Lot Essay
The flowers have been kindly identified by Dr. S. Segal:
1. Provins Rose Rosa x provincialis
2. Stock Matthiola incana alba
3. Poppy Anemone Anemone coronaria violacea
4. Auricula geranium x pubescens
5. Bloody Cranesbill ? Geranium sanguineum
6. White Rose Rosa x alba duplex
7. Tulip Tulipa chrysantha x praecox
8. Hyacinth Hyacinthus orientalis
9. Meadow Cranesbill Geranium pratense bicolor
10.Primrose Primula vulgaris
The attribution is based on comparison with the picture sold at Christie's London, 15 April 1992, lot 137, with ill., and with the picture in the Dordrecht Museum (Nederlandse Stillevens uit de 17e eeuw, exh. cat., Dordrecht, 1962, no38, fig. 65).
1. Provins Rose Rosa x provincialis
2. Stock Matthiola incana alba
3. Poppy Anemone Anemone coronaria violacea
4. Auricula geranium x pubescens
5. Bloody Cranesbill ? Geranium sanguineum
6. White Rose Rosa x alba duplex
7. Tulip Tulipa chrysantha x praecox
8. Hyacinth Hyacinthus orientalis
9. Meadow Cranesbill Geranium pratense bicolor
10.Primrose Primula vulgaris
The attribution is based on comparison with the picture sold at Christie's London, 15 April 1992, lot 137, with ill., and with the picture in the Dordrecht Museum (Nederlandse Stillevens uit de 17e eeuw, exh. cat., Dordrecht, 1962, n