Longaberger Tree Trimming Basket Lot – 2013 & 2017 Snow Ball Editions with Lids

A festive 2-piece estate lot of officially licensed, hand-woven holiday keepsake baskets from the Tree Trimming series produced by Longaberger Baskets of Dresden, Ohio. This collectible pairing features miniature holiday accent containers designed with custom multi-color weave patterns and coordinating fitted wood lids.
Lot Items & Details
Basket 1: 2017 Tree Trimming “Snow Ball” Basket: A small, round bowl-profile basket intricately hand-woven with an alternating grid pattern of natural maple, dyed forest green, and clean white accent splints. Equipped with an overhead wood swing handle.
Accessories: Outfitted with a flat, recessed drop-in WoodCrafts lid. Features its original hanging ceramic oval collector’s charm suspended from the front rim by a gold metallic cord, reading “Longaberger® Snow Ball 2017 Tree Trimming™”. Includes a clear plastic interior protective liner.
Markings: The base runner is stamped with the specialized logo reading “Longaberger® 2013 Tree Trimming”, hand-signed with weaver initials KV, and explicitly cross-dated 2013 on the bottom plate, noting its production mold origin.
Basket 2: Tree Trimming Miniature Market Basket: A charming, small-scale rectangular basket featuring a tapered body woven from natural maple and thick horizontal bands of dyed forest green and white splints. Finished with a fixed overhead structural wood handle.
Accessories: Complete with an original, form-fitting Longaberger WoodCrafts lid detailed with an integrated, turned-wood green cabinet-style knob handle on top. Outfitted with a tight-fitting clear plastic interior protective insert liner carrying its original factory safety warning label (Model No. 409530).
Markings: The underside of the wooden lid is cleanly stamped with the official corporate “Longaberger WoodCrafts / Est. Dresden, OH U.S.A.” emblem. The open woven bottom grid displays hand-written artisan inspection numbers.
Condition Report
Weave & Woodwork: Excellent, collector-grade condition across both items. The woven hardwood splints remain perfectly tight, flexible, and completely free of chips, fractures, or loose ends. Both wood lids fit flush, and the green-painted top knob is firmly attached with no paint loss.
Accessories & Plastics: The ceramic 2017 collector’s charm is pristine with bright lettering and no crazing or chips. The clear plastic interior protective liners are clean, transparent, and completely free of warping, cracks, or clouding.