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BALTHASAR VAN DER AST (MIDDELBURG 1593⁄1594-1657 DELFT)
Grapes, peaches, apples and plums in a wan-li bowl on a ledge, with shells, a grasshopper and other fruit
signed and dated '·B·vander·ast·1625·' (lower right)
oil on panel
17 1⁄2 x 24 1⁄2 in. (44.4 x 62.2 cm., including additions to the panel of 3.3 cm. height to the upper edge and 4.1 cm. to the lower edge)
Provenance
Sir Thomas Beauchamp-Proctor, 2nd Bt. (1756-1827), Langley Park, Norfolk, by 1815, and by descent in the family to,
Sir Christopher Radstock Proctor-Beauchamp, 9th Bt. (b. 1935); Christie's, London, 29 November 1974, lot 43, illustrated, where acquired by the following,
with Richard Green, London.
British Rail Pension Fund, London, acquired 1975; Sotheby's, London, 3 July 1996, lot 66, when acquired after the sale by the present owner.
Literature
Catalogue of Pictures Langley Park, 1815, no. 6.
L.J. Bol, The Bosschaert dynasty: painters of flowers and fruit, Leigh-on-Sea, 1960, p. 77, no. 59.
Exhibited
Norwich, Norwich Castle Museum, Still-life, bird and flower paintings, 8 November-4 December 1955 , no. 1.
Norwich, Norwich Castle Museum, 1972-1974, on long-term loan.
The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, 1977-1985, on long-term loan.
Austin, Texas, The Archer M. Huntington Art Gallery, 1986-1995, on long-term loan.
Special notice
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.