but the sheets are informative and important, nonetheless.
- Provenance
Collection of Carole Wahler, Knoxville, Tennessee
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- Condition
the first missing handles, slight wear to handle area, otherwise good overall condition; the second in very good overall condition, slight handling wear, no apparent losses or breaks
