Lot Essay
We are grateful to Mr. Fred Meijer of the RKD for confirming the attribution on the basis of photographs.
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A vanitas still life with a violin, a recorder, books, a scroll and music with a globe on a marble ledge
Details
Edwart Collier (Breda c. 1640-1708 London)
A vanitas still life with a violin, a recorder, books, a scroll and music with a globe on a marble ledge
signed 'COLLIER.' (lower centre, on the music)
oil on canvas
28¼ x 23 7/8 in. (71.1 x 60.6 cm.)
inscribed 'VANITAS' (centre left) and 'MUSICA LABORUM DULCE LEVAMEN' (on the book, centre right)
A vanitas still life with a violin, a recorder, books, a scroll and music with a globe on a marble ledge
signed 'COLLIER.' (lower centre, on the music)
oil on canvas
28¼ x 23 7/8 in. (71.1 x 60.6 cm.)
inscribed 'VANITAS' (centre left) and 'MUSICA LABORUM DULCE LEVAMEN' (on the book, centre right)
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, Chester, 24 April 1982, lot 127.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 11 March 1983, lot 101.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 11 March 1983, lot 101.
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