Lot 179
179
THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR
Jan van Kessel II* (1654-1708)

Details
Jan van Kessel II* (1654-1708)

An Allegory of Fire: a Bellarmine jug, an upturned gold Chalice and cover, a waanli kraak porselein bowl, a Beaker and cover on a silver paten, a brazier and a taper on a stone ledge before a burning house; one of the Four Elements

signed 'J v. kessel. f.'--oil on panel
10 7/8 x 14¾in. (27.7 x 37.5cm.)

Lot Essay

An unsigned version of the present composition, comprising one of The Four Elements was sold at Christie's, London, April 11, 1986, lot 5. In that set, Earth and Water were signed and dated 1656 by Joris van Son; Air was signed with the initials of Cornelis Lelienbergh.