Sale 2535
New York
|
26 January 2012
Price realised
USD 6,875
Estimate
Pieter Withoos (Amersfoort 1654-1693 Amsterdam) Study of a tulip signed and dated 'PWithoos.fe:1683.' pen and grey ink, watercolor, watermark Arms of Amsterdam 12 5/8 in. x 8 1/8 in. (31.9 x 20.6 cm.)
Provenance
with Haboldt & Co., New York, where acquired by the present owner.
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