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Jan Fyt (Antwerp 1611-1661)
Lot 43

Jan Fyt (Antwerp 1611-1661)

Mixed grapes, cherries and plums by a cauldron with figs, an apple, a partridge and four quails nearby

Closed10 November 2008

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Jan Fyt (Antwerp 1611-1661)
Mixed grapes, cherries and plums by a cauldron with figs, an apple, a partridge and four quails nearby
oil on canvas
85 x 117.4 cm.

Dr. D. van Cappellen, Amsterdam, consigned under duress to P. de Boer, March 1941.
with P. de Boer, Amsterdam, by whom sold to Dr. Hans Posse, 1941 for the Führer Museum, Linz.
Returned to The Netherlands through the Munich Collecting Point, 1946. Instituut Collectie Nederland, no. 754, until restituted to the heirs of Van Cappellen in 2007.

Specialist note

We are grateful to Mr Fred Meijer of the RKD, The Hague, for confirming the attribution after inspection of the original (verbal communication, 5 March 2008).