Lot Essay
Fred G. Meijer of the Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische, believes, on the basis of photographs, that the present painting is by Cornelius Mahu.
A Banketje: A Roemer on a gilt Stand, a Stoneware Flagon, a Salt, a Faon-de-Venise, Oysters and Hazelnuts on pewter Plates with a Walnut and a Knife on a partially draped Ledge
Details
Gerrit Willemsz. Heda* (c.1620-1702)
A Banketje: A Roemer on a gilt Stand, a Stoneware Flagon, a Salt, a Faon-de-Venise, Oysters and Hazelnuts on pewter Plates with a Walnut and a Knife on a partially draped Ledge
dated and signed '1638./HEDA' and dated on the knife '1638'
oil on panel inset into panel
19 x 25in. (48.3 x 63.5cm.)
A Banketje: A Roemer on a gilt Stand, a Stoneware Flagon, a Salt, a Faon-de-Venise, Oysters and Hazelnuts on pewter Plates with a Walnut and a Knife on a partially draped Ledge
dated and signed '1638./HEDA' and dated on the knife '1638'
oil on panel inset into panel
19 x 25in. (48.3 x 63.5cm.)
Provenance
Kurt Schmitt, and by descent to Paul Schmitt, Thun, Germany.
with Newhouse Galleries, New York, from whom purchased by the family of the present owners in 1970.
with Newhouse Galleries, New York, from whom purchased by the family of the present owners in 1970.