Vander Sande Collection | Session I | March 12, 2025
Wed, Mar 12, 2025 10:00AM EDT
Lot 596
Rare Cromwellian Signed and Dated Needlework Casket
Estimate: $5,000 - $7,000
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
British, 17th century, signed "Elizabeth Wiggins her cabinet begun August 29, 1656" at underside, tiered tapered rectangular form, top hinged lid opening to divided six compartment interior housing five lidded glass bottles, front with two hinged doors opening to four drawers, hinged at middle to reveal a secret compartment with mirror, mirror additional secret compartments, decorated all over with applied embroidered silk panels depicting various scenes with people and animals, interior drawer fronts with embroidered stylized floral panels, on ball feet, pink silk lined interior, 12-1/4 x 10-1/4 x 7-1/4 in.
Provenance: Fiske & Freeman Fine and Early Antiques, Belmont, Vermont (accompanied by copy of writeup); Collection of John B. and Marie-Teresa Vander Sande, Newbury, Massachusetts
Note: A similar example is illustrated in New England Begins: the 17th Century, Vol. I by Jonathan L. Fairbanks and Robert F. Trent, Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1982, no. 389
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Fiske & Freeman Fine and Early Antiques, Belmont, Vermont (accompanied by copy of writeup); Collection of John B. and Marie-Teresa Vander Sande, Newbury, Massachusetts
interior lock mechanism functioning at time of inspection, upper lid and outer door locks not working at time of inspection, one escutcheon off but present, heavy fraying, shattering to silk and losses to embroidered panels throughout, tears and staining to interior linings, some chips and losses to ball feet, spotting and losses to mirror plate, escutcheons and hinges possibly replaced
