Lot 233
  • 233

Abraham Danielsz. Hondius

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description

  • Abraham Danielsz. Hondius
  • The Return from the Hunt
  • oil on oak panel
  • 92cm by 122cm

Provenance

Sir John Frecheville Ramsden Bt. (1877-1958), by at least 1932;
By whom sold, London, Christie’s, 27 May 1932, lot 129 (as H. Verschuring) to Fitzroy for 20 Guineas;
Anonymous sale, London, Christie’s, 17 April 1935, lot 66 (as H. Verschuring) to W. Sabin for 19.19 Guineas;
With W.M. Sabin & Sons, London;
By whom sold, London, Christie’s, 15 May 1936, lot 104 (as H. Verschuring) to Dixon for 19 Guineas;
Anonymous sale, London, Christie’s, 17 March 1939, lot 111 (as H. Verschuring) to Manenti for £16-5s-6d.;
Private collection, Stockholm (probably that of Dr. A. Friedman), circa 1949;
Dr. A. Friedman, Stockholm and Berlin, 1977;
Anonymous sale (‘The Property of a Gentleman’), London, Phillips, 8 December 1992, lot 71 (as Abraham Danielsz. Hondius) for £24,000;
With Baumkotter Gallery, London, from whom acquired by the present owners.

Literature

B. Rapp, 'Abraham Hondius; een vooraanstaand dieren- en jachtschilder van de 17de eeuw', in Oud-Holland, 64, 1949, pp. 66-67, reproduced p. 68, fig. 4.

Condition

The picture surface is clean and inspection under ultra violet light reveals a layer of varnish and major retouchings scattered throughout the upper left side, in the lady's dress and along the edges. Overall, the painting is in good condition and offered in a carved and gilded frame.
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