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Amsterdam School, 3rd quarter of the 17th Century
Portrait of Adriaen van de Velde (1636-72), bust-length, wearing a white cravat with red stripes
Lot Closed
December 5, 03:00 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Amsterdam School, 3rd quarter of the 17th Century
Portrait of Adriaen van de Velde (1636-72), bust-length, wearing a white cravat with red stripes
bears monogram centre right: IVM
oil on canvas
unframed: 57.7 x 45.8 cm.; 22 3/4 x 18 in.
framed: 78.7 x 64.6 cm.; 31 x 25 1/2 in.
Ernest W. Savory Esq., J.P., Bristol, 1922 (as attributed to Jan de Bray);
By whom sold, London, Sotheby's, 26 June 1934, lot 128 (as Jan Vermeer, monogrammed, a portrait of Simon Decker);
Anonymous sale, London, Christie's, 29 January 1954, lot 129 (as Jan Vermeer, bearing monogram, a portrait of a young man, said to be Simon Decker), to Wells;
Anonymous sale, Brussels, Galerie Trussart, 20 May 1957, lot 116 (as Jan Vermeer, monogrammed, a portrait of Simon Decker);
Anonymous sale, Amsterdam, Brandt, 6-8 June 1961, lot 37 (as Jan Vermeer, monogrammed, a portrait of Simon Decker);
In the collection of the family of the present owner for two generations.
By whom sold, London, Sotheby's, 26 June 1934, lot 128 (as Jan Vermeer, monogrammed, a portrait of Simon Decker);
Anonymous sale, London, Christie's, 29 January 1954, lot 129 (as Jan Vermeer, bearing monogram, a portrait of a young man, said to be Simon Decker), to Wells;
Anonymous sale, Brussels, Galerie Trussart, 20 May 1957, lot 116 (as Jan Vermeer, monogrammed, a portrait of Simon Decker);
Anonymous sale, Amsterdam, Brandt, 6-8 June 1961, lot 37 (as Jan Vermeer, monogrammed, a portrait of Simon Decker);
In the collection of the family of the present owner for two generations.
P.L. Hale, Vermeer, London 1937, pp. 160-61, reproduced pl. 35 (as Attributed to Vermeer, possibly a portrait of Simon Decker);
G. Ungaretti, L'opera completa di Vermeer, Milan 1967, pp. 98-99, cat. no. 60, reproduced (as Vermeer, monogrammed, a portrait of Simon Decker(?)).
G. Ungaretti, L'opera completa di Vermeer, Milan 1967, pp. 98-99, cat. no. 60, reproduced (as Vermeer, monogrammed, a portrait of Simon Decker(?)).