Lot Description

Johannes Bouman (Strassbourg 1601-1658 Utrecht)
Pears in a wicker basket, red and white plums in a porcelain bowl together with cherries, wild strawberries, red, white and blackcurrants and peas in a pod on a wooden ledge
signed with initials and dated 'J.B: Fe A 1636.' (lower right)
oil on panel
65 x 106.5 cm.

Special Notice

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Provenance

In the family of the present owners since circa 1800.