Lot Essay
We are grateful to Fred Meijer of the RKD for confirming the attribution to Jan van Kessel I, on inspection of the original.
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Plums and hazelnuts on a tazza, with lemons, oranges and a pomegranate in a basket on a table, with a partly-peeled lemon and a pomegranate segment
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Jan van Kessel I (Amsterdam 1641-1680)
Plums and hazelnuts on a tazza, with lemons, oranges and a pomegranate in a basket on a table, with a partly-peeled lemon and a pomegranate segment
signed 'Jan Kessel. f.' (lower right)
oil on canvas
25½ x 17 3/8 in. (64.8 x 45.1 cm.)
Plums and hazelnuts on a tazza, with lemons, oranges and a pomegranate in a basket on a table, with a partly-peeled lemon and a pomegranate segment
signed 'Jan Kessel. f.' (lower right)
oil on canvas
25½ x 17 3/8 in. (64.8 x 45.1 cm.)
Provenance
Dr. James Simon; (+) Lepke, Berlin, 29 November 1932, lot 43, as Frans van Eykens.
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Please note that the attribution should read:
Jan van Kessel (Antwerp c. 1620-c. 1661 Amsterdam?)
Jan van Kessel (Antwerp c. 1620-c. 1661 Amsterdam?)