Hendrick van Streeck

Anonymous sale, Paris, Ader Picard Tajan, 27 June 1989, lot 18;

Where acquired by Paul Yeou Chichong, Tahiti;

By whom sold ("By Land and By Sea, The Collection of Paul Yeou Chichong"), New York, Sotheby's, 21 October 2022, lot 29;

Where acquired by the present owner.

An assortment of citrus fruits are arranged within a white-and-blue porcelain Wanli bowl, which sits on a wooden table, together with a wine beaker, a paring knife, and an orange segment. All of the objects and edibles would have been imported from abroad, underscoring the imperial reach of the Dutch Empire and the luxurious domestic lifestyle that its mercantile imperialism facilitated. 

Since it last appeared at auction the work was cleaned, revealing a signature at lower center.