Lovely Vintage Pine Needle Basket Tray with Handles made in France and the wood has been

and the wood has been left untreated

it's also a great object to hold in your hand and to rub occasionally for good luck

11 1/2" long x 6 1/2" wide x 1 3/4 deep and in perfectly worn condition

or giving pride of place to any photo at all

Lovely Vintage Pine Needle Basket Tray with Handles made in France and the wood has beenThis pine needle basket tray, probably mid 20th century and Coushatta (Southeast U. S native), is just lovely, with a terrific interplay between the warm brown of the pine needles and the light stitching, which creates a spiral pattern as it joins one pine needle bundle to the next. Plus those beautifully knotted "golden sun" details at the handles and center! The basket, which I believe was made to hold a pie plate, seems to have been finished with a