Lot 14: Pieter Jansz. Saenredam (Assendelft 1597-1665 Haarlem)

Pieter Jansz. Saenredam (Assendelft 1597-1665 Haarlem)
A view of Assendelft
signed and dated 'Ao. 1634 P. Sanredam f' (lower right, on the boulder)
oil on panel
14¼ x 19 3/8 in. (36.2 x 49.2 cm.)

Mattheus Willem van Valkenburg (1718-1784), Haarlem; his sale, Haarlem, 17 May 1784, lot 3, 'Het Regthuis en Kerke te Assendelft, fraay gestoffeert, met Beelden, en voor in met een Man in een Schuit, extra uitvoerig, door Saanredam, h. 14 1/2, br. 19 3/4 duim, Paneel' [The courthouse and the church of Assendelft, beautifully appointed, with figures, and in the foreground a man in a boat, unusually extensive, by Saanredam] (75 florins).
Jan Willem van Arp, Amsterdam; his sale, Van der Schley, Amsterdam, 19 June 1800, lot 149, as 'J. Saenredam - h.14 br.19 duim. Paneel. - Een Doorpgezicht met verscheide Woningen, by een stil Water, ziende naar het Rechthuis en gedeelte der Kerk, gestoffeert met verscheide Beeldjes en een Schuitje; zonachtig en uitvoenig behandeld' [A village view with with several houses, by a still water, looking towards a Town Hall and part of a church, with several figures and a boat, sunny and detailed in handling] (20 florins to the following),
with Cornelis Sebille Roos (1754-1820), Amsterdam.
James Searle, 33 Percy Street, London; Christie's, London, 19 February 1898, lot 66, as 'P. Saenredam, 1634. A Dutch town on a canal, with figures - on panel' (5 gns. to the following),
Reginald Beech, and by descent to the present owner.

THE PROPERTY OF A LADY

Pieter Jansz. Saenredam (Assendelft 1597-1665 Haarlem)
A view of Assendelft
signed and dated 'Ao. 1634 P. Sanredam f' (lower right, on the boulder)
oil on panel
14¼ x 19 3/8 in. (36.2 x 49.2 cm.)