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Circle of Roelandt Savery (Kortrijk 1576-1639 Utrecht)
Lot 89 PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION

Circle of Roelandt Savery (Kortrijk 1576-1639 Utrecht)

A battle between a dragon and an elephant, a griffin and a unicorn and a lion and another animal, with a snake, a turtle, a monkey and various birds in an exotic landscape

Closed30 October 2018

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Circle of Roelandt Savery (Kortrijk 1576-1639 Utrecht)
A battle between a dragon and an elephant, a griffin and a unicorn and a lion and another animal, with a snake, a turtle, a monkey and various birds in an exotic landscape
oil on copper
5 ¼ x 6 ½ in. (13.3 x 16.5 cm.)

Private collection, Vienna.
Anonymous sale; Kende, Vienna, 11 April 1921, lot 150, as 'Roeland Savery'.
with P. Rosenthal, Berlin, by 1928.
Anonymous sale; Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, 16 December 1952, lot 386, as 'Roelant Savery' and signed and dated 1623, where acquired by the uncle of the present owner.