Longaberger Sweetheart, Horizon of Hope, Basket & Pottery 4-Piece Estate Lot

A beautifully varied 4-piece estate assortment of officially licensed collectibles produced by Longaberger Baskets of Dresden, Ohio. This commemorative collection features rare limited-edition Sweetheart milestone boxes, charitable campaign accents, and functional family kitchen coordinates.
Lot Items & Details
2002 Sweetheart “Be My Valentine” Box Basket: A square-profile keepsake box basket handcrafted with deep crimson red dyed accent corner corner splints.
Accessories: Outfitted with a premium WoodCrafts solid lid finished with a smooth natural top, an integrated red cloth bow ribbon tie, and structural silver-tone metal heart corner brackets. Features a suspended silver-tone heart medallion charm dangling from the front face. Includes a form-fitting clear plastic interior protective liner.
Markings: The base underside runner is hand-signed by the basket weaver with initials RJ and explicitly dated 2002.
Heart-Shaped Sweetheart Tapered Basket: A unique vertical, high-sided container featuring a circular base that expands into a distinct heart-shaped top rim profile. Woven with alternating natural maple and dyed crimson red horizontal accent splints. Fitted with a matching over-dyed red leather overhead swing handle.
Accessories: Outfitted with a solid crimson red fabric interior liner and a high-clarity form-fitting clear plastic protective liner track.
Markings: The solid red-stained bottom base plate features the crisp black-stenciled legacy logo reading “Longaberger® / Handmade Baskets / Est. Dresden, OH U.S.A.”
2000 Horizon of Hope Campaign Basket: An elegant, rectangular low-profile utility basket featuring a deep natural plain weave structure. Equipped with a single wide, stationary overhead wood handle aligned along the width for optimal balance.
Accessories: Outfitted with a premium over-the-rim fabric liner decorated with a vibrant, multi-color English garden floral design showing roses, pansies, and wildflowers against a cream ground field. Includes a form-fitting clear plastic interior protective liner.
Markings: The base understructure features a specialized commemorative stamp reading “Century Celebration / 2000”, alongside the official American Cancer Society® logo and corporate manufacturing graphics. Hand-signed by the artisan with initials TB2 and explicitly dated 2000.
Woven Traditions Pottery Large Round Pie/Baking Dish: A substantial vitrified ceramic pie or deep baking dish featuring a classic flared rim profile beautifully molded with a relief pattern mimicking a traditional Longaberger woven basket weave.
Accessories: Outfitted with a custom cream-colored fabric over-the-rim safety fabric bonnet protector printed with a delicate botanical vine, wildflower, and hummingbird motif with a sage-green piped edge.
Markings: Stamped cleanly on the glaze underside with the official corporate “Longaberger® Pottery / Woven Traditions® / Made in USA” hallmarks.
Condition Report
Woodwork & Pottery: Excellent, collector-grade condition across all four pieces. Hardwood splints are perfectly tight, uniform, and completely free of cracks or loose ends. The vitrified pottery dish is immaculate, showing a high-gloss glaze completely free of chips, cracks, surface scratches, or crazing. The metal heart hardware and dangling heart charm on the 2002 basket are highly polished with zero oxidation. All leather components remain fully supple.
Liners & Plastics: All specialized fabric liners are crisp, dry, completely un-faded, and free of storage dust, fraying, or stains. The clear plastic interior protective inserts are bright, transparent, and entirely free of warping or cracking.