Lot 142: Nicolas Lachtropius (Amsterdam? active 1656-1700)

Roses, peonies, tulips and other flowers, in a glass bowl standing on a veined marble slab, the corner which is covered in a plum-colored silk drapery oil on canvas 283/4 x 231/4 in. (73 x 59 cm.) PROVENANCE Arthur M. Grenfell, Esq.; his sale, Christie's, London, 26 June 1914, lot 1, as W. van Aelst. NOTES We are grateful to Mr. Fred Meijer of the Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorisches Documentatie, The Hague, for confirming the attribution to Lachtropius from photographs (private communication, 29 November 2002). SALESROOM NOTICE Please note additional provenance: Sir Harold Mitchell, Bt., Tulliallan Castle, Scotland, thence by descent.