Master Paintings & Sculpture Part I

Master Paintings & Sculpture Part I

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Property of a Distinguished New York Collection

Balthasar van der Ast

Still Life of Fruit in a Basket with Flowers and Shells Resting on a Table

Auction Closed

February 1, 04:16 PM GMT

Estimate

150,000 - 250,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Property of a Distinguished New York Collector

Balthasar van der Ast

Middelburg 1593 or 1594 - 1657 Delft

Still Life of Fruit in a Basket with Flowers and Shells Resting on a Table


oil on panel

panel: 15 by 19 ¼ in.; 38.1 by 48.9 cm.

framed: 22 ½ by 26 in.; 57.2 by 66 cm.

Please refer to the online catalogue for updated information on provenance and publication history.

With Douwes Brothers, Amsterdam, by 1976;

With Richard Green, London, 1977;

Anonymous sale, Vienna, Dorotheum, 13 November 1979, lot 3;

Private collection, England;

Anonymous sale ("The Property of a Gentleman"), London, Christie’s, 10 April 1981, lot 62;

Anonymous sale, New York, Christie’s, 18 June 1982, lot 78;

Where acquired by J. Gismondi, Paris, and until at least 1984;

Anonymous sale, New York, Sotheby’s, 30 January 1997, lot 193A;

Where acquired by the present collector.

E. Schrijver, "Antiekbeurs in Delft," in Weltkunst 46, no. 19 (1 October 1976), pp. 1734-1735, reproduced.