Wicker Covered Demijohn with Handle handcarved Every sort of bud looks

Every sort of bud looks lovely in it

with a diameter of 6 inches at the lip and 2

if facing it) and a little bit of aging to the finish on the top of the sides (which looks a bit like crackling

I love them as a pair and would use them as vases or perhaps as storage vessels for chopsticks or wooden spoons or whatnot

I have not been able to determine much of anything about its origins

Wicker Covered Demijohn with Handle handcarved Every sort of bud looksThis is a very good condition antique wicker covered heavy clear glass Demijohn with handle. The basketry covering the jug is woven of flat wicker splints, and the handle is wrapped, twisted and woven at the neck of the bottle, and then smartly looped through the weave of the basket below. Easy to pop a cork in this and use it as a jug to take on picnics and to football games, or keep it on the table filled with water or red wine! 10 tall; 4 1 4