Old Master & 19th Century Paintings Day Auction, Part II
Old Master & 19th Century Paintings Day Auction, Part II
The Property of a Gentleman
Jan Baptist Bosschaert
Carnations, peonies, tulips, morning glory and other flowers in a sculpted urn on a stone ledge
No reserve
Lot Closed
July 7, 12:40 PM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
The Property of a Gentleman
Jan Baptist Bosschaert
Antwerp 1667–1746
Carnations, peonies, tulips, morning glory and other flowers in a sculpted urn on a stone ledge
signed lower right: J:Bosschaert: f
oil on canvas
unframed: 103.7 x 84.2 cm.; 40⅞ x 33⅛ in.
framed: 118.5 x 98.2 cm.; 46⅝ x 38⅝ in.
With Agnew's, London, 1955–1962;
With Leicester Galleries, London, until 1972;
Anonymous sale, London, Christie's, 17 November 1972, lot 24, for 2000 guineas to Clark;
Anonymous sale, Dublin, Blackrock, 30 September 1991;
Anonymous sale, London, Christie's South Kensington, 20 February 1997, lot 220;
Where acquired by the present owner.
P. Mitchell, European Flower Painters, London 1973, pp. 59–60, reproduced fig. 78.