Lot Essay
We are grateful to Guus van den Hout for confirming the attribution after inspection of the original (verbal communication, 15 March 2006).
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Putti admiring a bas-relief in a garden
Details
Jacob de Wit (Amsterdam 1695-1754)
Putti admiring a bas-relief in a garden
signed and dated 'JD.wit 1743 ..' (JD linked, upper right)
oil on canvas
149.5 x 67.5 cm.
Putti admiring a bas-relief in a garden
signed and dated 'JD.wit 1743 ..' (JD linked, upper right)
oil on canvas
149.5 x 67.5 cm.
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, Amsterdam, 7 September 1983, lot 368, as De Wit, where purchased by the present owners.
Special notice
Christie's charge a premium to the buyer on the final bid price of each lot sold at the following rates: 23.8% of the final bid price of each lot sold up to and including €150,000 and 14.28% of any amount in excess of €150,000. Buyers' premium is calculated on the basis of each lot individually.