Antique Handmade Wirework Planter Basket clever puzzle 5" diameter at the base

5" diameter at the base

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

and of course I like it for its naïveté

which spring up when the lid of the box is opened

especially brilliant gold ones like these

Antique Handmade Wirework Planter Basket clever puzzle 5" diameter at the baseFor 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