Lot Essay
We are grateful to Dr. Fred G. Meijer for proposing the attribution on the basis of photographs (written communication, 25 March 2024).
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Property from a Mid-Atlantic Collection
JACOBUS MELCHIOR VAN HERCK (ACTIVE ANTWERP 1698-1735)
Flowers in a clay urn on a ledge
Details
JACOBUS MELCHIOR VAN HERCK (ACTIVE ANTWERP 1698-1735)
Flowers in a clay urn on a ledge
with signature 'Huysum J.' (lower right)
oil on canvas
27 ¾ x 30 in. (70.5 x 76 cm.)
Flowers in a clay urn on a ledge
with signature 'Huysum J.' (lower right)
oil on canvas
27 ¾ x 30 in. (70.5 x 76 cm.)
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby’s New York, 5 April 1990, lot 312, as 'Gaspar Pieter Verbruggen II', where acquired by the present owner.
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