Lot Essay
Dr. Fred G. Meijer, to whom we are grateful, has proposed a dating to the 1670s on the basis of photographs.
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A melon, peaches, grapes, medlars, sunflowers, roses, peonies and other flowers with butterflies and other insects on a stone ledge
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CORNELIS DE HEEM (1631-1695)
A melon, peaches, grapes, medlars, sunflowers, roses, peonies and other flowers with butterflies and other insects on a stone ledge
signed 'C DE. HEEM.' (lower centre, on the ledge)
oil on canvas
20 1/8 x 25 3/8 in. (51 x 64.5 cm.)
A melon, peaches, grapes, medlars, sunflowers, roses, peonies and other flowers with butterflies and other insects on a stone ledge
signed 'C DE. HEEM.' (lower centre, on the ledge)
oil on canvas
20 1/8 x 25 3/8 in. (51 x 64.5 cm.)
Provenance
with Richard Green, London, 1983, where purchased.
Special notice
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
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Amelia Walker
Director, Specialist Head of Private & Iconic Collections
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Dr. Fred G. Meijer, to whom we are grateful, has proposed a dating to the 1670s on the basis of photographs.