Lot 57: Ernst Stuven (Hamburg 1660-1712 Rotterdam)

A parrot tulip, an iris, poppies, roses and other flowers in a glass vase with a pocket-watch and two butterflies in a niche with a classical sculped low relief
signed 'Ernst Stuven' (lower left)
oil on canvas
32 5/8 x 27 in. (82.8 x 68.6 cm.)

Anonymous sale; Phillips, London, 4 July 1995, lot 80, where purchased by the present owner.

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