Still Life

PARIS.- Still life with a basket of fruit, seashells and a lizard by the German master Jacob Marrel leads The Classics sale at Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr in Paris on Wednesday 19 April 2023. It is estimated at €30,000-50,000. Lot 52. Jacob Marrel (Frankenthal 1614-1681 Frankfurt-am-Main), Still life with a basket of fruit, seashells and a lizard, signed with monogram 'JM* f' (lower right, possibly strengthened), oil on panel, 74 x 49cm (29 1/8 x 19... [Lire la suite]

Cornelis de Heem, A Still Life of Fruit with a Melon, Grapes and Celery together with Oranges and Peaches, an Artichoke, Walnuts and Corn on a Ledge with Butterflies and Snails, a Stone Grotto and a Landscape beyond, Antwerp, c. 1657. Oil on canvas, 64.4 x 78 cm (25.4 x 30.7 in.). Signed 'C. DE. HEEM. f.'. Courtesy RAFAEL VALLS LIMITED at TEFAF Maastrich 2023 Provenance: Probably Mr J. Kneppelhout (1814–1885), Hemelsche Berg, Oosterbeek;Probably by descent to the grandparents of the present owner in... [Lire la suite]

Jacob Van Walscapelle (1644-1727), A Still Life of Fruit on a Stone Ledge. Oil on canvas, 46.5 x 61 cm (18.3 x 24 in.). Signed lower right: “Jacob.Walscapel./ Fecit”. Courtesy BIJL-VAN URK MASTERPAINTINGS at TEFAF Maastrich Provenance: With Frost and Reed, LondonWith Richard Green, London, 1970Private collection, AustriaSale Vienna (Im Kinsky), 26 November 2015, lot 1311With Bijl-Van Urk, Alkmaar, acquired at the abovePrivate collection, Netherlands, acquired from the above.

Lot 29. Nicolaes van Verendael (Antwerp 1640 - 1691), Still life of roses, tulips, Spanish jasmine, morning glories, carnations and other flowers in a glass vase on a ledge, signed lower right: n.v.verendael f, oil on canvas, 39 x 27.8 cm. Lot sold: 100,800 GBP (Estimate: 100,000 - 150,000 GBP). © 2022 Sotheby's.  Property from the Grasset Collection. Provenance: Anonymous sale, Amsterdam, Frederik Muller & Co., 19 June 1913, lot 21 (as School of Jan... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 27. Jan van Kessel (Antwerp 1626 - 1679), Still life of tulips, roses, poppy anemones and an iris in a glass vase, signed lower right: J: V. kessel. fecit., oil on panel (including vertical additions of 2 cm. on the left and right margins), 52 x 36 cm. Lot sold: 453,600 GBP (Estimate: 120,000 - 180,000 GBP). © 2022 Sotheby's.  Property from the Grasset Collection. Provenance: With Gebr. Douwes, Amsterdam, 1955;With A. Staal, Amsterdam;Dr.... [Lire la suite]

 Lot 27. Juan van der Hamen y León (Antwerp 1582 - 1647), Still life with a basket of fruit with two plates of fruit and birds, all on a stone ledge, signed and dated lower left: Juo Vander hamen fat./ .1622 a.os, oil on canvas, 57.6 x 100.3 cm. Lot sold: 277,200 GBP (Estimate: 300,000 - 500,000 GBP). © 2022 Sotheby's.  Property from the Grasset Collection. Provenance: Anonymous sale ('The Property of a Gentleman'), London, Sotheby's, 13 December 1978,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 26. Jacob van Hulsdonck (Antwerp 1582 - 1647), Still life with a bunch of grapes and a peeled lemon on a ledge, signed lower left: IVHVLSDONCK·FE· (IVH in ligature), oil on oak panel, 26.9 x 39.2 cm.; 10⅝ x 15½ in. (including a horizontal strip of approx. 0.5 cm. on the lower margin). Lot sold: 100,800 GBP (Estimate: 60,000 - 80,000 GBP). © 2022 Sotheby's.  Property from the Grasset Collection. Provenance: With Galerie Arnot, Vienna, inv. no.... [Lire la suite]

Lot 16. Peter Binoit (Cologne circa 1590 - 1632 Hanau), Still life of a citron, grapes, an apple and other fruits in a porcelain bowl with a sparrow, with plums and apricots in a gilt tazza and a sliced lemon, olives and capers on a salver, with hazelnuts, flowers and a quail, all upon a ledge, oil on beechwood panel, 46.3 x 65.9 cm.; 18¼ x 26 in. Lot sold: 50,400 GBP (Estimate: 60,000 - 80,000 GBP). © 2022 Sotheby's.  Property from the Grasset Collection. Provenance: Private... [Lire la suite]

Lot 145. Hendrick van Streeck (Amsterdam 1659 - 1720), Still life with a quince, orange and other fruit on a partly draped ledge with Chinese porcelain and a glass of wine, signed upper left: H. v Streeck / F., oil on canvas; unframed: 40.3 x 33.2 cm.; 15⅞ x 13 in.; framed: 60.5 x 53 cm.; 23⅞ x 20⅞ in. Lot sold: 22,680 GBP (Estimate: 10,000 - 15,000 GBP). © Sotheby's 2022 Provenance: With Gebr. Douwes, Amsterdam, by whom sold in... [Lire la suite]

Lot 13. Netherlandish school, circa 1615-1625, Still life of an illuminated manuscript, oil on panel, 27¾ by 25¾ in.; 70.5 by 65.5 cm. Estimate: 700,000 - 900,000 USD. © Sotheby's. Provenance: Private collection, France, since the late 19th century until recently acquired. Note: Against a stark black background, a monumentally scaled illuminated manuscript is the sole subject matter of this fascinating panel painting. The manuscript is staged in a captured moment in which its pages open to reveal its... [Lire la suite]