ID 1344848
Lot 187 | WILLEM VAN LEEN (DORDRECHT 1753-1825 DELFTSHAVEN)
Estimate value
£ 30 000 – 50 000
Roses, mums, lilac, a sunflower, an iris and other flowers in a sculpted vase, a basket of peaches, grapes and a pineapple, with other fruit and a recorder, in a stone niche; and Tulips, roses, narcissi, morning glory and other flowers in a sculpted vase, with a violin and sheet of music, a book, and a bird perched on its nest, in a stone niche
the first, signed and dated 'Wm van Leen. Fit / 1803.' (lower left)
oil on canvas
76 x 45 ½ in. (193.1 x 115.6 cm.) each(2)
a pair (2)
Provenance
Anonymous sale [Property of a European Private Collector]; Sotheby's, New York, 23 May 2001, lot 147 ($126,750).
| Applied technique: | Oil, Painted |
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| Medium: | Canvas, Textile |
| Art style: | Old Masters |
| Genre: | Still life |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, Europe, The Netherlands |
| Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Paintings |
| Applied technique: | Oil, Painted |
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| Medium: | Canvas, Textile |
| Art style: | Old Masters |
| Genre: | Still life |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, Europe, The Netherlands |
| Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Paintings |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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| Conditions of purchase | Conditions of purchase |










