Lot Essay
We are grateful to Mr. Fred Meijer for confirming the attribution. He believes the picture to be datable to the late 1640s.
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A crab on a pewter dish, an oyster, a partly peeled lemon and a twist of pepper with an overturned beaker on a pewter platter, a roll and a knife on a pewter plate, a roemer, a salt, vine leaves, grapes and hazelnuts on a covered table
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Pieter Claesz. (Steinfurt 1597-1661 Haarlem)
A crab on a pewter dish, an oyster, a partly peeled lemon and a twist of pepper with an overturned beaker on a pewter platter, a roll and a knife on a pewter plate, a roemer, a salt, vine leaves, grapes and hazelnuts on a covered table
oil on panel
34.7/8 x 25¼ in. (88.6 x 64.2 cm.)
A crab on a pewter dish, an oyster, a partly peeled lemon and a twist of pepper with an overturned beaker on a pewter platter, a roll and a knife on a pewter plate, a roemer, a salt, vine leaves, grapes and hazelnuts on a covered table
oil on panel
34.7/8 x 25¼ in. (88.6 x 64.2 cm.)