Maerten Boelema de Stomme

Estimate

20,000 - 30,000 GBP

bidding is closed

Description

Maerten Boelema de Stomme
A still life with a half-peeled lemon on a pewter dish, a dried fish with capers, a wine glass, roemer, triangular salt cellar and a nautilus-shell cup on a table covered with a dark cloth and white napkin
oil on panel

Provenance

Christian Albrecht, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1641-1695), during the period in which he was Bishop of Lübeck (1655-1666) (his wax seal on the reverse);
Private Collection, Germany.

Condition

"The following condition report has been provided by Henry Gentle, an independent restorer who is not an employee of Sotheby's. The oak panel has suffered from previous worm infestation and is fragile. There are buttons securing a horizontal split along the top. There is a repaired central join and corresponding retouching. There is restoration masking the top split and further damage in the upper right corner where the surface is pitted. The top of the wine glass has been restored. The original glazing has been compromised."
"This lot is offered for sale subject to Sotheby's Conditions of Business, which are available on request and printed in Sotheby's sale catalogues. The independent reports contained in this document are provided for prospective bidders' information only and without warranty by Sotheby's or the Seller."

Catalogue Note

A note on the Provenance: the initials on the wax seal of Christian Albrecht, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1641-1695), which is affixed to the reverse of the panel, read C A D G E L H. M. Dux which stands for C[hristian] A[lbrecht] D[eo] G[ratia] E[piscopus] L[übeck] H. M. Dux. Thus this work was acquired by him during his period as Bishop ('Episcopus') of Lübeck from 1655-1666. In 1667, on 24 October, he married Princess Friederike Amalia (1649-1704), daughter of King Frederik III of Denmark.