Oval Rattan Basket for Bread and Fruit, Low Woven Tray in 3 Sizes or Set

A low oval basket woven from natural rattan, made for the bread on the dinner table, the fruit on the counter, or the small things that need one place to land. The long oval suits a row of rolls, a sliced loaf or a few pears far better than a round bowl does, and the warm caramel color looks right left out on show.

Choose one of three sizes, or take all three as a set. Every size stays shallow, so whatever you put in it sits in plain view instead of buried at the bottom. No lid, no handles, nothing in the way.

An oval that follows the shape of the food

Most bread baskets are round. A row of dinner rolls never quite settles into a circle. This one runs long and narrow, with room along its length for slices, rolls or a split baguette, and the low wall keeps everything within easy reach from either side of the table.

Line it with a napkin or a sheet of baking paper for bread and pastries. Leave it bare for apples, pears and avocados on the kitchen counter, where the open weave lets air reach the fruit. It works just as well on a hall table for keys and sunglasses, or on a bathroom shelf for the small bottles that otherwise wander.

A rolled rim and a close, even weave

The walls are built up in tight rows of rattan, each row stitched over with short strands that all slant the same way, so the outside reads as a fine, even texture from across the room. A thick rolled rim, wrapped round and round in rattan, finishes the top edge. It gives you a soft, rounded edge to pick it up by.

The floor is woven in rows that follow the oval and sits flat on the table. The color is a warm caramel brown with lighter and darker strands mixed through it, and it sits easily beside oak, walnut, linen and stone. Each one is light enough to carry in one hand, and no two are quite alike, as natural rattan always varies a little.

Three sizes, or all three for the whole table

The Small suits a few rolls or a handful of fruit, and it makes a neat catch-all on a narrow shelf. The Medium is the everyday bread basket for a table of two or three. The Large takes a full basket of rolls at dinner or the apples and pears that live on the counter.

The Set of 3 gives you all of them, one for the bread, one for the fruit and one for the small things that gather by the door. The exact measurements are below. Put one on the table at dinner, and the bread finally has somewhere better to sit than the bag it came home in.

Specifications

Material: Rattan

Shape: Low oval with a rolled rim and a flat woven base

Small dimensions: 7.9 in long x 4.7 in wide x 1.4 in high (20 x 12 x 3.5 cm)

Medium dimensions: 9.3 in long x 5.9 in wide x 1.6 in high (23.5 x 15 x 4 cm)

Large dimensions: 10.6 in long x 7.5 in wide x 2 in high (27 x 19 x 5 cm)

Color: Natural caramel brown

Natural variation: Color and weave vary slightly from basket to basket, and size by up to about 0.8 in (2 cm)

Use: Bread, fruit, snacks and small household items, indoors

Package Includes

Small, Medium or Large:

1x Oval Rattan Basket in the size you choose

Set of 3:

1x Small Oval Rattan Basket

1x Medium Oval Rattan Basket

1x Large Oval Rattan Basket