Follower of Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer

Graham;
By whom (anonymously) sold, New York, Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., March 25, 1964, lot 22 (where acquired by the family of the present owner)

S.H. Paviére, Jean Baptiste Monnoyer 1634-1699, London 1966, p. 24, cat. no. 108, reproduced plate 23 (as by Monnoyer)

Relined. painting is clean and presentable as is. paint surface has been a bit pressed in the relining and there are scattered thinnesses noticeable in some of the flowers and leaves at far right side and others at left side. also some thinness in grapes in foreground. despite this, the composition still reads well and colors remain vibrant. under UV: varnish fluoresces unevenly. there are scattered retouches to the darks in background, mostly at right and left sides, around the leaves and flowers. most of the flowers themselves look okay with only a few tiny retouches. In a simple gilt wood frame with some minor loss to gilding.
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