Beautiful Old Bentwood Bowl (Formerly a Basket) Art Deco decor I'm not quite sure why

I'm not quite sure why it is that old pull toys appeal to me so much

which filled me with satisfying visions of throwing this across the yard when in need of release

Edmund Squire

Still many good years of use left in it

I also like that it can be displayed sitting up

Beautiful Old Bentwood Bowl (Formerly a Basket) Art Deco decor I'm not quite sure whyIt took me a little help to figure it out, but surely this bowl was once a basket there is a one remaining piece of the handle on the interior of one side, cut cleanly to the height of the bowl, and two nail holes visible on the opposite side, where the handle would have ended. I find it very beautiful in its current state though, with the angled grain of the wood where the end lap perfectly complementing the outwardly angling form of the bowl. I