ID 998954 
Lot 57  | ANDREAS SCHELFHOUT (DUTCH, 1787-1870)
Estimate value
£ 20 000 – 30 000 
Shepherd resting on a country lane near a castle
signed 'A.Schelfhout.f.' (lower left)
oil on panel
24 7/8 x 31 in. (63.2 x 78.9 cm.)
Painted circa 1830-35.
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, Amsterdam, 26 April 1989, lot 331, as A resting shepherd and flock by a mansion in a wooded summer landscape.
with Leslie Smith, Wassenaar.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, Amsterdam, 17 October 2007, lot 252, where purchased by the present owner.
Literature
W. Laanstra, Andreas Schelfhout 1787-1870, Amsterdam, 1995, p. 197, no. ZO 64-1, illustrated, as Rustende herder op landweg bij kasteel.
Special notice
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
| Artist: | Andreas Schelfhout (1787 - 1870) | 
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| Applied technique: | Oil, Painted | 
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, Europe, The Netherlands | 
| Auction house category: | Paintings | 
| Artist: | Andreas Schelfhout (1787 - 1870) | 
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| Applied technique: | Oil, Painted | 
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, Europe, The Netherlands | 
| Auction house category: | Paintings | 
| Address of auction | 
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom  | |
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