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Balthasar van der Ast (1593-1657)
The buyer's premium is 28.125% of the hammer price… Read more The property of the late Samuel John Count van Limburg Stirum
Balthasar van der Ast (1593-1657)

Fruit and shells, with butterflies, a dragonfly, a lizard, a snail and a fly on a stone ledge

Details
Balthasar van der Ast (1593-1657)
Fruit and shells, with butterflies, a dragonfly, a lizard, a snail and a fly on a stone ledge
with remnants of a signature Ast lower centre
oil on panel
35.8 x 48.4 cm
Provenance
Loudon Collection, The Hague, circa 1930.
with P.de Boer, Amsterdam, 1954.
Literature
L.J.Bol, The Bosschaert Dynasty, 1980, p.81, no.90.
Special notice
The buyer's premium is 28.125% of the hammer price up to value of NLG 200,000 plus 19.2% of any amount in excess of NLG 200,000

Lot Essay

The shells are to be identified from left to right: Subulate Augur (Terebra subulata), Marble Cone (Conus marmoreus), True Harp (Harpa harpa), Hawk-wing Conch (Strombus raninus).

We are grateful to R.G.Moolenbeek, of the faculty of Malacology of the University of Amsterdam for identifying the shells.

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