A Vanitas with a globe, a manuscript, the head and foot of classical sculptures, a gilt cup and cover, a skull, a violin and shells on a draped table by a curtain

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Circle of David Bailly (Leiden 1584-1657)
A Vanitas with a globe, a manuscript, the head and foot of classical sculptures, a gilt cup and cover, a skull, a violin and shells on a draped table by a curtain
indistinctly signed '... f:' (upper left)
oil on panel
74.2 x 105.4 cm.

Provenance

Anonymous sale; Christie's, Amsterdam, 6 May 1998, lot 124, where purchased by the present owner.

Special notice

'' ! '' Lots Imported from outside the EU. The buyer's premium is 48.75% incl. VAT over the first €20,000, plus 42.8% incl. VAT of the hammer price between €20,001 and €800.000, plus 33.28% incl. VAT of any amount in excess of 800.000.

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Lot Essay

The shells have been kindly identified by R.G. Moolenbeek of the Zoölogisch Museum, Amsterdam:
1. Dimidiate Augur Terebra dimidiata
2. West Indian fighting conch Strombus pugilis
3. West Indian top Cittarium pica
4. Landsnail from West Africa Achatina spec.
5. Tigre cowrie Cypraea tigris
6. Orange spider conch Lambis crocata
7. Turbo spec., artificially treated
8. Landsnail from West Africa Achatina spec.
9. Flame helmet Cassis flammea
10. Pink conch Strombus gigas

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