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Jan Baptist van Fornenburgh
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Jan Baptist van Fornenburgh
- A still life with flowers in a glass roemer, on a ledge with fallen petals
- signed lower right: yan. : batt.a f.
- oil on copper
Provenance
Private collection, France;
With Richard Green, London, 1989;
From whom acquired by the present owner.
With Richard Green, London, 1989;
From whom acquired by the present owner.
Condition
The support consists of a single, stable, flat, copper sheet.
The paint surface is secure under an even, slightly yellowed varnish. The details of the flowers, butterfly lower left and very front of the table edge are in good condition and are largely well preserved. The darker pigments of the roemer, back of the table and background are somewhat abraded, particularly the latter where retouching work and repaint is evident to the naked eye.
This is confirmed under UV light which is largely impeded by the aforementioned varnish.
Offered in a stained wooden frame in good condition.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The painting can be dated circa 1629-35 on the basis of similarities with a signed and dated work of 1629 in a private collection in Germany1 and a signed and dated work of 1635, with similar lilies, which was with David Koetser, Zurich, in 1982. We are grateful to Fred G. Meijer of the Rijskbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie for confirming the attribution to Fornenburgh on the basis of photographs.
1. See S. Segal, in A Prosperous Past, exh. cat., The Hague 1988, p. 234, no. 22, reproduced in colour on p. 107.