Lot Essay
The attribution has been kindly confirmed by Fred Meyer, in a letter dated 5 December 2000, judging from a transparency. He dates it to circa 1680.
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A peeled lemon, oranges, grapes on a pewter plate, and a Façon-de-Venice wineglass on a draped table
Details
Cornelis de Heem (1631-1695)
A peeled lemon, oranges, grapes on a pewter plate, and a Façon-de-Venice wineglass on a draped table
oil on canvas
27.7 x 37.8 cm
A peeled lemon, oranges, grapes on a pewter plate, and a Façon-de-Venice wineglass on a draped table
oil on canvas
27.7 x 37.8 cm
Provenance
Henry Bartlett King, County Waterford, 1868;
thence by descent until Anon.Sale, Phillips London, 18 April 1989, lot 61, ill.
with J.van Haeften, London, 1989 (as J.P.Gillemans).
with Schreuder, 1990.
thence by descent until Anon.Sale, Phillips London, 18 April 1989, lot 61, ill.
with J.van Haeften, London, 1989 (as J.P.Gillemans).
with Schreuder, 1990.
Exhibited
Maastricht, The European Fine Art Fair, 1990.
Special notice
Christie's charge a buyer's premium of 20.825% of the hammer price for lots with values up to NLG 200,000. If the hammer price exceeds the NLG 200,000 then the premium is calculated at 20.825% of the first NLG 200,000 plus 11.9% of any amount in excess of NLG 200,000.