A 'Roemer' of white wine, a plate with a crab, a porcelain vase and bowl with fruit, bowls with berries and a partially pealed lemon

Details

Monogrammist JHV (active in Holland c. 1650-75)
A 'Roemer' of white wine, a plate with a crab, a porcelain vase and bowl with fruit, bowls with berries and a partially pealed lemon
oil on panel
58 x 82.4 cm.

Provenance

In the family of the present owners since the 1950s.

Special notice

Christie’s charges a premium to the buyer on the Hammer Price of each lot sold at the following rates: 29.75% of the Hammer Price of each lot up to and including €20,000, plus 23.8% of the Hammer Price between €20,001 and €800.000, plus 14.28% of any amount in excess of €800.000. Buyer’s premium is calculated on the basis of each lot individually.

Lot Essay

We are grateful to Mr Fred Meijer of the RKD for confirming the attribution to the artist after inspection of the original (verbal communication, 26 August 2008). He compares the present lot to the picture in the Museum Bredius, The Hague, dated 1664 (no. 77-1946).

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