An ornamental silver ewer, a silver-gilt cup and cover and other flasks with fruit and flowers on a draped ledge
, an ornamental stone and gilt flask, a silver and mother-of-pearl flask, an ornamental gold jug, shells, a mother-of-pearl inlaid wooden box, a book, a vase of roses, bluebells and other flowers, oranges and a red velvet cloth on a stone ledge against a column, a wooded landscape beyond
Details
MEIFFREN CONTE (Marseilles c. 1630-1705) An ornamental silver ewer, a silver-gilt cup and cover and other flasks with fruit and flowers on a draped ledge
, an ornamental stone and gilt flask, a silver and mother-of-pearl flask, an ornamental gold jug, shells, a mother-of-pearl inlaid wooden box, a book, a vase of roses, bluebells and other flowers, oranges and a red velvet cloth on a stone ledge against a column, a wooded landscape beyond
oil on canvas
35.5/8 x 48 in. (90.5 x 121.9 cm.)
Literature
M. Far, Le Grand Sicle de la nature morte en France, le XVIIe sicle, Fribourg, 1974, p. 228, illustrated.
Lot Essay
We are grateful to Monsieur Fabrice Far for confirming the attribution, having examined the picture.