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Lot Essay
The concealment of Charles II in an oak tree at Boscobel House in the county of Shropshire, after his defeat at the Battle of Worcester in 1651, is the beginning of one of the greatest escape stories of all time.
For a similar example see, The Jean and Kenneth Chorley Collection, Christie's, New York, 25 January 1993, lot 129. Also compare, Arnold R. Mountford, The Illustrated Guide to Staffordshire Saltglaze Stoneware, London, 1971, fig. 178.
For a similar example see, The Jean and Kenneth Chorley Collection, Christie's, New York, 25 January 1993, lot 129. Also compare, Arnold R. Mountford, The Illustrated Guide to Staffordshire Saltglaze Stoneware, London, 1971, fig. 178.