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Bartholomeus van Bassen (The Hague ? c. 1590-1652 The Hague) and Esaias van de Velde (Amsterdam 1587-1630 The Hague)

An interior of a palace with figures conversing

Details

Bartholomeus van Bassen (The Hague ? c. 1590-1652 The Hague) and Esaias van de Velde (Amsterdam 1587-1630 The Hague)
An interior of a palace with figures conversing
signed and dated 'Bassen 1625' (lower left)
oil on panel
34.8 x 50.3 cm.
with two collector's wax seals on the reverse

Provenance

De Fursac; Gallerie Fievez, Brussels, 14 December 1923, lot 7.

Special notice

Christie’s charges a premium to the buyer on the Hammer Price of each lot sold at the following rates: 29.75% of the Hammer Price of each lot up to and including €20,000, plus 23.8% of the Hammer Price between €20,001 and €800.000, plus 14.28% of any amount in excess of €800.000. Buyer’s premium is calculated on the basis of each lot individually.

Lot Essay

We are grateful to Mr. Axel Rüger for confirming the attribution to Bartholomeus van Bassen after inspection of the original (verbal communication, 25 August 2008). The picture will be included in his forthcoming monograph on the artist.

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