Longaberger EXTREMELY RARE PROTOTYPE Master Studio Picnic Basket-Only 1 Made

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Longaberger EXTREMELY RARE PROTOTYPE Master Studio Picnic Basket-Only 1 Made:
$895.00

You are viewing and EXTREMELY RARE Longaberger PROTOTYPE Master Studio Basket. This Basket measures 17.5"L x 13.5"W x 10.5"H and features Light Warm Brown with Chocolate Splints, soft brushed Cocoa leather

handles and straps. There are leather straps inside lined with fabric-wrapped boards that are riveted to the basket to hold dishes, flatware, serving pieces and room for a cutting board. There is a leather-wrapped

luggage-style handle for carrying. A Prototype is the first Basket made and

presented to the Longaberger Design Team to determine if that particular item

is cost effective to make and sell. Some Prototypes were numbered and

placed in the historical area-not for sale. Other Prototypes were

accepted and then produced for the public to purchase. Some of those were

not stamped or signed by the weaver. Such is the case with this

particular Basket. In 2021, a sale of the historical merchandise was

conducted at The Longaberger Homestead.

That is where this basket came from. The final Basket made had suede-type handles and straps. The ones on this Basket are a soft leather. This Basket is brand new and comes from my smoke-free home.

Garage

10 lbs. 7 oz.

20 x 16 x 14