Longaberger Sweetheart & Love Treasures Heart-Shaped Basket 3-Piece Nesting Lot

A highly collectible 3-piece nesting lot of officially licensed, hand-woven heart-shaped baskets produced by Longaberger Baskets of Dresden, Ohio. This romantic themed collection highlights consecutive vintage releases from their annual Sweetheart Series, completely outfitted with matching burgundy and cream floral toile liners and custom accessories.
Lot Items & Details
1999 Love Treasures Sweetheart Basket (Large): A substantial, wide heart-shaped utility basket woven from natural hardwood splints, uniquely accented by multi-tiered horizontal stripes of vibrant candy-red accent splints.
Accessories: Fitted with an over-the-rim fabric liner featuring a traditional burgundy-on-cream romantic scroll and botanical toile pattern with a piped maroon hem. Includes a form-fitting clear plastic protective insert liner and its original 1999 collector’s identification pamphlet.
Markings: The base underside is cleanly stamped with the legacy “Longaberger Baskets / Handwoven / Dresden, Ohio USA” logo, hand-signed by the artisan, and explicitly dated 1999.
1999 Love Letters Sweetheart Basket (Medium): A beautifully scaled medium heart-shaped companion basket matching the exact weave layout and red accent splint styling of the larger container.
Accessories: Outfitted with a matching burgundy and cream floral toile fabric liner, a clear plastic protective interior insert, and its original 1999 informational product pamphlet.
Markings: Stamped underneath with the official corporate manufacturing logos and hand-dated 1999.
2000 Century Celebration Miniature Heart Basket & Lid (Small): A charming, small-scale heart basket featuring a tight weave with top and center horizontal bands of deep red dyed splints.
Accessories: Complete with an original form-fitting Longaberger WoodCrafts lid crafted with a smooth natural finish and an elegant inset heart silhouette groove carved into the top face. Includes a tight-fitting clear plastic interior protector.
Markings: The underside of the basket runner is stamped with a commemorative stylized emblem reading “2000 Century Celebration”. The base is hand-signed with artisan initials BAD and cross-dated 2017, noting its special collection release window.
Condition Report
Weave & Structure: Exceptional, collector-grade condition across all three pieces. The woven maple splints are tight, stable, and completely free of cracks, structural splits, or loose ends. The nesting alignment is uniform.
Lid & Liners: The WoodCrafts solid lid on the smallest basket is pristine with smooth edges and no surface scratching or discoloration. The coordinating fabric liners are crisp, dry, completely un-faded, and free of storage dust or stains. The clear plastic interior protective inserts are bright, transparent, and crack-free.