Lot 132: Peter Snijers (Antwerp 1681-1752) A forest floor with a mouse and a chestnut oil on panel 11 1/8 x 9 in. (28.2 x 22.8 cm.)

Peter Snijers (Antwerp 1681-1752)
A forest floor with a mouse and a chestnut
oil on panel
11 1/8 x 9 in. (28.2 x 22.8 cm.)

(Possibly) Goris collection; Bincken, Antwerp, 1 September 1767, lot 48, as 'P. Snyers, Een Stuksken, waer op een Muys' (13 guilders 10 stuivers).
(Probably) Philip Meadows (d. 1786), and by inheritance to,
Meadows Taylor (1755-1842), and by descent in the family to,
Commander P. H. B. Taylor (d. 1989), The Manor House, Diss, Norfolk; Thomas William Gaze & Son, on the premises, 20 June 1990, lot 429, as 'Dutch School, late 17th century', where acquired by the late owner, and by descent.