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Christoffel Pierson
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Christoffel Pierson
- A trompe l'œil still life of hawking equipment, including a glove, a net and falconry hoods, hanging on a wall
- signed upper left on the leather flap: Chr. Pierson / f.
- oil on canvas
Provenance
Anonymous sale, New York, Christie's, 28 January 2009, lot 68 ($74,500);
With Rafael Valls, London, from whom acquired by the present owner.
With Rafael Valls, London, from whom acquired by the present owner.
Condition
The canvas has been relined and the paint surface has been cleaned recently - the picture will not require further attention. Inspection under ultraviolet light reveals a recent campaign of restoration, largely made up of retouchings throughout the background, particularly along all four margins. There are three areas of restoration along the lower margin, which fluoresce green under light. Save for some minor strengthening of details, the objects themselves remain largely untouched.
Offered in a reproduction ebonised wood frame with ripple mouldings in the Dutch style, in excellent condition.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Schooled to become a merchant, Christoffel Pierson's artistic aptitude led him to become a student of Bartholomaus Meyburgh, who was only three years older than him and with whom he travelled to Germany. Pierson had established himself in Gouda by 1654 and spent the remainder of his career there, barring an interlude between 1679 and 1691 in Schiedam, marrying a native of this city and registering in the Guild of Saint Luke there in 1685. Pierson, who was known as a glass-painter as well as a painter of portraits and still lifes, restored the windows of the famous Sint Janskerk in Gouda in 1695.