Carnations, marigolds, grapes and peaches on a marble ledge with a butterfly and a snail

Details

H. Berninck, active Amsterdam, Late 18th Century
Carnations, marigolds, grapes and peaches on a marble ledge with a butterfly and a snail
signed 'HBerninck F'
black chalk, pen and brown ink, watercolour, pen and brown ink framing lines
9¼ x 8½ in. (235 x 215 mm.)

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Lot Essay

Another watercolour of flowers by Berninck was sold at Christie's, Amsterdam, 3 November 2004, lot 156. For further information on the artist see N. Holsteyn and W. Rappard, Dictionaire van Belgische en Hollandse Bloemen Schilders geboren tussen 1750 en 1880, Knokke and Zoute, 1995, p. 199.

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