The Rafael Valls Sale

The Rafael Valls Sale

The Rafael Valls Sale

The Rafael Valls Sale

1 April - 8 April 2020 • London

Your local time • 13:00 PM GMT

FLEMISH SCHOOL, CIRCA 1540 | A portrait of a bishop saint 

1 FLEMISH SCHOOL, CIRCA 1540 | A portrait of a bishop saint 

GOTTFRIED VON WEDIG | Portrait of a lady, aged 26, half-length, wearing a black dress with elaborate gold embroidery, gold chains, lace cuffs and collar, pearl jewellery and a bonnet

2 GOTTFRIED VON WEDIG | Portrait of a lady, aged 26, half-length, wearing a black dress with elaborate gold embroidery, gold chains, lace cuffs and collar, pearl jewellery and a bonnet

DUTCH SCHOOL, CIRCA 1630 | A portrait of a young boy, full-length, wearing a green hat, coral beads and a white frill collar, and holding a baton and a hobby horse

3 DUTCH SCHOOL, CIRCA 1630 | A portrait of a young boy, full-length, wearing a green hat, coral beads and a white frill collar, and holding a baton and a hobby horse

DUTCH SCHOOL, CIRCA 1640 | A portrait of a young girl by a draped red curtain, a landscape beyond

4 DUTCH SCHOOL, CIRCA 1640 | A portrait of a young girl by a draped red curtain, a landscape beyond

FLEMISH SCHOOL, CIRCA 1640 | A portrait of a physician in his study, wearing a fur-trimmed cloak and resting his hand on an anatomy book laid out on a table with other books and a fine ormolu clock

5 FLEMISH SCHOOL, CIRCA 1640 | A portrait of a physician in his study, wearing a fur-trimmed cloak and resting his hand on an anatomy book laid out on a table with other books and a fine ormolu clock

DUTCH SCHOOL, 17TH CENTURY | A yapping King Charles spaniel

6 DUTCH SCHOOL, 17TH CENTURY | A yapping King Charles spaniel

FOLLOWER OF CAREL WAUTIER | A portrait of a gentleman, bust-length, with a white cravat

7 FOLLOWER OF CAREL WAUTIER | A portrait of a gentleman, bust-length, with a white cravat

CORNELIUS JOHNSON | A portrait of a lady, half-length, wearing an orange silk dress and a green silk shawl

8 CORNELIUS JOHNSON | A portrait of a lady, half-length, wearing an orange silk dress and a green silk shawl

ITALO-FLEMISH SCHOOL, 17TH CENTURY | A portrait of a gentleman standing beside a framed portrait of a lady, with his right hand on his hip and a letter and gloves resting on a table

9 ITALO-FLEMISH SCHOOL, 17TH CENTURY | A portrait of a gentleman standing beside a framed portrait of a lady, with his right hand on his hip and a letter and gloves resting on a table

JACOB DE HEUSCH | A capriccio harbour scene in a mediterranean bay

10 JACOB DE HEUSCH | A capriccio harbour scene in a mediterranean bay

ROMAN SCHOOL, 17TH CENTURY | A classical landscape with figures by ruins

11 ROMAN SCHOOL, 17TH CENTURY | A classical landscape with figures by ruins

ROMAN SCHOOL, 17TH CENTURY | Classical ruins with figures conversing in the foreground

12 ROMAN SCHOOL, 17TH CENTURY | Classical ruins with figures conversing in the foreground

ADAM PYNACKER | A landscape with cattle and figures in a woodland clearing

13 ADAM PYNACKER | A landscape with cattle and figures in a woodland clearing

PIETER MULIER, CALLED CAVALIERE TEMPESTA | Pan and Syrinx in a river landscape

14 PIETER MULIER, CALLED CAVALIERE TEMPESTA | Pan and Syrinx in a river landscape

NICOLAES PIETERSZ. BERCHEM | A rocky southern landscape with two peasant women and their flock and cattle halting near a stream

15 NICOLAES PIETERSZ. BERCHEM | A rocky southern landscape with two peasant women and their flock and cattle halting near a stream

KAREL DUJARDIN | A young shepherd asleep, surrounded by his sheepdog, his sheep and his cow

16 KAREL DUJARDIN | A young shepherd asleep, surrounded by his sheepdog, his sheep and his cow

GERRIT ADRIAENSZ. BERCKHEYDE | Cavaliers on horseback resting outside an inn with a courtyard beyond

17 GERRIT ADRIAENSZ. BERCKHEYDE | Cavaliers on horseback resting outside an inn with a courtyard beyond

GILLIS CLAESZ. DE HONDECOETER | Cows and sheep resting in a wooded landscape near farmhouses, a church tower in the distance

18 GILLIS CLAESZ. DE HONDECOETER | Cows and sheep resting in a wooded landscape near farmhouses, a church tower in the distance

GERRIT VAN VUCHT | A still life with smoking attributes such as pipes and a burner; and A still life with a wine glass and sliced herring on a plate

19 GERRIT VAN VUCHT | A still life with smoking attributes such as pipes and a burner; and A still life with a wine glass and sliced herring on a plate

ABRAHAM BISSCHOP | A sulphur-crested cockatoo, a red-crested cardinal and a white pheasant in a landscape with a fallen urn in the background

20 ABRAHAM BISSCHOP | A sulphur-crested cockatoo, a red-crested cardinal and a white pheasant in a landscape with a fallen urn in the background

JACOBUS BILTIUS | A trompe l'œil with a willow ptarmigan hanging from a nail

21 JACOBUS BILTIUS | A trompe l'œil with a willow ptarmigan hanging from a nail

 ADRIAEN PIETERSZ. VAN DE VENNE | Armoe soeckt list: Poverty leads to Cunning

22 ADRIAEN PIETERSZ. VAN DE VENNE | Armoe soeckt list: Poverty leads to Cunning

PIETER DE BLOOT | Beggars gathering outside a convent

23 PIETER DE BLOOT | Beggars gathering outside a convent

HARMEN HALS | A young peasant girl with a beer jug

24 HARMEN HALS | A young peasant girl with a beer jug

HENDRIK VAN MINDERHOUT | An aerial view of Ostend, with the Fort Saint Philippe and shipping on the Slijkens Sluice, and figures in the foreground 

25 HENDRIK VAN MINDERHOUT | An aerial view of Ostend, with the Fort Saint Philippe and shipping on the Slijkens Sluice, and figures in the foreground 

HERMAN VAN SWANEVELT| A landscape with figures among ancient ruins

26 HERMAN VAN SWANEVELT| A landscape with figures among ancient ruins

 ABRAHAM DANIELSZ. HONDIUS | An elegant party hunting heron; and An elegant hawking party at rest

27 ABRAHAM DANIELSZ. HONDIUS | An elegant party hunting heron; and An elegant hawking party at rest

DIRK STOOP | A landscape with sportsmen preparing for the hunt, together with their hounds and horses

28 DIRK STOOP | A landscape with sportsmen preparing for the hunt, together with their hounds and horses

FRANS DE HULST | A river landscape with fishermen and a church in the background 

29 FRANS DE HULST | A river landscape with fishermen and a church in the background 

DUTCH SCHOOL, LATE 17TH CENTURY | A landscape by night, with a castle by a lake and two rainbows arching over a distant town

30 DUTCH SCHOOL, LATE 17TH CENTURY | A landscape by night, with a castle by a lake and two rainbows arching over a distant town

LEONARD BRAMER | A moonlit landscape with drovers and their pack of mules

31 LEONARD BRAMER | A moonlit landscape with drovers and their pack of mules

JAN JANSZ. VAN BUESEM | A sorceress in a wood surrounded by devils

32 JAN JANSZ. VAN BUESEM | A sorceress in a wood surrounded by devils

GERARD VAN HONTHORST | A portrait of a gentleman, half-length, believed to be Sir Thomas Ogle, wearing a suit of armour, with a white collar and an orange sash

33 GERARD VAN HONTHORST | A portrait of a gentleman, half-length, believed to be Sir Thomas Ogle, wearing a suit of armour, with a white collar and an orange sash

PIETER NASON | A portrait of a gentleman, half-length, with a white collar and cuffs and holding a pair of gloves

34 PIETER NASON | A portrait of a gentleman, half-length, with a white collar and cuffs and holding a pair of gloves

JAN VAN HAENSBERGEN | A portrait of a young lady, half-length, in a rose pink dress with a pearl necklace

35 JAN VAN HAENSBERGEN | A portrait of a young lady, half-length, in a rose pink dress with a pearl necklace

CONSTANTIJN NETSCHER | A portrait of Maria Mancini (1639-1715), three-quarter length, wearing a gold embroidered dress and ermine cloak, seated before a curtain and a classical landscape

36 CONSTANTIJN NETSCHER | A portrait of Maria Mancini (1639-1715), three-quarter length, wearing a gold embroidered dress and ermine cloak, seated before a curtain and a classical landscape

JOSEPH PARROCEL  |  An equestrian portrait of Henri François de Foix de Candalle (1640-1714), in an extensive landscape, before a fortified castle, possibly Chateau de Vincennes

37 JOSEPH PARROCEL | An equestrian portrait of Henri François de Foix de Candalle (1640-1714), in an extensive landscape, before a fortified castle, possibly Chateau de Vincennes

FOLLOWER OF JEAN BAPTISTE VAN MOUR  |  Portrait of a janissary, standing before an encampment; and Portrait of a Turkish guard before an encampment

38 FOLLOWER OF JEAN BAPTISTE VAN MOUR | Portrait of a janissary, standing before an encampment; and Portrait of a Turkish guard before an encampment

NICOLAAS VERKOLJE | Hercules and Omphale

39 NICOLAAS VERKOLJE | Hercules and Omphale

CASPAR JACOB VAN OPSTAL THE YOUNGER | An Allegory of Time, Work and Idleness

40 CASPAR JACOB VAN OPSTAL THE YOUNGER | An Allegory of Time, Work and Idleness

JAN PEETER VERDUSSEN | A military encampment, depicting the Household Cavalry of the Duke of Savoy (1744-1745) with a standard bearer and horses by a tent

41 JAN PEETER VERDUSSEN | A military encampment, depicting the Household Cavalry of the Duke of Savoy (1744-1745) with a standard bearer and horses by a tent

WILLEM VAN SWAANENBURGH | A Rhineland capriccio with figures on horseback; and A Rhineland capriccio with a mother and child beside a fallen tree

42 WILLEM VAN SWAANENBURGH | A Rhineland capriccio with figures on horseback; and A Rhineland capriccio with a mother and child beside a fallen tree

ABRAHAM STORCK | A capriccio view of shipping in a Mediterranean harbour 

43 ABRAHAM STORCK | A capriccio view of shipping in a Mediterranean harbour 

MONOGRAMMIST F. D. | A vanitas still life with a skull resting on letters, and an hourglass, an onion and an apple on a stone ledge

44 MONOGRAMMIST F. D. | A vanitas still life with a skull resting on letters, and an hourglass, an onion and an apple on a stone ledge

CIRCLE OF JEAN-BAPTISTE MONNOYER | A still life of carnations, morning glory, a tulip and other flowers in a glass vase resting on a ledge

45 CIRCLE OF JEAN-BAPTISTE MONNOYER | A still life of carnations, morning glory, a tulip and other flowers in a glass vase resting on a ledge

TOBIAS STRANOVER | Two ruffs, a parakeet, a pheasant, a magpie and a pigeon on a stone wall in a park

46 TOBIAS STRANOVER | Two ruffs, a parakeet, a pheasant, a magpie and a pigeon on a stone wall in a park

TOBIAS STRANOVER | Peaches on a silver tazza with grapes, a pear, a melon and a bird on a marble ledge

47 TOBIAS STRANOVER | Peaches on a silver tazza with grapes, a pear, a melon and a bird on a marble ledge

PHILIPP FERDINAND DE HAMILTON | A wigeon; and A ruddy duck

48 PHILIPP FERDINAND DE HAMILTON | A wigeon; and A ruddy duck