Los Angeles, CA
Details
- Dimensions
- 12ʺW × 12ʺD × 12ʺH
- Period
- 1970s
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
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- Materials
- Bamboo
- Rattan
- Wicker
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Brown
- Condition Notes
- Great vintage condition Great vintage condition less
- Description
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Awesome vintage handwoven bulbous basket planter with zig-zag detail and pedestal base. It has wonderful texture and the natural color …
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Awesome vintage handwoven bulbous basket planter with zig-zag detail and pedestal base. It has wonderful texture and the natural color variance offers subtle contrast giving it unique appeal.
This tightly woven basket can be displayed any flat surface and also looks great tipped on the side with a trailing plant. It is eye-catching and a perfect way to add interesting dimension, texture, and a natural element to any space. It would be great in a Bohemian inspired interior, but it can easily compliment many decor styles. I love it!
•• D I M E N S I O N S ••
12” Tall (top to bottom)
12” Widest part
8 3/8” Wide/Diameter across top
9” Interior Depth
Bottom base = 6 1/8” Wide/Diameter
•• C O N D I T I O N ••
Very good vintage condition- wear consistent with age and history. It had the original tag from The Akron on it, but has recently fallen off.
If you're not from California you might not know about the The Akron store. Here is a little info. about the store -because it's interesting:
"Akron Stores or The Akron was a Southern California-based imported goods and home decorating department store retail chain that was started in 1948 and was known to carry unusual merchandise and imports. The chain had over 24 stores throughout Southern California from as far south as San Diego to as far north as San Francisco before it was forced to close in 1985.
In a 2001 interview in Los Angeles Magazine, Fink described selling "everything from handkerchiefs to fire hydrants to motorcycles to live Mexican monkeys" in his stores.The product mix offered in the stores is best described as eclectic and had included home decorating items, cookware, dining ware, food, clothing, electronics, live plants, and furniture. Many items were one of a kind and no one knew what would be in the stores the following week. A 1960 article in the Los Angeles Times described the store as "a pioneer in new and distinctive merchandising techniques" that "long specialized in decorator items from abroad" that included "original Italian oil paintings, native African sculptures from Kenya, and contemporary teakwood furniture from Denmark". The company sometimes describe themselves as a chain of "decorator-style department stores". Woman's Wear Daily called the chain a "serendipity" department store."
MONKEYS AND MOTORCYCLES??! So cool, right??! less
Los Angeles, CA
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