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By Land and By Sea, The Collection of Paul Yeou Chichong

Pseudo-Jan van Kessel II

Still life of lobster on a Wanli dish beside a tazza of grapes, fish, fruit, and vegetables

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October 21, 04:31 PM GMT

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15,000 - 20,000 USD

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By Land and By Sea, The Collection of Paul Yeou Chichong

Pseudo-Jan van Kessel II

active in southern Europe in the second half of the 17th century

Still life of lobster on a Wanli dish beside a tazza of grapes, fish, fruit, and vegetables


oil on copper, laid on panel

painted surface: 9¼ by 12¼ in.; 23.5 by 31 cm.

panel: 9⅞ by 13 in.; 25 by 33 cm.

framed: 16 by 19 in.; 40.6 by 48.3 cm.

Please note this lot is guaranteed.
Anonymous sale, Paris, Tajan, 20 June 2007, lot 16 (as Jan van Kessel II);
Where acquired by the present collector.
K. Ertz and C. Nitze-Ertz, Die Maler Jan van Kessel: Jan van Kessel der Ältere 1626–1679, Jan van Kessel der Jüngere 1654–1708, Jan van Kessel der 'Andere' ca. 1620 – ca. 1661, kritische Kataloge der Gemälde, Lingen 2012, p. 435, cat. no. 132, reproduced (as Jan van Kessel II).

The name "Pseudo-Jan van Kessel II" refers to an artist, or studio, that produced jewel-like paintings, predominantly still lives, most often on copper. As is the case with many works that bear this attribution, prior to 2017, this painting was incorrectly attributed to Jan van Kessel the Younger.


We are grateful to Fred G. Meijer for endorsing the present attribution on the basis of digital photographs.