Longaberger Christmas Collection Lot – 1998 Glad Tidings & 1999 Popcorn Baskets

A highly desirable 2-piece estate lot of officially licensed, hand-woven holiday baskets from the annual Christmas Collection series produced by Longaberger Baskets of Dresden, Ohio. This festive pairing highlights two consecutive years of late-1990s holiday releases, featuring matching custom holly linings, protective inserts, and authentic collector tie-ons.
Lot Items & Details
Basket 1: 1998 Christmas Collection “Glad Tidings” Basket: A unique, tall wall-hanging or countertop pocket basket crafted with a flat back panel and a tapered silhouette. Features a natural maple weave accented by a broad dyed-green horizontal center band and matching green top trim. Equipped with a sturdy overhead wood swing handle.
Accessories: Fitted with a custom over-the-rim fabric liner printed in a classic green holly leaf and red winterberry motif with a ruffled collar, a clear plastic protective interior liner, and a factory-installed silver-tone metal saw-tooth hanging bracket on the reverse rim.
Markings: Features a bright brass nameplate engraved with “Longaberger® Christmas Collection™ 1998 Edition Glad Tidings™ Basket”. The flat wood base underside is hand-signed by the artisan and dated 1998.
Basket 2: 1999 Christmas Collection “Popcorn” Basket: A wide, round bowl-style market basket woven from natural hardwood splints, styled with an accent trim band of crisscrossed green weave accents along the upper body. Equipped with two integrated, rigid carved-wood side carry handles.
Accessories: Outfitted with a matching holiday holly-and-berry print fabric liner with a ruffled hem, a form-fitting clear plastic interior protector liner, and an original round ceramic collector’s tie-on charm suspended by a green ribbon reading “Merry Christmas 1999” with a birdhouse illustration.
Markings: Displays its original brass front nameplate reading “Longaberger® Christmas Collection™ 1999 Edition Popcorn™ Basket”. The undersurface features the official signature stamp, model identification, and weaver initials SAB dated 1999.
Condition Report
Weave & Structure: Exceptional, collector-grade condition across both pieces. The woven maple splints are tight, straight, and completely free of splits, cracks, or broken edges. Both wood handles are robust and secure.
Liners & Accessories: The coordinating fabric liners are pristine, clean, bright, and completely free of fading or storage dust. The clear plastic protective insert liners are free of clouding or scratches, and the ceramic 1999 tie-on charm is completely free of chips or crazing.