After 25 years of collecting and curating the largest private collection of antique picnic cases, picnic baskets, and picnic trunks in the UK and beyond, I am now in the process of selling items from my collection, so that folks from around the world can enjoy future ownership of these unique and exquisite motoring bygones.

The collection contains picnic sets dating from as early as 1898, up to 1950, and all the sets are 100% complete. 
These sets make perfect period additions and adornments to any veteran, vintage, or classic motor vehicle, and are wonderfully nostalgic and useable reminders of a bygone age of motoring, when refreshments, and the means to heat water for the motorcar driver's and passenger's sustenance, had to be taken on the journey, in the days before the advent of service stations, roadside cafes, and McDonalds!

This listing is for 1930’s wicker 4 person picnic basket by G W Scott & Sons, is fitted with a rare pair of Thermos ‘Motorists’ vacuum flasks, along with nickel plated sandwich tin with removable enamel liner, nickel plated sugar caddy, mustard pot with spoon, salt and pepper pots, 4 x vintage ‘Ansley’ fluted bone china cups with gold-finish handles, bone china saucers, full set of cutlery, glass coffee/preserves jar, and a padlock & key to secure the basket lid when closed.
All new leather securing straps for the cutlery and plates, were recently made and fitted by a local leatherwork craftsman.
A lovey little set in excellent condition.
The condition of this set is simply outstanding, and it’s ready to be used whenever or wherever the mood takes you, or better still, why not pop it in the boot or rear rack of your veteran, vintage, classic car, or even your modern family vehicle, and enjoy the very best stylish posh picnics!

UK delivery and overseas shipping available.
Free collection in person welcome from near Lincoln.

For the protection of the internal components of these sets, I pack the more delicate items into separate boxes, so as they arrive without damage. I DO NOT simply leave the delicate components in place inside the case or basket and hope for the best!!
Therefore, the shipping boxes are usually sent via Royal Mail 'Global Priority' tracked and signed-for service, which caters for larger-than-average size and weight parcels.

For overseas buyers...Please Note that I have no control over the shipping costs generated by the eBay 'Global Shipping Programme' for my listings.

Many of my sets can be seen on display 7 days a week at Hemswell Antiques Centre, near Lincoln/Gainsborough.
There is also a Fbook group dedicated to this collection, called Antique Picnic Baskets. Feel free to join!

See my other listings for more exquisite, rare, stunning, and 100% complete picnic sets, on sale from my collection....I am confident that you will not find better quality and better condition antique picnic sets available anywhere!