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A vanitas still life of a candle, a vase of flowers, a skull, a roemer, a crab, a shrimp and a hazelnut on a platter, with an open book of music, a letter with a seal, grapes and plums on a partially draped table
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Theodor Smits (c. 1635 (?)-c. 1707 (?) )
A vanitas still life of a candle, a vase of flowers, a skull, a roemer, a crab, a shrimp and a hazelnut on a platter, with an open book of music, a letter with a seal, grapes and plums on a partially draped table
signed with monogram 'T.S.' (lower left, on the table)
oil on canvas, unframed
19¼ x 15¾ in. (49 x 40 cm.)
A vanitas still life of a candle, a vase of flowers, a skull, a roemer, a crab, a shrimp and a hazelnut on a platter, with an open book of music, a letter with a seal, grapes and plums on a partially draped table
signed with monogram 'T.S.' (lower left, on the table)
oil on canvas, unframed
19¼ x 15¾ in. (49 x 40 cm.)
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