Lot Essay
Mr. Fred Meijer of the RKD, The Hague, has suggested that the artist may have been active in Mechelen.
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A peasant selling ham, onions and poultry at a market
Details
Circle of Floris van Schooten (? c. 1585-after 1655 Haarlem)
A peasant selling ham, onions and poultry at a market
signed with indistinct monogram and dated 'ASE 1617' (ASE linked, lower left)
oil on canvas
105.9 x 84.2 cm.
A peasant selling ham, onions and poultry at a market
signed with indistinct monogram and dated 'ASE 1617' (ASE linked, lower left)
oil on canvas
105.9 x 84.2 cm.
Provenance
Acquired by the grandparents of the present owners.
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