Luis Meléndez

Lot 642: Luis Meléndez (Naples 1716-1780 Madrid)

Name: Luis Meléndez (Naples 1716-1780 Madrid)
Brand: Christie's
SKU: 23dfafb393

Est: £2,000,000 GBP - £3,000,000 GBPSold:

Christie'sLondon, United KingdomFebruary 09, 2012

Item Overview

Description

Luis Meléndez (Naples 1716-1780 Madrid)
Oranges, nuts, spices, boxes of sweetmeats, a jug and a cask on a table
signed and inscribed in monogram 'L.M.υz C A' (lower left)
oil on canvas
14½ x 19½ in. (36.8 x 49.5 cm.)

Artist or Maker

Luis Meléndez

Literature

P. Cherry, Luis Meléndez, still-life painter, Madrid, 2006, pp. 481, 545, no. 101.

Provenance

William Drake, Hampshire, whose grandfather was said to have been an engineer at the Escorial, circa 1880.
Mrs. William McDonald, London, by the 1950s.
with Derek Johns, London, from whom acquired by the present owner.

Notes

Auction Details

Living With Art - A Private European Collection, Evening Sale

Christie's

February 09, 2012, 12:00 AM GMT

8 King Street, St. James's, London, LDN, SW1Y 6QT, UK

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