Jan van Os

Mrs. W. Tegelberg, Holland, by whom acquired in Paris in 1923;
Her deceased sale (The Property of the Late Mrs. W. Tegel-Berg-Hooft, Baarn), Amsterdam, Christie's, 28 November 1989, lot 197;
With Johnny van Haeften, London, by 1992;
From whom acquired by the present owners in 1996.

Amsterdam, Museum Willet-Holthuysen, Boeket in Willet, 29 May - 9 August 1970, no. 21;
Greenwich, Connecticut, Bruce Museum of Arts and Science, Old Master Paintings from the Hascoe Collection, 2 April - 29 May 2005, no. 19 a.

P. Mitchell, Jan van Os:  1744-1808, Leigh-on-Sea 1968, p. 24, no. 34, reproduced pl. 34;
Johnny van Haeften, Dutch and Flemish Old Master Paintings, London 1992, no. 25 (one of a pair), reproduced, with an entry by Peter Mitchell and a diagram identifying all of the flowers depicted by Dr. Sam Segal;
P. Sutton, Old Master Paintings from the Hascoe Collection (exh. cat. Bruce Museum), Greenwich 2005, p. 46, no. 19 a, reproduced. 

The following condition report has been provided by Simon Parkes of Simon Parkes Art Conservation, Inc. 502 East 74th St. New York, NY 212-734-3920, simonparkes@msn.com , an independent restorer who is not an employee of Sotheby's. This painting has been quite recently restored and should likely be hung as is. The canvas has an older lining which is stabilizing the paint layer well. There are no retouches visible under ultraviolet light and while it is possible that there are retouches somewhere to the painting, it seems highly unlikely and none are identifiable. The only sign of age having any affect on the picture is the discoloration a one rose to the right of the lower butterfly.
"This lot is offered for sale subject to Sotheby's Conditions of Business, which are available on request and printed in Sotheby's sale catalogues. The independent reports contained in this document are provided for prospective bidders' information only and without warranty by Sotheby's or the Seller."

See cataloguing for the previous lot.