Live Auction 2175Old Masters and 19th Century Art
Pieter Casteels III (Antwerp 1684-1749 Richmond)
Lot 129

Pieter Casteels III (Antwerp 1684-1749 Richmond)

Cock's comb, foxglove, passion-flower, rose and other flowers in a sculpted terracotta urn, on a marble ledge

Closed4 June 2009

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Pieter Casteels III (Antwerp 1684-1749 Richmond)
Cock's comb, foxglove, passion-flower, rose and other flowers in a sculpted terracotta urn, on a marble ledge
signed and dated 'P. CaSteels F./1734' (lower left)
oil on canvas
40¾ x 46¾ in. (103.5 x 118.8 cm.)

Specialist note

The present work relates to a painting of the month of August, from the set of The Twelve Months of Flowers executed by Pieter Casteels III in 1731 and engraved by Henry Fletcher in the same year. The set of paintings were sold at Christie's, New York, 25 May 2005, lot 11, for $1,640,000. For a complete listing of the flowers displayed here, please contact the department.