
Ducks and Ducklings on a Pond with a City Beyond; Assembly of Fowl and their Young in a Park
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October 15, 06:30 PM GMT
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
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Pieter Casteels III
Antwerp 1684–1749 Richmond
Ducks and Ducklings on a Pond with a City Beyond;
Assembly of Fowl and their Young in a Park
the latter signed and dated lower left: PCasteels F / 1728
oil on canvas, a pair
each canvas: 34 by 49 in.; 86.4 by 124.5 cm
each framed: 40 by 55 ¼ in.; 101.6 by 140.3 cm
Probably acquired from the artist by Henry Grey (1671-1740), Eleventh Earl and 1st Duke of Kent, for his residence at 4 St. James's Square, London;
Thence by inheritance to Thomas Philip Earl de Grey, 2nd Earl de Grey, 3rd Baron Grantham, 6th Baron Lucas (1781-1859), 4 St. James's Square, London;
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's New York, 17 January 1986, lot 86.
Catalogue of Pictures Belonging to Thomas Philip Earl de Grey, at his House, in St. James's Square, London 1834, n.p., cat. nos. 105, 110.
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