Property from a Private Collection
Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer
Still life of hydrangeas, peonies, chrysanthemums, roses, tulips and other flowers in a carved urn on a stone ledge; Still life of peonies, chrysanthemums, tulips, roses, daffodils and other flowers in a carved urn on a stone ledge
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30,000 - 50,000 GBP
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Property from a Private Collection
Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer
Lille 1636–1699 London
Still life of hydrangeas, peonies, chrysanthemums, roses, tulips and other flowers in a carved urn on a stone ledge; Still life of peonies, chrysanthemums, tulips, roses, daffodils and other flowers in a carved urn on a stone ledge
a pair, both oil on canvas
each unframed: 74.5 x 59.8 cm.; 29⅜ x 23½ in.
each framed: 98.7 x 84.4 cm.; 38⅞ x 33¼ in.
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Anonymous sale, Paris, Sotheby’s, 20 October 2005, lot 8 (as Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer), for €156,000;
Where acquired.
This pair of still lifes can be dated stylistically to circa 1680, around the end of the artist's French period.
