Important Americana: Furniture and Folk Art
Important Americana: Furniture and Folk Art
Property from the Estates of Dudley & Constance Godfrey
Charles II Beadwork Basket, dated 1662
Lot Closed
January 21, 03:54 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from the Estates of Dudley & Constance Godfrey
Charles II Beadwork Basket
Dated 1662
initialed MB and dated 1662 on a white beaded ground, the base depicting a man and woman flanking the Royal Oak with the face of Charles II surrounded by deer, a leopard, dogs and a fox; the openwork sides and handles worked in multicolor stripes; some losses
Height 7 in. by Length 18 1/2 in. by Depth 13 1/2 in.
Alistair Sampson Antiques, Ltd., London
Milwaukee Art Museum, Strung, Woven, Knitted and Sewn: Beadwork from Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas, November 21, 1997- January 18, 1998
The couple flanking the Royal Oak could theoretically represent King Charles II and Queen Catherine of Braganza, as 1662 was the year of their marriage. The Royal Oak refers to the oak tree on the Boscobel Estate where Charles hid from Cromwell's troops following his defeat in 1651 in the Battle of Worcester during the English Civil War. From there he was able to escape to France and remained in exile until the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660. It is likely this basket was originally in the possession of a Royalist family.