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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION
BALTHASAR VAN DER AST (MIDDELBURG 1593⁄4-1657 DELFT)
Irises, roses, fritillaries and forget-me-nots in a Wanli vase with two shells and a beetle on a ledge
Details
BALTHASAR VAN DER AST (MIDDELBURG 1593⁄4-1657 DELFT)
Irises, roses, fritillaries and forget-me-nots in a Wanli vase with two shells and a beetle on a ledge
signed and dated '·B·vander·Ast·1622·' (lower right, on the ledge, strengthened)
oil on copper
9 3⁄8 x 6 7⁄8 in. (23.6 x 17.4 cm.)
Irises, roses, fritillaries and forget-me-nots in a Wanli vase with two shells and a beetle on a ledge
signed and dated '·B·vander·Ast·1622·' (lower right, on the ledge, strengthened)
oil on copper
9 3⁄8 x 6 7⁄8 in. (23.6 x 17.4 cm.)
Provenance
with Leonard Koetser, London, 1957.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 12 December 1980, lot 27.
with Galerie De Jonckheere, Paris and Brussels, by 1981, where acquired by the present owner in circa 1987.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 12 December 1980, lot 27.
with Galerie De Jonckheere, Paris and Brussels, by 1981, where acquired by the present owner in circa 1987.
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Maja Markovic
Director, Head of Evening Sale