Antique Chinese Split Bamboo Sewing Basket w/ Peking Glass Beads Chinese Coins

Description

DESCRIPTION:  This is a Beautiful Intact Antique Chinese Hand Made Split Bamboo Sewing Basket made in the late 1800's to early 1900's for the American Market.  Import Dates from Guandong Province, China into Coastal Cities in the USA are stated to begin around 1880 and continue until about 1930 according to a reference book by Betty-Lou Mukerji called "Chinese Sewing Baskets".  The Sewing and Tea Baskets were sold in the "ChinaTown" sections, (San Francisco, Boston, New York, etc.) and were very popular to the point that many people can recall seeing one of these beautifully decorated baskets in an elderly Relative's home.  Typically the sewing baskets were decorated with oval or round furnace wound Chinese Beads called "Peking Glass", Chinese Coins, beaded and elaborately knotted Silk Tassels, and one or several "Peking Glass" circular bangles, which could be used as lid handles.  The baskets ranged from plain, no beads or embellishment to highly decorated, such as this basket.  There were several shapes, but the circular lidded basket was most often seen. This basket, in addition to the beads, coins, silk tassels, and Turquoise Peking Glass Ring also boasts an intricately woven design on the top, and a secondary liner inside top and bottom.  Truly a fine Antique example of the highest Quality, and with absolutely beautiful colors!
SIZE:  Basket measures ~8.25" wide X ~3.25" tall.  Basket inner rim measures ~8".
WEIGHT: 9.7 ounces
CONDITION:  Very Nice Antique Used Condition.  The components are firmly attached by a burgundy colored cotton cord.  All of the parts are intact: 4 Chinese Coins, 15 Peking Glass Beads (including two on tassels), One ~2.5" Turquoise Peking Glass Ring, 2 Silk Tassels, largely intact with some thinning of threads (see photos). Rims, sides, top and bottom all intact and in nice condition.  Crossed bamboo struts on the underside intact.
Please use photos to help determine condition and appearance and zoom in as needed.
PLEASE contact me before paying if you are buying multiple items and I will quote for adjusted combined shipping price.  Thanks!
I have been buying Antique Trade Beads for almost 50 years, and had a Wholesale and Retail Bead Store, Folk Art, and Tribal Art Store in Greensboro, NC for some 25 years (Lost and Found Gallery), and am now semi-retired.  We are just beginning to sell on eBay.  Please feel free to ask any questions you may have about the item.
Sorry but we can only ship to the Continental USA at this time, but hope to expand in the near future.
PAYMENT: We accept Paypal, but hope to expand your options in the near future
SHIPPING: We Pack very well, insure, and ship USPS Priority
NOTE: I HAVE ADDED USPS FIRST CLASS SHIPPING OPTION AS IT CAN BE LESS EXPENSIVE FOR SMALL BOX UNDER ONE POUND AND WILL STILL ARRIVE QUICKLY!