Lot 258: Pieter Cornelis van Rijck (1568-1628). A Fine Oil

Pieter Cornelis van Rijck (1568-1628). A Fine Oil on Panel: Kitchen Interior depicting a kitchen maid cleaning fish at a table laden in a basket of quinces & grapes, a string of onions, vegetables, a duck & sheep's head, with a bucket of water in the foreground, and salted meats, skimmer, candlestick and pot in background. Beside her is standing a young man swigging from a flagon. Possible remains of signature and date left of the maid's head. 35½ ins x 49 ins (90 cms x 125 cms) set in a moulded gilt frame with scrolling acanthus ornamentation 47½ ins x 60½ ins (121 cms x 154 cms). Other examples of De Rijck's work; all kitchen scenes are to be found in The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Haarlem, Museum of Fine Arts in Ghent Belgium, Brunswick and Munster in Germany.