Lot Essay
The provenance to Howarth Parsonage has been confirmed by The Bronte Society and so we can be confident that the sisters Emily, Charlotte and Anne will have slept in this cradle
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LATE 17TH / EARLY 18TH CENTURY
Details
A WILLIAM AND MARY OAK CRADLE
LATE 17TH / EARLY 18TH CENTURY
With fielded panels, the arched hood with ball finials, two further finials at the foot-end, on later rockers
29 ½ in. (75 cm.) high; 36 in. (92 cm.) long; 18 in. (46 cm.) wide
LATE 17TH / EARLY 18TH CENTURY
With fielded panels, the arched hood with ball finials, two further finials at the foot-end, on later rockers
29 ½ in. (75 cm.) high; 36 in. (92 cm.) long; 18 in. (46 cm.) wide
Provenance
Purchased in 1861 at the sale of the contents of Haworth Parsonage by Mr. Benjamin Binns, the brother-in-law of Martha Brown who was Reverend Patrick Bronte's housekeeper.
Purchased at a sale of the personal effects of Mr. Benjamin Binns in Saltaire, Near Keighley and thence by descent.
Purchased by Huntington Antiques and sold in April 1982 to Alan Ball Esq
By descent to Michael Ball Esq. OBE
Purchased at a sale of the personal effects of Mr. Benjamin Binns in Saltaire, Near Keighley and thence by descent.
Purchased by Huntington Antiques and sold in April 1982 to Alan Ball Esq
By descent to Michael Ball Esq. OBE
Special notice
All sold and unsold lots marked with a filled square in the catalogue that are not cleared from Christie’s by 5:00 pm on the day of the sale, and all sold and unsold lots not cleared from Christie’s by 5:00 pm on the fifth Friday following the sale, will be removed to the warehouse of ‘Cadogan Tate’. Please note that there will be no charge to purchasers who collect their lots within two weeks of this sale.
Sale room notice
This Lot is Withdrawn.