Old Master & 19th Century Paintings Day Auction
Old Master & 19th Century Paintings Day Auction
Property from a Private Collection, Sold Without Reserve
Johann Falch
A forest floor still life, with flowers, mushrooms, butterflies, a snake, a lizard, a snail and a grasshopper
No reserve
Session begins in
December 5, 10:00 AM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
Bid
3,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from a Private Collection, Sold Without Reserve
Johann Falch
Augsburg 1687–1727
A forest floor still life, with flowers, mushrooms, butterflies, a snake, a lizard, a snail and a grasshopper
oil on canvas
unframed: 40.2 x 29 cm.; 15⅞ x 11⅜ in.
framed: 61.2 x 50 cm.; 24⅛ x 19¾ in.
In the collection of the present owner's great-grandfather;
Thence by descent.
We are grateful to Dr Fred G. Meijer for proposing the attribution Johann Falch on the basis of digital images. He compares the canvas to a pair of signed works sold in 2017 form a Swiss private collection for £43,750.1
1 A pair, each oil on panel; 36.1 x 26.1 cm.; anonymous sale ('Property from a Distinguished Swiss Private Collection'), London, Christie's, 8 December 2017, lot 128, for £43,750.
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