Lot Essay
The signed pendant of the present lot, An old woman drinking from a wine glass, oil on canvas, 76 x 62.5 cm., was sold with Sotheby's, London, 12 December 2002, lot 33.
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The Smoker
Details
Petrus Staverenus (active in The Hague 1634-1654)
The Smoker
indistinctly signed 'P...' (lower left)
oil on canvas
76 x 61.1 cm.
The Smoker
indistinctly signed 'P...' (lower left)
oil on canvas
76 x 61.1 cm.
Provenance
with D. Katz, Dieren, circa 1930, with its pendant, as Judith Leyster.
Anonymous sale; Frederik Muller, Amsterdam, 1962, with its pendant, as Jan Miense Molenaer.
with A. van der Meer, Amsterdam, 1963.
Anonymous sale; Frederik Muller, Amsterdam, 1962, with its pendant, as Jan Miense Molenaer.
with A. van der Meer, Amsterdam, 1963.
Special notice
Christie's charge a premium to the buyer on the final bid price of each lot sold at the following rates: 23.8% of the final bid price of each lot sold up to and including €150,000 and 14.28% of any amount in excess of €150,000. Buyers' premium is calculated on the basis of each lot individually.