Southern Tooled Leather Key Basket

Likely Virginia, mid-19th century, dark stained leather oval form featuring embossed meandering vine and diapered registers within smaller foliate borders, attached bail handle with distinctive finely stitched borders, unmarked, retaining period skeleton key to interior.

7 1/2 x 8 3/4 x 5 in.

The Estate of the late Dr. Larry Southworth, Fredericksburg, Virginia

Staining and surface wear throughout; base perimeter with small area of loss.