Small French Market Basket - Tan Leather Handles


$59.95

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The classic French market basket made from palm leaves is perfect for everything from trips to the beach to picnics and shopping. The market basket is a classic design that looks fabulous and is much loved by French women as an everyday shopping bag.

These baskets are also perfect for storage around the house. Wherever you find piles of stuff gathering, put one of these baskets and your home is instantly refreshed! They make beautiful laundry or toy baskets for example, and also storage for extra throws and pillows by the sofa or in your guest bedroom.

Handmade in Morocco from palm leaves, each large basket measures approx 42-44cm long, 22-24cm wide and 26cm high. Comes with soft round tan leather handles the perfect length for carrying this bag over your shoulder.

Note that with handmade items, exact dimensions can vary slightly from one basket to another. They also may have colour variations or slight imperfections and should be viewed as being unique to the basket.

Our wicker baskets ship from our Peakhurst NSW warehouse. Usually despatched in 1-3 days with Australia Post.

If you choose to collect this item, it will be available from the Peakhurst NSW warehouse. You will receive an SMS when it is ready to collect.

Specifications:

  • Handmade in from palm leaves
  • Approx 42-44cm long
  • 22-24cm wide
  • 26cm high

Note that with handmade items, exact dimensions can vary slightly from one basket to another. They also may have colour variations or slight imperfections and should be viewed as being unique to the basket.

Basket care

If properly cared for, your basket will last for a long time. If it gets dirty you can wipe the basket down with water and then hang upside down over a bucket in full sun to dry. Being made of natural fibre, the basket does not like to remain wet.

The basket is fine to use for wet clothing such as washing or swimming gear. Just be sure to let your basket dry thoroughly after it gets wet to prevent mould. Being made of a natural fibre is does not like to remain wet.

Wetting it also allows you to reshape it if for any reason it loses its shape over time.

If the leather gets dirty, clean with a little leather soap but keep in mind that age adds character to your basket.

Because the baskets come packed in stacks of 25-50 baskets, the base of some baskets is flatter than others. The base of the basket gets flatter with use. However, if the base of your basket needs to be reshaped a little after shipping, wet the bottom of the basket, reshape it, and let it dry thoroughly.