Lot Essay
Mr. Fred Meijer dates the present pictures to shortly before 1610.
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THE PROPERTY OF A LADY OF TITLE
Osias Beert I (c. 1580-1624)
Details
Osias Beert I (c. 1580-1624)
A Duck on a pewter Plate, Hazelnuts and Almonds and Raisins in Wanli kraak porselein Bowls; a Roemer and a Knife on a pewter Plate, a Wineglass, a Bread Roll and an Orange on a candlelit Table; and Oysters on a pewter Plate, Olives and Gooseberries in pewter
Dishes, Almonds and Raisons in a Wanli kraak porselein Bowl, Sweetmeats on a Tazza, a Jug, Bread and a Knife on a Table
the first signed with monogram 'OBF' (on the knife)
oil on panel
20 1/8 x 26 5/8in. (51 x 67.6cm.)
and 19 7/8 x 25 3/8in. (50.6 x 64.4cm.) a pair (2)
A Duck on a pewter Plate, Hazelnuts and Almonds and Raisins in Wanli kraak porselein Bowls; a Roemer and a Knife on a pewter Plate, a Wineglass, a Bread Roll and an Orange on a candlelit Table; and Oysters on a pewter Plate, Olives and Gooseberries in pewter
Dishes, Almonds and Raisons in a Wanli kraak porselein Bowl, Sweetmeats on a Tazza, a Jug, Bread and a Knife on a Table
the first signed with monogram 'OBF' (on the knife)
oil on panel
20 1/8 x 26 5/8in. (51 x 67.6cm.)
and 19 7/8 x 25 3/8in. (50.6 x 64.4cm.) a pair (2)
Literature
E. Greindl, Les Peintres Flamands de Nature Morte au XVII Siècle, Sterrebeek, 1983, pp. 182 and 336, nos. 23 and 24, pls. 16 and 17, without reference to the monogram.