Vintage French Country Style Double Weave Wastepaper Basket Chairish 19th Century Kentucky Tobacco Leaf Basket at 1stDibs Ancient Tobacco Leaf Wastepaper Basket Mid Century Carl Aubck Brown Leather Wastepaper Basket, Austria, 1950s 19th Century Kentucky Tobacco Leaf Basket at 1stDibs. Our wastepaper baskets are handmade to order by our team in Houston, Texas. The wastepaper basket is made of wood. The artwork is hand cut, decoupaged, and polished by our small team of artisans. Each wastepaper basket is carefully painted gold or silver around the edges as the perfect finishing touch.