New Hampshire, early 21st century, from the Cheyenne Basket series, the interior with floral bouquet and hovering bee, unsigned, basket ht. 4 1/4, dia. 5, with wood stand, lg. 9 in. — MELISSA AYOTTE (B. 1971) FLORAL BASKET,

Sign in to download a work market report (PDF) — placement, comparables, and the artist's market, generated from the record.

Estimate: $1,500–$2,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale: Bonhams — The Joan and Rif Freedman Collection, Online, Skinner Marlborough, Massachusetts · 10 June 2024
Record ID: TB-2026-239356
Record: first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 22 Jul 2026 · source ↗
Cite this record: TB-2026-239356 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-239356

Melissa Ayotte, New Hampshire, early 21st century, from the Cheyenne Basket series, the interior with floral bouquet and hovering bee, unsigned, basket ht. 4 1/4, dia. 5, with wood stand, lg. 9 in. Bonhams, 10 Jun 2024, lot 155. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-239356.

Cite this record permanent · resolvable · quotable

Appraisal reports, insurance claims, catalogue entries and footnotes. The identifier never changes, and anyone can resolve it back to this page at https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-239356.

Melissa Ayotte, New Hampshire, early 21st century, from the Cheyenne Basket series, the interior with floral bouquet and hovering bee, unsigned, basket ht. 4 1/4, dia. 5, with wood stand, lg. 9 in. Bonhams, 10 Jun 2024, lot 155. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-239356.

Test the link

The citation omits the realized price because this record is not unlocked. Everything else in it is complete and permanent.

From the same sale The Joan and Rif Freedman Collection · Jun 2024

Lot	Artist	Estimate
Scotland, signed and dated in canes "PMCD" and "PCA05," ht. 1 1/4, di…	Peter Mcdougall	$200–$300
Washington, blown and sand-carved glass, from the Tlingit Basket seri…	Preston Singletary	$1,500–$2,000
Seattle, Washington, hand-blown glass, signed and dated "N. Callan '0…	Nancy Callan	$2,000–$3,000
Florida, sand-cast glass, patinated copper, porcupine quills, steel s…	Marlene Rose	$1,500–$2,000
blown glass, glass beads, signed "Donefer," ht. 6, wd. 7 in.	Laura Donefer	$1,000–$1,500
New Hampshire, signed, editioned and dated "Ayotte Ed/50 '91," ht. 3 …	Rick Ayotte	$800–$1,200

Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band

Artist	Lot	Result USD, incl. premium	Sale
Melissa Ayotte	New Hampshire, glass and metal mounts, one signed and dated	$1,920	Bonhams, May 2025
Melissa Ayotte	New Hampshire, early 21st century, from the Cheyenne Basket		Bonhams, May 2025
Paul Stankard	Botanical paperweight		Rago, Sep 2024
Alex Gabriel Bernstein	carved glass, signed and dated "Alex Gabriel Bernstein 2001,		Bonhams, Oct 2025
Melissa Ayotte	United States, signed and dated "M. Ayotte 2015," ht. 4 7/8,		Bonhams, May 2025
Paul Stankard	Botanical paperweights, collection of five		Rago, Nov 2022
Alex Gabriel Bernstein	cast, polished and engraved glass, signed and dated "Alex Be		Bonhams, May 2025
Paul Stankard	Fruit Bouquet Paperweight with Mask and Honeybee		Heritage Auctions, Nov 2024

The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.