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N. van Berchem, 1641
A Vanitas: a skull, flowers in a vase, a knife case, a pen in an ink pot, an hour-glass and a candle in a flat candlestick with a book, a sun-dial and a manuscript on a stone ledge
signed (strengthened) and dated (strengthened) lower right N v Berchem f 1641, and inscribed with various mottos, oil on panel
43 x 66 cm
A Vanitas: a skull, flowers in a vase, a knife case, a pen in an ink pot, an hour-glass and a candle in a flat candlestick with a book, a sun-dial and a manuscript on a stone ledge
signed (strengthened) and dated (strengthened) lower right N v Berchem f 1641, and inscribed with various mottos, oil on panel
43 x 66 cm
Provenance
Anon. Sale, Notarishuis (Rotterdam ?), 15 March 1915 (fl. 33) where purchased by A. van Stolk Czn., Rotterdam, grandfather of the present owner