A good Charles II oak cradle, West Country, dated 1665 Having an arched hood, panelled sides, and

A good Charles II oak cradle, West Country, dated 1665 Having an arched hood, panelled sides, and baluster-finial uprights, the rear arched panel carved with the dated '1665' over a panel carved with radiating carnations and daisy flowers, 102cm wide, 63cm deep across rockers, 85cm high to top of hood For a similar carved chair see Cescinsky and Gribble, 'Early English Furniture; .p. 178, fig 233. Another sold, Sotheby's, London, 13 September 2006, Lot 112 (£10,800). Provenance: Doughton Manor, Doughton, Gloucestershire