Nantucket Purses
Nantucket Purse by Jose Formoso Reyes, circa 1950
By Jose Formoso Reyes
Located in Nantucket, MA
Nantucket Purse by Jose Formoso Reyes, circa 1950, a very early Nantucket woven purse from during
Category
Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Decorative Baskets
Materials
Cane, Pine
Vintage Jose Reyes Nantucket Purse with Rosewood Top, circa 1960
Located in Nantucket, MA
Vintage Jose Reyes Nantucket Purse with Rosewood Top, circa 1960s, an oval cane woven covered
Category
Vintage 1960s American Folk Art Decorative Baskets
Materials
Rattan, Cane
Nantucket Cocktail Purse by Jose Formoso Reyes, circa 1950
By Jose Formoso Reyes
Located in Nantucket, MA
Nantucket Cocktail Purse by Jose Formoso Reyes, circa 1950, a very early Nantucket diminutive oval
Category
Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Decorative Baskets
Materials
Cane, Rattan, Pine
Nantucket Basket with Stencil Decorated Top, by Harry Hilbert, 1995
Located in Nantucket, MA
Nantucket Basket by Harry Hilbert, 1995, a Nantucket purse having a solid mahogany hinged top with
Category
1990s American Folk Art Decorative Baskets
Materials
Cane, Wood
Mattapoisett Basket, by Gladys Ellis, circa 1940s
Located in Nantucket, MA
modeled after a Nantucket purse, having a flat oval "clamshell" lid hinged above an oval body, made of
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Decorative Baskets
Materials
Other
Mattapoisett Basket, by Gladys Ellis, circa 1940s
Located in Nantucket, MA
after a Nantucket purse, having a round disk shape with open top, made of hand-stitched longleaf pine
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Decorative Baskets
Materials
Other
Sherwin Boyer Nantucket "One Egg" Basket, circa 1960
Located in Nantucket, MA
) was one of the first generation of Nantucket basket makers in the “purse” period, starting in the late
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Decorative Baskets
Materials
Cane
Rare LOUIS VUITTON Beige Monogram Canvas LV Logo Printed Shoulder Tote Bag
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Switzerland, CH
vacations spent in the beautiful areas of Nantucket, Cape Cod and of course the Hamptons with sail boat
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Tote Bags
Open Round Nantucket Lightship Basket with Original Paper Label
By Sherwin P. Boyer 1
Located in Nantucket, MA
-1964).
Sherwin Boyer was one of the first generation of Nantucket basket
makers in the “purse
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Folk Art Decorative Baskets
Materials
Brass
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Carved and Decorated Sperm Whale Figure, circa 1900
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Carved Sperm Whale, circa 1900, a fine and early hand carved figure of a sperm whale with carved and painted detail to open jaw, in original black paint with highlights. A ve...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Pine
A Magnificent Pair of French Royal Paintings "Aurora and Diana" "Night and Day"
Located in New York, NY
Jacques-Francois Delyen (1684-1761), Court Painter of King Louis XV.
A Magnificent Pair of Palatial "French Royal" Allegorical Paintings "Aurora and Diana" "Night and Day"
A truly ...
Category
18th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Sebastião Salgado "GENESIS" Signed, Limited Edition SUMO Book, with stand
By Sebastião Salgado
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Collector's Edition Book measures: 18.4 x 27.6 in.
Total weight: 130 lb.
The Collector’s Edition is limited to 2,500 copies (No. 501-3,000), numbered and signed by Sebastião Salg...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Books
Materials
Cherry, Paper
L'hymne du Roi David (King David's Dream)
By Marc Chagall
Located in Boca Raton, FL
L'hymne du Roi David (King David's Dream)
Oil on wood by Marc Chagall c late 70's
Comes with Numbered and Verified Certificate of Authenticity from Comite Chagall in Paris signed and...
Category
1970s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood
Raimundo de Madrazo Y Garreta Palatial Oil on Canvas
By Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Raimundo De Madrazo Y Garreta (Spanish School, 1841-1920) an exceptional and palatial oil on canvas "Portrait of Isabelle McCreery” depicting an elegant woman gracefully exiting a li...
Category
Antique 1880s Spanish Rococo Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
Scandinavian Modern Arne Tjomsland Polar Bear and in Teak, Norway 1950s
By Arne Tjomsland
Located in Bergen, NO
Mid- Century Modern Arne Tjomsland Polar Bear produced by Hiorth & Østlyngen in the mid 50.
Arne Tjomsland was one of Norway’s foremost souvenir designers in the 1950s and 60s. His ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Teak
H 2.96 in W 2.37 in D 8.67 in
Portrait de Femme ( Self Portrait ? )
By Leonor Fini
Located in Miami, FL
This is a possible self portrait by the famed female surrealist artist. It is also strikingly similar in style with it's exaggerated eyes to her portrait of Jean Genet, ( Leonor F...
Category
1940s Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French Majolica Beehive Honey Pot Circa 1930
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica beehive honey pot circa 1930.
Category
Vintage 1930s French Country Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Double Sailor's Valentine of Sea Shells and Motto "Ever Thine"
Located in Downingtown, PA
Double Sailor's Valentine of Sea Shells and Motto "Ever Thine",
Barbados, West Indies,
Circa 1885
A double sailor's valentine with Spanish Cedar box with two sides. The right side ...
Category
Early 20th Century Bajan Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Shell
Michael Taylor for Baker Mid-Century Modern Cherry and Brass Nightstands, Pair
By Michael Taylor, Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Mid-Century Modern Hollywood Regency Chinoiserie nightstands or side tables
By Michael Taylor for Baker Furniture, "Far East Collection"
USA, Circa 1970s
...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Night Stands
Materials
Brass
H 25.5 in W 28 in D 19.25 in
Large Original Antique Natural History Print, Whales and Dolphins, circa 1835
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of whales and dolphins
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Cpt. Brown, Gilpin and Edwards wit...
Category
Antique 1830s English Folk Art Prints
Materials
Paper
No Reserve
H 14 in W 9.5 in D 0.07 in
Half-model of Ocean Liner “Mauretania”
Located in Doylestown, PA
A fine half-hull model of RMS Mauretania, sister ship of the ill-fated Lusitania. Hand made in wood with metal fittings, the model is cleverly mounted on a period mirror giving the i...
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Nautical Objects
Materials
Wood
Walnut Valas Bowl
By DESU DESIGN
Located in Bondville, VT
This decorative walnut bowl can function as a valet tray or table centerpiece. The Valas is named after the Finnish word for "whale" as the grooves take inspiration from the ventral ...
Category
2010s American Decorative Bowls
Materials
Walnut
Signed French Oil Painting of Paris City Scene, St Severin Mid 20th Century
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Charming oil on canvas painting of Paris France city scene, signed, circa 1950's.
A very lifelike rendering Paris street scene featuring St Severin. This 20th Century oil paintin...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
H 28.6 in W 23.75 in D 0.75 in
Antique Queen-Size Carved Four-Poster American Empire Bed, Philadelphia, c 1825
Located in Miami, FL
An extraordinary American empire four-poster bed in cherry wood from the Philadelphia area that appears in the book, Philadelphia Empire Furniture by Boor. Features an elaborate seri...
Category
Antique 1820s American Empire Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Cherry, Poplar
H 103 in W 62 in D 91 in
Rare Welded and Patinated Aluminum "Argente" Side Table by Paul Evans for Direct
By Paul Evans
Located in Montreal, QC
Welded and patinated aluminum "Argente" Side Table by Paul Evans for Directional, model PE 37 . From a Los Angeles estate designed by Oliver Furth.
Provenance : Rago, Modern, 25 Apr...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Side Tables
Materials
Aluminum
H 16.5 in W 24.25 in D 12.25 in
Recent Sales
Vintage Nantucket Basket Purse by Jose Formoso Reyes
By Jose Formoso Reyes
Located in Nantucket, MA
Crafted by the originator of the lidded Nantucket purse style basket, Jose Formoso Reyes. Tall
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Decorative Baskets
Materials
Ebony, Oak, Rattan
Early Nantucket Friendship Basket by Jose Formosa Reyes
By Jose Formoso Reyes
Located in Nantucket, MA
Very rare Nantucket lightship friendship basket shoulder purse by Jose Formosa Reyes. This early
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Primitives
Early Nantucket Creel Shaped Purse by Jose Formoso Reyes, circa 1950s
Located in Nantucket, MA
Early Nantucket Creel Shaped Purse by Jose Formoso Reyes, circa 1950s. An early free woven basket
Category
Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Decorative Baskets
Materials
Cane, Rattan
Jose Formoso Reyes "Cocktail Purse" Nantucket Basket, circa 1950
By Jose Formoso Reyes
Located in Nantucket, MA
Jose Formoso Reyes "Cocktail Purse" Nantucket basket, circa 1950, a diminutive free-woven basket
Category
Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Decorative Baskets
Materials
Cane, Ebony
Nantucket Basket with Half Hull Model of a Sloop on Lid, by Harry Hilbert, 1995
Located in Nantucket, MA
Nantucket Basket with Half Hull Model of a Sloop on Lid, by Harry Hilbert, 1995, a Nantucket purse
Category
1990s American Folk Art Decorative Baskets
Materials
Cane, Wood
H 7.5 in W 11 in D 6 in
Jose Reyes Nantucket Basket, circa Early 1950s
By Jose Formoso Reyes
Located in Nantucket, MA
Very early vintage Nantucket Purse by Jose Formoso Reyes (1902 - 1980), Nantucket, circa 1950, an
Category
Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Decorative Baskets
Materials
Cane, Wood
Vintage Antique Bone Nantucket "Ditty Purse"
Located in Nantucket, MA
One of the originals from the 1970's crafted from the traditional material of antique bone, this lovely example features a wood-reinforced bent bone handle, a wooden top with antique...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Folk Art Decorative Baskets
Diminutive Nantucket "Cocktail Party Size" Basket Purse
Located in Nantucket, MA
By Nap Plank of Nantucket, one of the top Nantucket Basket artists working contemporarily on the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Folk Art Decorative Baskets
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Burl, Oak, Rattan, Rosewood
Unusual Round Covered Nantucket Basket Purse by Jose Formoso Reyes
By Jose Formoso Reyes
Located in Nantucket, MA
base clearly inscribed "Made on Nantucket, Jose Formoso Reyes" with outline of Nantucket Island and
Category
Vintage 1960s American Folk Art Decorative Baskets
Materials
Rattan
Nantucket Lighthouse Basket Purse by Reis, vintage 1972 w/ carved whale, signed
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is an original, signed vintage Nantucket Lighthouse Basket, made in 1972 on Nantucket Island
Category
1970s Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Mixed Media
H 6.5 in W 10 in D 7 in
Vintage Nantucket Lightship Rattan Basket by Rev. Warren Bouton of Nantucket
Located in Downingtown, PA
Nantucket lightship rattan-woven handmade basket purse of oval-form with carved scrimshaw scallop-shell
Category
Vintage 1980s American Country Nautical Objects
Materials
Wicker
H 9.5 in W 7.5 in D 7.5 in
Open Round Nantucket Lightship Basket by Sherwin Boyer
Located in Nantucket, MA
base.
Sherwin Boyer was one of the first generation of Nantucket basket makers in the “purse” period
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Decorative Baskets
Open Round Nantucket Signed Lightship Basket, circa 1950
By Sherwin P. Boyer 1
Located in Nantucket, MA
bottom.
Sherwin Boyer was one of the first generation of Nantucket basket makers in the “purse” period
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Decorative Baskets
Materials
Mahogany, Oak
Labeled Nantucket Lightship Basket by Sherwin Boyer, circa 1950
By Sherwin P. Boyer 1
Located in Nantucket, MA
Nantucket basket makers in the “purse” period, starting in the late 1940s and working up until his death in
Category
Mid-20th Century American American Craftsman More Folk Art
Materials
Oak, Reed
Jose Formoso Reyes "Cocktail Purse" Nantucket Basket, circa 1950
By Jose Formoso Reyes
Located in Nantucket, MA
Jose Formoso Reyes "Cocktail Purse" Nantucket Basket, circa 1950, a diminutive free-woven basket
Category
Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Decorative Baskets
Materials
Cane, Ebony
1998 John Keane Signed Nantucket Basket/Purse in As New Condition
Located in Port Hope, ON
Beautiful tight weaved Nantucket basket with bone embellishments. This basket has never been used
Category
1990s American Novelty Bags
Nantucket Basket by Jose Formoso Reyes, circa 1950
By Jose Formoso Reyes
Located in Nantucket, MA
Vintage Jose Reyes Nantucket Cocktail Purse, circa Early 1950s, an early petite free-form creel
Category
Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Decorative Baskets
Materials
Cane
Nantucket Style Woven Wicker Basket Handbag
Located in University City, MO
Nantucket style woven wicker basket handbag
The iconic summer handbag is adorned
with a sea shell
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Novelty Bags
Nantucket Style Hand-Weave Wicker Shoulder Bag
Located in New York, NY
This wonderfully detailed Nantucket style hand-weaved wicker basket shoulder bag makes for
Category
1990s American Shoulder Bags
Nantucket Style Wicker Resin Whale Basket Handbag Circa 1980s
Located in University City, MO
Nantucket style woven wicker resin whale handbag c 1980s
The iconic oval shaped basket handbag is
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Novelty Bags
Nantucket Style Oval Wicker Basket Shoulder Bag ca 1970s
Located in University City, MO
Nantucket style oval wicker basket shoulder bag ca 1970s
The classic wicker handbag is adorned with
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Novelty Bags
Nantucket Style Woven Wicker Needlepoint Lid Shoulder Bag c 1980s
Located in University City, MO
Nantucket style woven wicker rattan shoulder bag with needlepoint lid cover c 1980s
The charming
Category
1980s Unknown Novelty Bags
Nantucket "One Egg" Basket by Sherwin Boyer, circa 1960s
Located in Nantucket, MA
Sherwin Porter Boyer (1907-1964) was one of the first generation of Nantucket basket makers in the “purse
Category
Vintage 1960s American Folk Art Decorative Baskets
Materials
Cane, Wood
Nantucket Round Purse by Jose Formoso Reyes, circa 1950
By Jose Formoso Reyes
Located in Nantucket, MA
Nantucket Round Purse by Jose Formoso Reyes, circa 1950, a very early Nantucket diminutive round
Category
Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Decorative Baskets
Materials
Cane, Rattan, Pine
1980 Nantucket Bag
Located in New York, NY
A signed 1980 Nantucket bag.
RARE vintage
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Category
1980s American Handbags and Purses
Nantucket Lightship Handbasket
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Wonderful seashell motif Nantucket handbasket. Very high level of quality and construction are
Category
Late 20th Century American Handbags and Purses
Large 20th Century Susan Chase Ottison Nantucket Lightship Purse
Located in Concord, MA
Susan Chase Ottison very large oval swing handled Nantucket basket adorned with a carved bone
Category
Late 20th Century American Folk Art Decorative Baskets
Materials
Rattan
Nantucket Scrimshaw Basket Bag
Located in Topanga, CA
Nantucket basket bag with intricate scrimshaw scenic coastal design carved into bone. Fully lined
Category
1970s American Handbags and Purses
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Nantucket Purses For Sale on 1stDibs
Browse a vast assortment of nantucket purses for sale on 1stDibs. Our collection of nantucket purses includes a variety of colors, spanning Brown, Gray and more. If you’re looking for accessories from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find some that date back to the 20th Century while other versions may have been produced as recently as the 21st Century. Nantucket purses such as these have likely been a part of the legacy of many fashion designers, but those produced by Jose Formoso Reyes are consistently popular.
How Much are Nantucket Purses?
Prices for nantucket purses can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these accessories begin at $145 and can go as high as $14,500, while these items, on average, fetch $1,685.