Follower of Gaspar Peeter Verbruggen the Elder

Bouquets of roses, peonies, tulips, iris, ranunculus and other flowers surrounding a carved stone cartouche with the bust of Ceres; and bouquets of roses, peonies, tulips, iris, ranunculus and other flowers surrounding a carved stone cartouche with the bust of Diana

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July 4, 10:01 AM GMT

Estimate

6,000 - 8,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Property from a Private Collection

Follower of Gaspar Peeter Verbruggen the Elder

each bearing signature lower left: J VerBruggen

a pair, both oil on canvas

unframed: each respectively 119 x 83.6 cm.; 46⅞ x 32⅞ in. and 119.5 x 82.2 cm.; 47 x 32⅜ in.

framed: each respectively 136 x 103 cm.; 53½ x 40½ in. and 136 x 102.5 cm.; 53½ x 40⅜ in.

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Mrs P. O. Cressweller, Toronto, Canada;

By whom sold ('The Property of Mrs. P. O. Cressweller, Toronto, Canada'), New York, Sotheby's, 30 May 1979, lot 213 (as Gaspar Pieter Verbrugghen the Younger);

In the collection of the grandfather of the present owner by December 1980;

Thence by inheritance to the present owner.

An attribution to Gaspar Peeter Verbruggen the Elder (1635–1681) was suggested in September 1979 by Dr. Walter Bernt.¹

¹ A copy of this expertise is available upon request.