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<p>[QUOTE="Taupou, post: 4099584, member: 45"]Sorry I couldn't answer sooner, but I really can't add too much to what has already been said. I haven't seen this exact basket before, but I have seen very similar ones...made from bamboo with same type of "antique finish," same woven pattern, similar construction of wooden base, and red inside. </p><p><br /></p><p>They were sold for several years by an older gentleman at a reputable antique show, who sold "old looking," (and some antique) Chinese imports. In talking to him over the years, he admitted that the Chinese were experts at producing "antiques," and often he couldn't tell the difference, and/or didn't care. </p><p><br /></p><p>It just seems to me, that if these had been actually used, the red paint would show wear in the inside, not the outside. I'd therefore think it is a fairly recent basket from China, attempting to fit in the "antique" category.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Taupou, post: 4099584, member: 45"]Sorry I couldn't answer sooner, but I really can't add too much to what has already been said. I haven't seen this exact basket before, but I have seen very similar ones...made from bamboo with same type of "antique finish," same woven pattern, similar construction of wooden base, and red inside. They were sold for several years by an older gentleman at a reputable antique show, who sold "old looking," (and some antique) Chinese imports. In talking to him over the years, he admitted that the Chinese were experts at producing "antiques," and often he couldn't tell the difference, and/or didn't care. It just seems to me, that if these had been actually used, the red paint would show wear in the inside, not the outside. I'd therefore think it is a fairly recent basket from China, attempting to fit in the "antique" category.[/QUOTE]
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