Ambrosius Bosschaert the Younger, 1609 - 1645, Fruit still life with mussels and insects
Lot 562. Ambrosius Bosschaert the Younger, 1609 - 1645, Fruit still life with mussels and insects. Oil on panel. 37.5 x 49.5 cm. Monogrammed in ligature “AB” and dated “fecit 163(0)”. Estimate € 300,000 - 500,000. Courtesy Hampel.
In black ripple molding frame under glass.
Dr Fred Meijer confirms the authenticity of this painting and emphasizes its excellence in the oeuvre of Ambrosius Bosschaert the Younger.
Provenance: Private collection, Germany.
Private collection, Switzerland.
Notes: As Bol records in The Bosschaert Dynasty, 32 works are known by Ambrosius the Younger (LJ Bol, The Bosschaert Dynasty, Leigh-on -Sea 1960, pp. 44-48), of which the earliest painting is dated 1616 and the last is dated 1643.
Comparative examples: A comparable composition dated 1631 with the same monogram was sold at Christie's, London on 12 November 1992 with lot 67.
Hampel Fine Art Auctions GmbH & Co. KG. Gemälde Alte Meister Teil I, 25 Sep 2019