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Lot 28

AMBROSIUS BOSSCHAERT THE YOUNGER (1609-1645) A still life with flowers in a basket

with a caterpillar and a beetle crawling along the stone ledge, monogrammed and dated 1645, oil on panel, 45cm x 60cm, in a mid-18th century giltwood frame carved and pierced with scrolls, rocaillework, leafy fronds and flowers

Provenance: Ven House, Milborne Port, and with a label on the reverse indicating that it was originally hung in the study opposite the window at Ven.

Condition Report: click here
Estimate: £10,000 - £15,000
Hammer price: £30,000
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.

In attractive country house condition. With no significant signs of retouching visible under a UV lamp.

There is a split in the panel running from the middle of the left-hand side and extending in by approximately 12cm with very minor associated retouching. There is a similar split with associated retouching on the right-hand side extending in from the edge approximately 8.5cm - 9cm. 

The reverse of the chamfered panel shows evidence of repair along the crack in the panel.

The frame is in good country house condition with only minor losses and wear consistent with age.

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